Dilys Hadley, ExmouthThe public railways should never have been sold off. It equates to theft from the public, asset stripping to support the profligacy of the Right.
Luca Jeffery, RotherhamI’d love to see the old 91s and also the old locos back and also nice to see some new BR AC/DC locos.
Ray Durie, LiverpoolThe public should not pay fares until trains are from this century and they have adequate space for the relevant number of passengers at the right time of day.
Sheepa Ahmed, LondonThey are ripping us off.
Rob Bowles, ManchesterA profitable asset for the UK not shareholders.
Christina Sosseh, Milton KeynesEver since it was privatised the cost to us has gone up, while the rail companies rake in millions in profits and subsidies for keeping it in shape. It shouldn’t be allowed.
Dave Bray, MaidstoneIt seems absurd that that which belonged to us was taken away, without thought or consideration! Now very few of us can access regular rail travel because we can’t afford it.
George Grace, LiverpoolSerco has been shown time and time over to be unreliable at operating public services and should be stripped of this franchise immediately along with Abellio.
Sam Pinington, BlackpoolWe need our railways brought back on track. Privatising the railway has not worked.
John Stead, SunderlandThe railways need investment. Yes. They used to get it. But it was described as financial losses. Now they get money poured into them to guarantee profits. That is a loss.
Bernard Fraser, Thorne, DoncasterWe used to lead now we can’t even follow.
Ray Watson, WesterhamThe railways should serve the people, not Network Rail directors.
Mike FriendPrivatisation benefited the very people who controlled the government that was in power at the time and we are now sadly seeing the results.
Liz Annetts, DerbyWe need a unified nationalised railway.
Brian Armstrong, LondonWhen the cost of tickets keeps going up so that the shareholders can have a pay-out each year, the services are getting no better. It is time it was run by one body.
Mavis Orwin, ChesterfieldBring back our system.
Carol Sage, AlfretonIt is the right thing to do.
Colin Crockett, YorkAs a seventy three year old, having worked for British Rail, I feel that the privatisation of the railways was a retrograde step.
Karen Reeve, BedfordThe most expensive and poorly run service in Europe and we’re trying to get people off the roads. It’s never going to happen with such a miserable rail experience that we have.
Paul Taylor, ManchesterThe reasons that applied at the end of World War Two for the nationalisation of the railways are re-emerging. Bad organisation and duplication are rife.
Alf Littler, KidlingtonThe 60s governments got it wrong and the Tories got it wrong in the 90s. We need publicly-run cost-effective railways, not to subsidise private firms to rip us off.
Eric Sargeant, DerbyIt makes sense.
David Harney, BromleyTrains are too expensive. The railway is needed by everyone so should be kept cheap and not run as a private profit-making business.
Richard Smith, BungayWe need a national railway network that the whole nation can be proud of – not the shambolic mess that we have now.
J Anslow, ManchesterUnified operations, coherent fares please.
Carolynne Coulson, StokesleyDrop profit just for the rich and bring back common sense and good service.
Timothy BaldwinWe need a railway that is publicly owned and internationally integrated so we can get rid of the obstructive security rules for the Channel Tunnel.
Elizabeth Moffat, NottinghamI’m totally disgusted that Virgin and Stagecoach will be taking over the running of East Coast Trains. It’s all downhill from now.
Charles Batten, LondonBR belonged to the whole nation, a national asset belonging to all of us which was sold off by an inhumane government.
John Miles Palmer, Stoke-on-TrentFirst help stop HS2 by pushing the cheaper alternatives for a high-speed network, regional connectivity and GB Freight. This would be supported by voters and passengers.