Peter Elvin, GranthamRailways need to be nationalised. At the moment they are for the rich only.
Josh Hutchinson , CambridgeNationalise now!
Alistair Campbell, CarnwathBring it back.
Pamela Case, LondonIt’s the only sensible way.
David Buttle, WinchesterThe biggest mistake was to privatise the railways. I am a working volunteer on heritage rail and grandson of an LNER staff member from Stockton station.
Ian Sharman, NorwichStop crippling your own workforce by making it more difficult and expensive to get to work.
Phoebe Taylor-Thorpe, RotherhamThe railways should be under public ownership.
Lynn Sheppard, BristolMargaret Thatcher sold off the furniture in order to keep the house and now all we can do is watch the country go down the toilet. Greed.
Annabelle Killworth, BasildonWe need railways to provide public services not profit for millionaires.
Lois Hubbard, DoncasterNational Rail is the best way forward – but it must be well-funded and inventive, so it needs real investment.
Judith Van Dijkhuizen, CheltenhamSomething that goes across the nation needs to belong to the nation. It was retrograde splitting the railways.
Phil Round, St HelensWe need a model like the East Coast Mainline where money does not go to private shareholders.
David Cook, OakhamThe present system is crazy.
Kieran O’Malley, LeedsAs a musician I have to travel all across the UK paying extortionate prices.
Daphne Hibberd-Franks, LeedsWe should be called travellers not customers and the railways should be run for the benefit of us all, not just for shareholders.
Joshua Outen, Milton KeynesWe need to bring the railway back to the people who can make the track for the next generation… Bring back British Rail.
Ann Petrie, Newcastle-upon-TyneI strongly believe in public ownership of the railways.
Julie Holland, SunburyExtortionate prices, no seats and no competition. Bring back British Rail.
Sarah Sanford, IpswichThe East Coast inter-regnum proved it can work. We need to get freight as well as people off the roads and onto trains.
Iain WardI miss British Rail porridge.
Michael Newton, DoncasterPut an end to all this privatisation. It’s the ordinary British person’s tax that built our once great railways – hence British Rail. Since privatisation just a mess.
Jane Wallace, NorwichEveryone realises privatisation was a mistake. They just need to nudge back to British Rail.
Beth Kenny, ManchesterAs a victim of the shambles that is NorthernFail, I support re-nationalisation.
Carolyn Ehret, LeedsIt makes total sense – if this were a political party I’d vote for them.
Richard Leaman, PrestonPrivatisation has been a disaster. Carried out without a political mandate, and maintained against the general will of the country. It’s time to reclaim our railways.
Michael Edwards, LondonBetter for all users, for the economy, for the environment.
Catriona McIntosh, BedfordA privatised rail service has been proven to be unsafe and uneconomic.
Patrick McGuiganLook no further than the East Coast line for an example, with profits going back into public coffers.
Dafydd Waters, BristolThe rails are subsidised and way too expensive. It’s the worst of both worlds. Give me back my railways.
Chris Kellett, SheffieldThe railways were built for the public to use. We should be the ones to make the decisions etc.