Cariad Thomas-Cooke, SheffieldAs an engineer, I think a national network can be run most effectively as a single national system, without a share of the profits having to go to private individuals.
William Russell, LondonI never thought I would utter these words but, having travelled by Virgin and South West Trains, Bring BR back.
Anthony Davis, LondonI daily use trains and the prices keep going up and up and the service getting worse and worse. This should be non-profit and the government should be at the helm.
Alan Martin, Weston-super-MareFor the sake of convenience, and especially for those travellers who have to travel across country, let’s get tickets through one organisation.
Janet Mobbs, StockportThe railways are too important to our economy to be run on market forces. They should be there to deliver a service, not to make private profit.
Graham Bunting, NorthamptonPrivatisation of the railways has been a disaster. Bring back British Rail!
Jack Painter, TelfordBring back our railway system.
Dawn Farrier, NottinghamEverything that was ever nationalised before Thatcher sold it should be re-nationalised.
James Nicolson, LondonInteresting that the route taken back by the state is the profitable one now.
Thomas Edwin Eddleston, OldhamThey should never have been privatised in the first place.
David Rudland, EpsomThere is far too much corruption associated with the railways nowadays. For that reason alone BBBR.
Dennis Bridges, LondonDo I need to explain why bringing the train network back in house is a good thing? Surely the greedy mismanagement of the private sector has already done it.
Simon Aves, EdinburghThe best part of the rail service these days is East Coast. Stop the privatisation, learn from the lesson of this publicly owned company.
Paul Mowat, LondonPrivatisation has not worked and re-nationalisation is the only sensible option.
Peter Fairhurst, GatesheadNationalisation means simplification, for all concerned.
Jaxx Carter, WirralBring back British Rail for all.
Kitty Grove-Stephensen, MiddlesbroughIt ain’t broke – don’t fix it.
Carol Wilson, Saffron WaldenLet’s have a government with common sense. Is that too much to ask for? Apparently so.
Sean-Patrick O’Hanrahan, CambridgeBring back British Rail.
Iain Cameron, South TynesideStart by not re-privatising East Coast which makes a profit.
Francois Calitz, PurfleetI’m sick and tired of paying through my nose for a pathetic and unreliable service on C2C. I’ve had enough.
Ryan Kendall, LancasterThere is no need for competition in railways. People will get whichever train arrives when they are at the station, not which is cheaper.
William Tyler, Hebden BridgeThis is next to an outrage.
Andrea Coppin, BristolPeople before profit.
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.
James Cotgrave, BirminghamRail transport should never be run for private profit. Re-nationalise the whole rail network and its infrastructure now!
Zehang Li, YorkSupport from a railway enthusiast from Beijing, China currently living in York, England.
Gordon Daunt-Jones, RochesterOne of the worst government decisions ever made.
Tony Wainwright, LlanfyllinBring back those days of friendly porters and talking passengers. Profits don’t matter as long as it all functions properly for the people by the people.
John Fryatt, Northampton.Public transport like railways should be a basic infrastructure thing, not a profit opportunity.