David Abbott, FranceIf only Miliband had some guts and re-nationalised the whole shebang of former public industries.
David Phelps, CardiffWe need affordable travel in our small country.
Llio DaviesPrivatisation of public transport is criminal and should never have happened.
Maggie Lewis, Waltham-on-the-WoldsI understand what you mean but I dislike the British Rail tag. Let’s aim a little higher than that.
Rose Nugent, DarlingtonI actually remember British Rail and, although not perfect, it made co-ordinated travel more easy,
Jim Pratt, EdinburghAs a ex BR worker I would like BR to come back as I would like to work for BR again.
Christopher Lance, LeedsEast Coast mainline provides an excellent service as a publicly owned company. Don’t flog off this franchise to some commercial outfit.
William Cowle, WirralBritish Rail should never have been owned privately.
Carmen Edwards, WrexhamAnd then we can re-nationalise energy and water.
Marko Lauten, HI’d like to see the railway in public ownership again – in Germany as well as in the UK.
Robert Maidment-Wilson, DroitwichThe privatised, disjointed and dysfunctional railway is costing us billions. Just think how good BR could have been if all that money had been invested in it.
Spencer Guest, WakefieldIt costs a fortune to get around by rail and you can only go to specific places. It’s meant to be cheaper but costs more than me getting around in my car including taxes.
Timothy Swann, WorcesterRun the railways for the sake of the railways, not the cash you can milk (looking at you, First Great Western.)
Ken Lee, TruroThe nation that gave railways to the World, has given away its railways.
Jonathan Waterhouse, RotherhamI’m labour through and through and would love to see some of the worst things Maggie Thatcher did to this country overturned.
Erica Jeffery, CrawleyI’m originally from a place in the US that doesn’t even do public transport. It was cheaper and far more reliable than this joke of a system. Shame on bosses and government.
Sebastian Wunderlich, DarwenThe railway is a joke and way over-priced fares currently. Re-nationalise it for a fairer railway.
John Wilson, SheffieldThe railways could be run more cheaply and more efficiently if they were returned to public ownership.
Debra Philpott, Haywards HeathI’m speechless.
Cathal McCarron, LondonChoo choo!
John Conley, RosythCrap service from the mainline companies except from East Coast. I wonder why.
Robert Steel, CambridgeAll vital infrastructure and utilities should be nationally owned.
Gill Smith, EastchurchYes, nationalise the railways. Bring them back for what they were intended – public transport owned and managed by the people for the people.
Gill Smith, ChelmsfordPrivatisation obviously is not working. I remember when the railways were in national hands. I still can’t work out who runs what lines and the ticketing system.
Ben Vizard, TivertonIn Tiverton our station is 8 miles outside town and the connecting buses are rubbish. I’d go further than bring back BR and undo Beeching as well.
Lee Ballance, ChesterI want a railway run for the benefit of the British public, not for private train companies to bleed the fair-payers and our tax subsidies dry.
Philip Edwards, LeedsBring the railways and the power companies back to the people.
William White, WendoverThey should never have been sold off in the first place. It now costs more to travel by rail in the UK than it does to fly.
Nicholas Roscoe, SheffieldManaged properly, nothing should be able to beat a nationalised rail industry.
Paul Bathgate, LondonEast Coast has proved the madness that is privatisation. It has made an operating profit and hasn’t needed any subsidy.