Park Chang Sik, Daejon, South KoreaBring back British Rail. The awesome railroad.
Leonidas Kounoupias, BrightonThe rail industry has to be re-nationalised.
John Porter, FranceWe used to live in Staffordshire and hope to return to UK next year. We’re appalled at what Tory doctrinaire policies have done to UK railways.
Margaret Westbrook, StretfordGreat. This is Green party policy. Join us too.
Catherine McChleery, CoventryGive us back a decent service with reasonably priced tickets.
Liz Andelin, OtleyIt’s about time it was returned to us. East Coast Rail has proved that it works better than privately-owned.
Alan Robshaw, KidderminsterBring back BR and reduce these expensive fares.
Ivor Wiggett, LondonThe only way forward.
Drewe Shimon, AylesburyThere can be no alternative, if ever this nation’s transport system is to simplify itself and return to its former glories, but a return to nationalisation.
Portia Cocks, Forest RowRail fares are ridiculous. If you want less congestion on the roads and less traffic pollution, re-nationalise the rail network so that ordinary people can afford to use it.
Michele Hickson, St Leonard’s-on-SeaIt is ridiculous to expect public transport to operate for profit. All other countries recognise the need for public subsidy of transport.
Christopher Gale, NottinghamNationalise our railways. Any profit should benefit its users, not go into pockets of shareholders.
Alistair Salmon, MedwayBritish Railways was run more effectively than today’s Train Operating Companies.
Scott Fury, GlasgowNot just loss of jobs and a really poor, expensive disaster. Privatisation has killed people on our trains through lack of investment in safety. Lovely Tories.
Tom Cannon, Stoke-on-TrentAs a student, I feel that, even with a railcard, rail fares are extortionately expensive and the ticketing systems with multiple vendors are far too complicated.
Gwilym Selwood, BrightonClearly Mrs Thatcher was right in her claims for privatisation. That’s why we are all here. Jolly well done. Thanks for everything.
Cyril Fitzgerald, PontypoolThe UK tax payer has subsidised rail companies by £102.68billion since 1985, together with rail fare increases of up to 300% since 2004. It’s a disgrace.
Sharon Baynham, LondonThe railways were run much better when British Rail ran the service and didn’t keep putting the fares up.
Aaron Watkins, BardseaYes, stop the obscene rail prices. Bring back British Rail.
A Beckett, BristolRailway investment for the passengers not for the fat cats’ and shareholders’ dividends. People before profit.
Melinda McCheyne, ChristchurchPrivatisation and profit before passengers is wrong.
Stuart Anderson, NuneatonI believe in an integrated system that is owned by the government, not a fragmented railway.
Charlotte Suckling, LondonGet freight back on the railways. Get cars off the roads and out of the cities. Implore Britons (especially politicians) to obtain a lost sense of civic duty.
David Tyler, AbergavennyThis is a no-brainer. The reasons for re-nationalisation far outweigh the crass commercial arguments for private ownership, especially since that is mostly foreign.
Bruce Williams, BarmouthAs an ex BR employee it makes a world of sense, as passengers would benefit over and over again.
Robert Jones, LeedsThe East Coast mainline proves the case.
John Pulman, LondonInfrastructure should be publicly-owned and run.
William Cowle, WirralBritish Rail should never have been owned privately.
Mark Bailey, SheffieldI couldn’t agree more. Re-nationalise the railways now.
James Jarvis, SouthamptonWe have a Third World train service.