William Hunter, HartlepoolPrivatisation has not worked. It is only the Conservative ideology behind this matter.
Stephen Carpenter, LondonI’m sick and tired of having our state infrastructure (that belongs to all) sold off to the few. We need service not profit and greed.
Adrian Morris, LondonIt can’t happen soon enough.
Paul Buckley, LeedsThis action is long overdue.
Andy Teed, DevonWhat the Tories said about privatisation was wrong – better service, lower fares and competition. None of that has happened!
Peter Short, NottinghamA publicly owned railway system will be better, and cheaper, for passengers and railway workers.
Jan Ashworth, Stoke PogesI am fed up with the cost of travel and the constant excuses for late trains and cancellations. BR needs to come back.
Peter Fraenkel, LondonIt ought to be obvious that a well managed single entity can be more cost effective than if the same enterprise is divided into a multiplicity of separately managed parts.
Pippa Richardson, SwanseaPrivatised railway shareholders and executives profit from passengers and taxpayers. This profit should be used to keep fares down and improve the network.
Mark Nicmanis, CambridgePrivatisation of the rail service has been a disaster: overcrowded, unreliable, expensive. End this folly now.
Steve Ford, BillericayPut the money in the hands of all the people, not just the rich.
William A Tinsley, YorkWhy fragment a system that proved itself for many years until the Tory Party decided to cure the patient by hacking it into small pieces instead of a small jab.
Marian Standen, LeedsOther countries have not privatised their rail networks and they work better and the fares are cheaper.
Jane Begley, ExeterBuying a ticket takes so long. It used to be so simple when the ticket seller would tell you the best deal and you’d buy your ticket. Tax on fuel should fund public transport.
Lucy Musk, Welwyn Garden CityA necessity that is run for profit and greed, the same as the utilities.
Ann Bennett, Kings LangleyI sincerely hope this works.
Bruce Tasker, CuparBritain should have a unified transport system that is affordable to all.
Ian Casey, LondonIt should be run not for profit but for the best and cheapest service.
Rosemary CharlesDelighted to find a group which thinks as I have done since privatisation of the railway.
Susan Fulbrook, WorksopTravel with British Rail was easy. There were occasional problems but it was much better.
Barry Mead, TadcasterI use East Coast mainline regularly and it’s the best operator in Britain.
Barney Cox, LondonI’m so sick of spending an increasingly vast amount of my wages on trains. Freedom of movement is a basic right.
Gordon McKay, MirfaI’m pushing to get BR over here.
Andrea Charles, Port TalbotBritish Rail should never have been sold off in the first place. It’s been an unmitigated disaster.
Ian Stevens, ReadingI’m left with absolutely no choice on rail travel. If I’m unhappy with the service there’s nothing I can do. It’s a monopoly that produces the highest rail fares in Europe.
Curtis Free, LondonHow can trains being run for profit by private companies be of benefit to anyone? Bring it in line with Transport for London and make it a public body.
Cliff Blackwell, IlfordAs a serving freight train driver, I see every day the enormous amount of problems with the running of the system. We need one organisation to run it – British Rail.
Joseph Fox, ExeterRenationalising rail would be cheaper for the government and commuters… Bring back British Rail.
Antoine Sud, WimbledonIt sounded like a good idea in theory 30 years ago, but politicians need to admit it has failed in practice.
John Lean, MaidstoneIt is long past the time for our rail network to be returned back to public ownership and to providing reliable, quality service and not just profit.