Mark Lansbury, Isle of WightPeople Not Profits.
Lee Milne, Great YarmouthRe-nationalise the railways for cheaper fares and better service. Some commuters are paying through the nose for train travel.
Leonor Fontanilla De AurI love train, found it, as a fun way to travel.
Jay Avery, Brattleboro, Vermont, USAI might be an American, but British Rail was truly an era of perfection for the railway network of the United Kingdom. It’s for the best to re-unify into British Rail.
Darren Eden, LincolnIt ran like clock-work before and it could do again. All we have to do is look at what China has done. If they can do it, so can we.
Peter Stratten, CardiffThey shouldn’t ever have been sold because they didn’t belong to the government of the day. Anything state-owned should be put to a referendum before selling.
Ronald Mackay, GlasgowThey should never have been privatised.
George Howe, HitchinGood luck in your endeavours but you are up against World Trade Organisation who have insisted on privatisation of everything.
Mark Cowley, LiverpoolA national rail system needs to be restored. How Michael Portillo has the nerve to go on European rail journeys and extol the virtues of their systems.
Eva Zacharia, LondonIf the government wants to help working people and reduce short-haul flights, nationalising the railways is the option that makes most sense.
John Dalby, Leigh-on-SeaIt was the worst decision ever to privatise railways, just to make money for the few while giving passengers the worst service.
Neil Sheehan, MerseysideWe need a railway system to be proud of, which can once again become the envy of the world!
Amanda Mulholland, BirminghamIt should never have been sold off. Fat cats got fatter.
James Delaney, BrightonPlease fix the broken and disjointed rail mess that has stemmed from the privatisation in the 90’s.
Alex Holness, ErithBring back British Rail, a real railway service that worked.
Max Burton, ManchesterJust look at East Coast. We in the North could do with a bit of that.
Brian RacherThe public transport system must be attractive enough to leave your car at home, thereby helping to save the planet.
Anthony Amor, DovercourtAll utilities, but particularly transport, should be in state ownership, not foreign-controlled multi-nationals.
Jason Sawford, Milton KeynesI’m sick of ticket fare increases going above inflation. I’m not convinced that we benefit from privatisation. Profit should go into infrastructure and not into private hands.
John Gardner, StevenageLet’s own what we pay for and use.
Lee Maybin, HitchinThe railways should be run as a national asset not a privatised money-making machine for shareholders.
Gavin Nicholson, HitchinKeep up the good work! We need railways run for the people, not private corporations.
John Carr, LiskeardIt’s good that we are the safest railway in the world. Let’s bring some money to increase the number of trains and prices that are affordable to passengers.
Lisa Noremberg, ColchesterAbellio Greater Anglia is corrupt and a disgrace. No customer care, just caring for their own profits. Let’s get them out.
Bill Tymms, LeedsI support the idea of keeping railways in public ownership. Too much profit is taken out by shareholders and not kept in the rail industry for future improvements.
Tim Spencer, LondonIt is things like the privatisation of East Coast that motivates me to get the Tory bastards out of power. They have no interest in serving the common good
Peter Read, WatfordRidiculous state of affairs re price of tickets etc.
John Butler, StrabaneApplication of honest good sense on this matter is long overdue.
Vincent Barker, NorthamptonEven with a 16-25 railcard I can barely afford to travel by train to work. There’s barely any point in my travelling to work with the amount I spend on train fares.