Simon Alcock, WhitbyToo much taxpayers’ money going into private hands.
Richard Kemp-Salt, BrightlingseaI quite agree, a not-for-profit set-up for the railway – a proven success with the East Coast railway. Privatisation was a very hurried piece of legislation.
Howard Shaw, PrestonIt should never have been privatised.
Rafal Drozdowski, ChelmsfordTicket price is a theft. Do something about it.
Vince Clooney, TivertonI’m still astonished that we sleep-walked into so many privatisations.
Colin Clarke, Bexhill-on-SeaYes, let’s have all the money in the public service, not private profit.
George Horobin, PenshurstThe railway is currently a disgrace. I missed a job interview today due to the current incompetence of the service.
Maxine Jackson, LiverpoolCan’t wait to ride on a British Train once more.
David Cooper, BradfordRe-nationalise and allow private investment with the state as the majority shareholder.
John Couzin, GlasgowAll essential services should be non-profit. Travel is an essential service and should belong to the people.
Jason Pak, LondonI would like to support the cause to bring back British Rail and re-nationalise the UK rail system.
Ross Manning, DoverBring back British Rail. Much more reliable.
Marion Matthewman, Berwick-upon-TweedAnything to improve things.
Andrew Lee, SalisburyBring back public owned British Rail.
Daniel Grixti, LondonI strongly believe that any part of our society that serves the masses and helps our society run efficiently should be non-for-profit and for the people.
Gordon Bainbridge, GatesheadEast Coast is working, so, if it can, then so should the rest if run by us for us.
Mick Piggott, Hebden BridgeThis, to me, is the crucial policy area, a lynch-pin. The only major party calling for re-nationalisation is the Greens. I will vote for them in the next election.
Peter Harvey, BingleyAs a lifelong railway traveller and current user of the East Coast mainline, I am fully supportive of public ownership of the railways.
Frank Sturm, Bergen Op Zoom, NetherlandsI have read ‘Broken Rails’ by Christian Wolmar and I concur.
Jean McAulay, BrechinPrivatisation equals rip-off.
Peter Stevenson, WatchetRe-nationalise BR now.
Tom GibbsIt’s an irony that most of our trains are operated in some form by a state railway, but it’s just not our state. If we are going to be like this, why not make it Britain’s Railways?
Margaret Castro, YorkRailways are vital infrastructure and need investment throughout the country to benefit all.
Alison Glennie, Seaton SluiceIt just makes sense to have all the rail network run by the government. Public transport should be a service not a profit-making business.
Rick Hardy, DorchesterWe really must get the entire network back under one publicly-owned organisation and remove the complicated and wasteful competition.
John Tilley, East TwickenhamWe need a better service. An incident brings down the whole network.
Paul Bathgate, LondonEast Coast has proved the madness that is privatisation. It has made an operating profit and hasn’t needed any subsidy.
Peggy McKeown, ConsettThe East Coast line has made a profit since it was taken back. Now they want to put it back into private hands.
Liz Annetts, DerbyWe need a unified nationalised railway.
Craig Armstrong, WarringtonI pledge to add my weight to the fight to put our national rail service back into the hands of people not business.