Katy Collins, HastingsIt’s about time there was a serious debate about the re-nationalisation of the railways. The present system is a farce.
Nick Dombkowski, WarminsterRe-nationalisation of our railway is the aim and let the people decide how it’s best run, from local to nationwide level.
M Spencer, LutterworthKeep British Rail as one.
Kevin Munden, Newark-on-TrentIt’s time to get a proper train service back, instead of greedy investors taking the profits without putting any of the investment back into the network.
Ali Ali, LondonBring back public railways.
Charles Docherty, Dumbarton.Under-investment, expensive fares and the farce of one company owning the track and others providing the trains. Capitalism for its own sake. Even the USA doesn’t.
Paul Bungay, New Ash GreenSimple logic: a private company has to make a profit/pay a dividend to shareholders. Either there is less left over to invest in the railway itself or fares have to rise.
S LazellNorthern Rail Arriva couldn’t run a Hornby train set.
Mary T Johnston, EdinburghBring it back. It works for the people.
Gurmeet Singh, LeedsWe need fairer fares and more job security for rail workers.
Paul BrightWe need to bring back British Rail properly with an integrated public travel system like they have in Switzerland.
Steven Harland, BradfordThe Tories privatised a lot of things from Maggie Thatcher onwards. The biggest mistake was our railway. It’s not British now. It’s time to buy it back.
Paul Tiebout, LondonBring it back. Things are a joke with these companies.
John Cupis, BathFor too long the British public have been misled on this subject. Rail privatisation is a massive lie by government.
Bryan Thomas, BristolPrivatisation was always a ridiculous idea and we need a transport network that is cheap, reliable and not dictated by the blinkered profit motive of rich investors.
Tom McGiveron, Lower PeoverThe railways are abysmal. If the railways were run for a good service and not profit more people would use them. And we’d help the environment.
Paul Rutter, FarnboroughI long for the day when we have a national rail service for one and all.
Steve Goodman, WellingboroughRe-nationalise not just the railways, but the electricity, gas and water suppliers as well.
Matthew Eades, BromleyThe fragmentation and privatisation of the railways greatly compromised safety which lead to the Hatfield disaster and the subsequent re-nationalisation of Railtrack.
Ian Halstead, HullPoking our digits into the tyranny of spreadsheets.
Ian Buckley, Castle DouglasCould we get BR as good as SNCF?
Annette Mansell-Green, BirminghamPrivatisation has been a completely failed capitalist experiment. We demand our railways be returned to us now.
Natalia Hamon, PenzanceIt is important that our tax money is invested properly in a nationalised, efficient service, affordable to passengers.
Gill Boden, CardiffPlease bring back BR.
Jenny Shevlin, LeedsThe East Coast line makes a net profit run by the public sector. Perhaps the rest can too.
Stuart Grant, LondonJohn Major stole the railways and sold them to his friends. It’s time to take back our railway.
Joseph McLaughlin, CoatbridgeI believe that a healthy democratic nation should own all of its own infrastructure, including Health, Education, Roads, Water and Railways.
Ed Lung, LondonI do believe in state-owned business, a working business but for the people and not for a small percentage of people to take advantage of the rest.
Michael Barlow, DurhamGNER was the most efficient service in the country when back in public hands, which says it all. Privately owned means profit before investment.
Evan Jenkins, PooleThe railway needs its efficiency and respect it once had. It will also create more jobs for the people who want work in the rail industry.