Fran Grubert, ManchesterPrivatising equals stealing. Give us back what is ours.
P Moon, AberystwythBecause the current system is over-priced and under-delivers for passengers.
Harry Hornsby, IpswichThe government try to encourage use of the railway as a green alternative to driving. In fact it’s cheaper for me to drive to most places rather than use the train.
M Atkins, ChichesterSouthern Rail is a disgrace, negatively impacting the economy, businesses and peoples health and lives.
Michael Fitzgibbons, BarnsleyI’m ex-railway footplate staff.
Lyn Boyd, DurhamRe-nationalise for a better service and increased effeciency. Public need before private profit.
Yvonne Lunde-Andreassen, LondonIt’s the only private rail system in Europe.
Jonathan Grain, LondonI remember British Rail. It was great!
Mary Thomas, PlymouthEnough is enough. Give us back our railways.
Laurence Poole, ClevedonWe need a cheaper, fairer railway system for all. The social impact of the railways should be priority and more branch lines should be reopened.
Andy Walker, BrightonStop paying profits to companies and invest them back in the railways.
Bryn Glover, HarrogateMiliband must be blind not to see what a popular declaration it would be to declare now for the re-nationalisation of all transport.
Michael Bennett, Berwick-upon-TweedI applaud your efforts, but this can only happen with a socialist government.
Barry Jones, Mountain AshBring back BR, but with people running it that care about public enterprise and properly financed.
Kenneth Robertson, GlasgowIt should never have happened in the first place.
Nicholas Hughes, PlymouthI used to love travelling by rail. Now it’s an awful experience. But why is this not the case in the rest of Europe? One word – Privatisation.
Vivienne E Heatley, LondonAnother wonderful institution built by the people for the people. Keep it decent. Keep it affordable!
Paul Gatenby, LiverpoolWe the taxpayers are already subsidising them. We should take them over and run the railways as a public service.
Can Gencer, TwickenhamI’m disgruntled with a sub-par train service.
Peter Rose, WorcesterBring back a unified publicly-run transport system.
Susan Bell, LondonBring back British Rail.
Tosh Owen, LeedsWhere is the evidence that private rail companies work better than public? As with many of these projects, it is driven by political and business leaders’ interests.
Sally RennerThe sums just don’t add up. I would like my train journey to be cheaper than car travel or at least not wildly more expensive.
Daniel Betts, LondonJohn Major’s legacy. New Labour too pusillanimous to rectify it when they could. Here’s hoping but I’m not holding my breath.
Dean Chapman, BristolJust look at the fantastic work and profits made by East Coast Trains. If they can do it why can’t the whole network?
David Buttle, WinchesterThe biggest mistake was to privatise the railways. I am a working volunteer on heritage rail and grandson of an LNER staff member from Stockton station.
Michael Prada, KendalCurrent rail companies pull prices out of thin air. Neither the service provided nor the actual journey is worth what they charge. It’s over inflated and needs to stop.
Janina Leitch, KeighleyA comprehensive rail service was arguably the greatest British achievement, exported all over the world. Invaluable part of our infrastructure.
Jack Hanlon, SheffieldI am a student in London and the cost of visiting my girlfriend (Durham) and parents (Sheffield) is almost unmanageable.
Martin Pugsley, FelthamAlthough imperfect, British Rail was better than we have now.