Mark Smith, LeicesterPrivatisation has not worked. Re-nationalise all essential industries (not only BR but all energy companies and local transport companies too).
Jon Rudge, OrmskirkI fully support any movement with the intention of bringing transport or utilities back under public ownership.
Janet Bird, SheffieldI am fighting HS2 which plans to run through my back garden – the 50 billion would be better spent on the existing rail services which will benefit all instead of the few.
Rosie Hucklesby, ColchesterAs someone who’s travelled on the East Anglia services for a long time, every franchise we’ve ever had has failed. Time to re-nationalise.
Rachel Pollard, WatfordBeing an ex BR employee I would dearly love to be that proud person who says I work for BR again. It was a great organisation and like a second family to me.
Stuart Allison, DriffieldSince privatisation both timetables and fare structures have become incomprehensible.
Chris Lewis, LondonI totally agree. We need to end the privatisation madness and bring back an affordable, reliable and accountable service to the British public.
Clare Gumm, StevenageTransport for public, not for profit. It is called infrastructure.
Stuart Dye, HailshamNot for private profit.
Stefan Pierlejewski, StockportThere is a reason we all pay taxes. Water, health and transport should be priority.
Liam McLaughlin, DunfermlineI believe that our transport system should be in public hands and not in the hands of private companies.
Mic Porter, Whitley BayStart with the East Coast line and take the others up as the current contracts end.
Marcus Burton ShawBritish Rail was a pro outfit compared to the current shambles.
Penny Wilcox, ExeterAs a regular traveller I care passionately about rail travel. Under unified, coherent, public management/ownership it would be so much better.
Dave McCrossen, St NeotsThere are certain things that should be owned by the state and not run for profit. Transport is one.
Sef Townsend, LondonEast Coast is making a profit under public ownership, so, instead of selling it, let the people benefit, not the fat cats.
Michael Henson, PickeringThe current success of the East Coast line is testament enough to how much this needs to happen.
Felicity Whyte, Shoreham by SeaGot to be less rubbish.
Judy Sleath, NottinghamI would like to travel on trains but they’re just too expensive. Surely, if fares were cheaper and services joined up, more people would buy tickets.
Rauf Din, BradfordI started at British Rail in 1988 and it was like working as one big family. Now it’s different with so many companies.
Nick Gregory, DeesideWe live in a beautiful country and I want to share it with my kids, but the cost of rail travel is obscene and prohibitive. Let us have our railways back.
Jack Lee, RomseyHow are people supposed to afford to commute to jobs with rail travel so expensive? Rail fares take up a large amount of income for some and discourage employment.
Caroline Schmutz, LondonFor an affordable and integrated public transport network.
Terry Platts, BeverleyWe now pay 3 – 4 times more in subsidies for our railways than when it was British Rail, yet shareholders make a profit from it. How can that possibly be right?
Pat Cunningham, LiverpoolGreat grandfather, grandfather, uncle and father all worked for the railways. Dad said if service was privatised we would regret it – how true!
Alexander Stelfox, HalifaxYes, I hope this gets the attention it deserves from the government.
Steve Pearson, Newcastle-upon-TyneNot a single privatised, former public sector entity has proved to be a success in anything other than financially benefiting itself at the cost of its customers.
Susan O’Brien, LancasterProfiteering from our infrastructure might be good for the profiteers but is not good for consumers or that old-fashioned notion of the ‘national interest’.
Roger Elliott, LondonThe railway should be a service with passengers not a business with customers.
Tom Cloughton, DarlingtonPrivatisation has lost the unique ’rounded’ service previously provided by lifelong railway workers with cross department co-operation and were ‘proud to belong’.