Cecilia Buchanan, EdinburghWe need this back. A railway owned by the people and for the people – not for rich shareholders.
Janet Groundsell, Isle of WightTransport is vital and would be preferable in the public interest rather than big business.
Jean Smith, BrentwoodReduce road traffic and fumes. Re-nationalise the rail industry and make trains affordable and efficient.
Steven Owen, CambridgeThe railways should obviously be re-nationalised, and because of the franchise system it would cost nothing to do so. A government doing this would pull in the votes.
Isla Browning, EdinburghThe railways should not be run for private profit. The state and its people should benefit from running the railways. We need an improved service.
Alan Hill, CamelfordWe want an integrated and expanding system to increase the coverage to areas that were axed as part of the corrupt Beeching plan.
Timothy Barnett, Stoke-on-TrentWe could do with some of the closed stations opening again in Stoke-on-Trent.
Peter Kolodziej, LondonGood public transport is a right not a privilege. Get rid of the fat cat shareholders who take no risks but get all the profits. Privatisation has failed.
Doreen Coburn, Hemel HempsteadIf I travel from Hemel to Newcastle I have to buy two separate tickets because they are two different companies.
Raymond Sansum, Milton KeynesWe need a unified co-ordinated rail system.
Christopher MaddenWe need a more accountable, responsible and efficient version of the old British Rail.
Jesse Vrchota, Fort WayneHi. I’m a locomotive engineer in the USA. I’ll be more than happy to put a sticker on every unit I’m on. I’ll help spread the word.
Lynne O’Malley, LiverpoolWe need this back.
Daniel Sargent, Newcastle-upon-TyneRailways must be nationalised. They should never have been privatised. It’s a service not a business.
Kate Tomes, Maidstone.To centralise and make it less about profit is the only way.
Bob Atwell, KillingworthWe have sold everything off. Let’s try and get something back.
Gary Gilmore, Glasgow25 years of disorder need to be addressed.
Thomas Mercer, BradfordDisgusting service rarely on time almost always short carriaged.
Aaran McCarthy, WarringtonBring it back.
Harrold NoskBring it back.
Lynda Russell, St Leonards-on-SeaPlease bring back the railways into public ownership.
Dan Garraway, ChippenhamI love trains, but I don’t like the state of trains in this country. The GWR class 801s are especially shocking – first class doesn’t even have a biscuit on offer sometimes.
James Murphy, CambridgeSince privatisation it’s gone from bad to worse – too much money – total rip-off. It was much better when it was good old British Rail
Brian McCauley, ShorehamNo more.
Angela Williams, BirminghamThey should never have been privatised.
Liz Kingsmith, YorkI’ve just wasted over £100 because I couldn’t use an East Coast ticket on a Grand Central train. It shouldn’t cost this much to travel across the country. It’s outrageous.
David Sharratt, DerbyRailways should be owned by the State for the people. All profits should be returned as tax, invested in the railway and its employees.
Chris Whitehead, BristolThe railways belong to all of us and should be in public control.
Margaret Crawford, BrightonI am sick of paying high prices for tickets to use the terrible services of the rail companies.
Colin Heathcote, WarkworthEnvironmental and economical no-brainer. Rather than pour millions into the bulging pockets of Branson, use our cash to serve the public by investing in our railway.