Mary Louise Brown, AberdeenThe rail network should be a public utility.
Lynne Finn, LondonBritish Rail should never have been privatised in the first place. Let’s get it back and then set to getting the Royal Mail back too.
David Pointon, Scholar GreenRail services are only marginally better than when the line opened.
Jennifer Carpenter, SheffieldA publicly owned railway would be able to integrate services and be more answerable to passengers. It works in France and Italy.
Terry Hayes, IlfracombeFirst Great Western run the oldest rolling stock in the country to Barnstaple. It’s a disgrace, and an embarrassment to the visitors of our beautiful area. It needs sorting.
Dave Dyke, WalsallPublic transport needs to be under common ownership, not in private hands.
Ian McDonald, MaidstoneLet’s ensure that the previous strict Treasury straitjacket on BR is not re-imposed. This is why privatisation supporters claim it has been a success.
Shane Selfe, ChippenhamIt wasn’t theirs to give away. We will get this back and everything else.
Margaret Gordon, GodalmingPrivatisation has not worked. We have spent a fortune putting money into shareholders’ pockets instead of reinvesting it back into the railway system.
David Radford, ChesterfieldPublic transport is a public service. The railways have constantly gone downhill since privatisation.
Karen Blakeley, ManchesterLet’s bring back the golden days of British Rail.
Janet McLoughlin, ManchesterBring back British Rail.
Mike FriendWhat the government seems to forget is that British Rail did not just run trains but also designed and engineered them and built them all with British labour.
James York, EdinburghThis week’s announcement that the East Coast rail network has returned £1billion to the taxpayers’ purse should be a nail in the coffin for the madness of privatisation.
Conor Foggo, AmbleI feel that this would be a chance to rebuild our rail network with the backing of the public. This would make the train a viable and affordable option for everyone.
Mortimer O’Connell, ErithThey should never have been sold off, nor all the other services.
Anthony Torok, LeicesterOnly re-nationalisation will bring back all the rail services under one umbrella, providing a fair service to all.
Casey Tremain, PortsmouthWe used to moan about trains being late but the prices were fair and the staff with whom I had contact were always helpful.
David SterrattBritish Rail was cheaper for taxpayers and for passengers than the current privatised system.
Jon Keen, HullIf we don’t own it, we can’t improve it.
Andrew Kearney, RochdaleThe service has got progressively worse as the fares rise and rise. Privatisation has failed.
David Bosher, LondonOnly the Tories could have done this, their revenge on the public knowing they’d lose the 1997 election so they got in quick with this. Typical Tories messing things up.
Jeff Rowland, MansfieldWe are still paying subsidies to supposedly privatised railways – and, no doubt, subsidising shareholder dividends. Use it to support a national service and benefit all.
Alison Leonard, HalifaxTransport for people, not for private profit.
Patricia Smethurst, ChigwellBritish Rail should be back in the hands of the public not in the hands of greedy corporations, MPs and the rest of the money-grabbing parasites.
Jocelyn Bailey, OrpingtonSoutheastern – French national railway. They inherently don’t care about UK. Our services have been cut each year, and the wrong stations get fast trains.
Cathy Smith, LondonOur current system hoodwinks, fleeces, and punishes the customer. I’m sick of navigating the labyrinth of pricing and timings. Bring back our national system, please.
Alan Garnett, Silver EndPublicly-owned services for the public. Profits for the public. The best rail networks in the world are publicly owned.
Phil Davison, Stratford-upon-AvonI’m with the campaign. Bring back BR.
Darren Wright, DerbyGood start, then we need water, power, banks, the NHS and schools all re-nationalised.