Sara Salyers, AuchtermuchtyIt has all been said. Public ownership of public utilities.
Michael McDonald, LivingstonWe need all train companies and Network Rail nationalised.
P Baker, ManchesterGive us back our railways.
Joseph Kemp, KeighleyDown with our corporate overlords.
David Crawford, KilmarnockWe need a unified rail system run not for profit but as a public utility.
Tim Wilson, GatesheadA general strike is the only way we can halt the erosion of our public national services.
Gary Donaldson, Southend-on-SeaOnce the greatest rail network in the world, twice destroyed by the Tories and now run for private profit paid for by your taxes.
Peter Webster, Clacton-on-SeaRail transport is worse now than it’s ever been – more expensive than the vast majority of the world and is going nowhere fast.
Callum Brady, EssexNeed to stop the thieving foreign owned train companies holding commuters to ransom with overpriced fares and a dismal service.
Robert Slater, Herne BayNationalise the entire rail system, permanently.
Margaret Campbell, Whitley BayServices are deteriorating rapidly. Stops on Newcastle to Kings Cross have reduced, therefore taking longer to reach destinations, e.g. Letchworth and Stevenage.
Jackie Lewin, NorwichI believe the public needs to have a greater say in the running of the railways so it should return to British Rail.
David Merryweather, Newcastle-upon-TyneIt’s our railway.
Mike Welsby, WiganAll public transport should be publicly-run, with profits invested straight back into services and not to line the wallets of foreign companies.
Steve Lewzey, EdenbridgeThe railways should be run for the good of the user not for private profit
Ric Hardacre, IpswichBy the people, for the people.
Mike Lawlor, GloucesterBritish Rail was excellent – it just lacked investment and political commitment. BBBR,
David Lomas, Hemel HempsteadBring back BR.
Elizabeth Rogerson, GlasgowFor the love of God, get our social infrastructure away from these foul spivs! No more privatisation of anything, you avaricious bastards!
Mark Ransley, West MallingYou should not be able to publicise a service which many of us have no choice but to use. It’s just wrong.
Simon Cutts, SheffieldThe railways should be run for the benefit of passengers and not shareholders.
Geoffrey Knipe, PeterboroughIf it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! But the UK rail system is broke and the only way to fix it is to re-nationalise it.
Barry Marshall, SheffieldThe system was miles better under the old public British Rail. The franchise system in my opinion is just a shambles.
Kathryn Devney, HastingsGive the people who use the trains a fair deal rather than the private companies who put prices up and up. The government don’t do bad out of it either.
Martin Harrison, GloucesterBeing a student, it would be amazing for subsidised rail fares and putting the profit into our government’s hands instead of it being in our European neighbours’ pockets.
James Watson, EdinburghThe East Coast line is working well, so I think all the lines would work in the public domain.
Chris Bromfield, YeovilBring back British Rail, for the people, by the people and for the future of the railways.
Paul Cockerton, LondonThanks.
Kenneth Johnson, AlnwickI’m an ex railway employee, when it was British Rail until Beeching had his way.
Alan Carson, PrudhoeThe first mistake was the Beeching axe. This destroyed the infrastructure which made the re-routing of trains relatively simple.