Anne-Marie Curry, LondonAll industries back to state-owned please.
Roddie Arnott, EdinburghIt seems sheer folly that as a country we now pay more in state subsidies to the private providers than we ever paid for British Rail
Frank Stephen, PrestonI’ve been a railway engineer for the past 24 years. Bring back BR. At least it was run by engineers not bean counters.
Jill Coakley, LiverpoolOur train system is a shambles.
Julietta Cochrane, LondonWe deserve and need affordable and effective public services, driven not for profit but for the good of the wider community including the reduction of traffic.
Roger Jacob, WrexhamIn 1948 the Government of the day had to nationalise the railways to keep them operating. That time has returned.
Paul Hathaway, BirminghamI’d be interested to see how many politicians have a vested interest in the private rail companies. Time to take it back from the thieves.
Lawrence Paulson, CambridgePrivatisation has just allowed private companies to enrich themselves at our expense.
Laura Cooper, South Brent, DevonPrivatisation doesn’t work. Railways are infrastructure.
Darren Jalland, FalkirkI want the real accountability state ownership brings to our rail network.
Angelo Servini, Haywards HeathLate trains, missed connections daily. There must be a better way. Expensive fares, yet taxpayers have to subsidise their dividends.
Alina Popa, ReadingWorking hard to make the stations look ‘pretty’ whilst service gets worse.
Delia Lomax, EdinburghThe nationalised East Coast service has been great. Rail is too important to give to the private sector. All revenue is needed for improvements, not for shareholders.
David LatimerUnless we wake up, we’ll find that the whole planet is run by one global corporation, with all the remnants of democracy eliminated.
James Fowler, LondonRe-nationalisation is the only solution to the horror show that is our franchise system.
Aaron McNulty, SouthportBring it back.
Karan Capon-Richards, RochesterThe whole train service is overpriced and useless. I’m really glad I don’t need to use the trains every day but others need to get to and from work without all this disruption.
Alex Bailey, Craven ArmsPublic transport must serve the interests of the public.
Dean Leith, ScarboroughBritain’s railways open so many gateways to employment, relieve the strain on the roads, helped build this country and should be in the hands of the public purse.
Derek Wickham, OxtedPublic service, not private profit.
Steven Mair, HarpendenI long for a simplified, unified rail network and that is not achievable with the involvement of selfish private enterprises.
Ben Hargaden, LiverpoolNationalise everything.
Jennifer Merriman, Melton MowbrayDestroy the Tory gravy train.
Diane Simmons, DerbyThe present system is not working. Fares are sky high but the trains are over-crowded, late and dirty. The public is being short changed. Bring back British Rail.
Paul Stallard, SheffieldPrivatisation has failed. It’s time for a nationalised future.
Tom Spowart, Newton AycliffeThe railway privatisation was rushed through, our railways were sold at cut price without our agreement. If only British Rail had received the money private operators get.
Mike Kerins, ManchesterThe idea is that people get to travel, but who can afford to go anywhere? Surely the economy would improve if it were cheaper to get from A to B.
Jenny Liston, OtleyLook to the publicly-owned East Coast railway for how to run an excellent well-costed service.
Paul Lydiate, LondonThe privatised network is a far bigger drain on the public purse than British Rail ever was. The privatised network makes no economic sense.
Jim Shannon, HarrogatePrivatisation means low wages and worse terms and conditions for staff, excessive returns for management and corporations, and poorer service for the public.