Martin Radbon, WellingRemove the foreign ownership from what should be a public service.
Jude Davies, GranthamThere are few jobs in my home town which is only one hour from London by rail. However, few can take up jobs in London because of the exorbitant rail fares.
Irene Coleman, LeedsI want East Coast Rail to stay in public hands and then the rest of the network to follow.
Alan Araujo, Rio De JaneiroI wish British Rail will be revived by 2023.
Greg Jessop, IlkleyAs a former BR employee I saw the integrated approach to operational management that provided great service for less public cost more safely. Re-establish BR.
Sandra Cotterell, Ross-on-WyeToo much of our country has been sold off without consultation with us.
Chris Schiele, ManchesterNorthern Rail needs to go. Levenshulme commute doesn’t work. The 08:11 is a myth.
Stuart Terry, PeterboroughFor passengers not profiteers!
Chris Jones, LetchworthDespite massive investment our line still runs British Rail trains, built at public expense (313, 317). But at least the stations have hanging baskets now.
Philip Wallace, SwindonI would like to see the rail system under public ownership, with a promise of constant investment, and not left to run down.
Jo Savill, RetfordThe only thing privatisation has brought us is poor quality, expensive, unreliable rail services.
Jeremy Peace, SheffieldTime to put British Rail back into public ownership.
Michael Hancock, Lincolnif ran for a bit of profit you’d get more out of it than now when every fucker tax dodges stupid pricks come back to reality
Julian Kaye, LutonWe need a unified rail network with through-ticketing, instead of third party skimming.
Owen Thomson, AberdeenThese vultures are burning far more public money than BR ever did (and it’s all going into private pockets.)
Paul Green, OxfordIt’s time the politicians let the railways be run by railwaymen and stop interfering in the day-to-day running of the railways.
Ben Moore, AlnwickI believe we should take the key utilities and infrastructure back into public ownership.
Faith Bennett, BristolIt makes sense to me.
Ralph Baker, MargatePrivatisation has made the railways much worse.
Matt Tyas, St IvesIf British Rail had received the level of subsidy afforded to the private sector, none of the money would have gone to shareholders and the network would be better for it.
Karen Cook, CambridgeUp with the British.
Diana Copnall, BarnetThe current system on most lines is diabolical. The sooner the better that it is re-nationalised.
Tom GibbsIt’s an irony that most of our trains are operated in some form by a state railway, but it’s just not our state. If we are going to be like this, why not make it Britain’s Railways?
Don Beattie, MiddlesbroughAbout bloody time, every rise in rail fares is subsidising profits for these fat cat owners in their own countries. Re-nationalise now.
Peter Stratten, CardiffThey shouldn’t ever have been sold because they didn’t belong to the government of the day. Anything state-owned should be put to a referendum before selling.
Colin Carpenter, BedfordWe need to unify the railways again to make them much cheaper for us to use, so we need British Railways back again.
Ruth Rolfe, ElyI remember the days before privatisation. The service was definitely cheaper and, for a customer, easier to use and understand.
Kevin Murphy, BristolYou know it makes sense.
Michal Benzinski, StroudA disastrous policy implemented for reasons of dogma. Our country needs a proper transport system, not a way of enriching private investors at our expense.