A M Reeve, EdinburghIt would be much better in public ownership. Look at East Coast. It did very well in public ownership.
Steven EvansSince privatisation took over, rail services are rubbish! Bring back proper train services!
Linda Barham, HarwichI would like to see it back like so many others.
Paul Chester, LeedsThe privatisation of our railways hasn’t worked. All the profits have been siphoned off to shareholders and not back into where it should be – education, health, social care.
Huw Thomas, DorchesterIt works in Northern Ireland. It works when the public sector has to step in to ‘hold the fort’ in between franchise holders or when they lose interest. Bring back BR.
Paul Manning, WinchesterLet’s stop handing over vast amounts of public funds to private corporates.
Barry Cook, BarnsleyGive us back our railways.
Esther Lusty, DurhamIf we are trying to live a greener life and one that is not too costly then why are we privatising?
Katy Makepeace-Gray, LondonI might have to find a new job if the trains don’t improve.
Ralph Buckingham, NottinghamA public service for the public where the priority is for the public and not the shareholder.
Edward Abel, BirminghamThe slogan says it all.
Phil Owens, LiverpoolPrivatisation has been a ridiculously costly experiment. Everything on the railway now costs multiples of its value due to profits for long chains of contractors.
Claire Moore, LondonPrivately-owned railways and privately-owned rented property is making it impossible for me to continue my job working in London’s NHS.
Sara Richards, HurstpierpointWe never should have sold off the railways for private companies’ gain. The national rail network should run for people not private profit.
Paul McNally, WashingtonI fully support the need for a publicly-owned and run railway in Britain.
Raymond McIlreavy, BonnybridgeStop ripping us off.
Marcus Bonner, HitchinPublic transport is for the public good, not private profit
Mr. R. J. Aston, Thurgarton, NottinghamshireSome rail fares are now just ridiculous and the profits being extracted by management companies should be kept by the people.
David Deadman, BelvedereOne railway publicly owned.
Paul Thacker, NewportBritish Rail is best!
James Nicolson, LondonInteresting that the route taken back by the state is the profitable one now.
David Simm, WarringtonWhat has happened with the East Coast main line proves privatisation is not progress.
Kathleen O’Neill, HampshireWe owned it and the government sold it without our permission. That’s theft in my book. We want it back please or we will have to take it.
Adam Costello, West KirbyWhy are Britain’s private railways owned by Europe’s nationalised railway companies? It’s madness.
John Conway, EdinburghAs a regular user of East Coast, I know that a publicly-owned rail company can deliver value and service, without handing over profits into the hands of the few.
Andy Butler, NorthallertonVia subsidies, the rail companies are partly nationalised already – the East Coast mainline proves how it can be done properly.
Ivor Seymour, Sunbury-on-ThamesRail fares are much too high. I can’t afford the exorbitant prices the franchises charge so have to use the car.
Stanley Page, DerbyI have long travelled the UK incredible railways. However every time I cannot help but feel that this incredible network would flourish under national ownership again.
Alison Cook, SwanseaI would be so happy to have simpler and consistently priced train tickets.
Hannah Sawtell, NottinghamI am very upset by today’s news about the East and West Coast mainlines. Yet another example of business and greed being more important than the needs of the nation.