Ido Morgenshtein, Bat Yam, IsraelNationalising the transportation industry is the best thing that can happen to any transportation system around the world.
John Paine, DoverRailways are now used as a cash cow for profiteering. We the people bought and built British Rail only for it to be sold off for profit is an outrage.
Robert Davies, DurhamThe public need to take control again or you will end up like the roads, in dire straits.
Stephen Sanderson, RochdaleRolling stock investment needed.
Vorn Hancock, CambridgeNot everything in society needs to be organised to be profitable.
Michael Gale, LondonPrivate monopolies don’t work. There is only one rail network and there should be one public organisation running it.
Caroline Barenghi, PontelandFor environmental reasons rail travel needs to be efficient and cheap.
Sue Clark, LondonLearn from past mistakes, i.e. the previous privatisation didn’t work. Why repeat the exercise?
Lucy Buckland, BracknellI’m a long-term commuter fed up with shorter trains causing overcrowding and no working together between Railtrack and FGW.
David Laidlaw, EdinburghSave the railways.
Michael Howarth, DoverI worked for British Rail and, although it was too top heavy (like Network Rail now – too many managers) it cared about the track and people.
Mark Horseman, BillinghamIt is my opinion that the railway system (BR) was stolen from the nation by the government of the day, much the same as the Royal Mail more recently.
Sally LemsfordGood on you.
Mike FriendThe transport monopolies cannot lose – it’s a win-win situation for them backed by the government.
William Quinn, LiverpoolWe need the return of all things that were great about Britain, of which this is just one.
Conall O’Nians, GlasgowAbsolutely.
Annette Mansell-Green, BirminghamPrivatisation has been a completely failed capitalist experiment. We demand our railways be returned to us now.
Andre Gittens, WarringtonThe government only cares about money and profits – then people. When our railway was run by BR, the people were BR’s best friends, their number one priority.
Maggie Burndred, Stoke-on-TrentAs long as they don’t bring back the sandwiches.
Bob Hawkes, RomfordI can’t believe people think these companies want to put money into the system. They all want to take it out and that’s Tory policy.
Antony Perry, LondonEnough is enough, sometimes society needs to consider issues from other than a profit standpoint and our rail is one such.
Kaissa TaitIt is cheaper to rent a car for a week than buy tickets from Birmingham to Brighton. We should be encouraging people to use green transport not pricing them out.
Geoffrey Hartin, SouthamptonAs part of the national infrastructure of this country we need dedicated professionals running our railways. It would be in the best interest of this country and its population.
Sam Morris, MillomBring back BR like the good old days.
James Henry, LadybankEven were we to (hopefully) gain independence.
Katherine Garbutt, GlasgowI saw Ellie speak today at GSA. Why do we put up with this crap? Make the impossible possible. It’d be the best come back since Take That.
Peter Woodcock, LondonIt’s common sense to re-nationalise the railways and use the profits for this country.
John Wilson, TelfordThis is a Human Rights issue as our taxes are still subsidising the private corporations. Please support https://you.38degrees.org.uk/p/bill-of-rights too.
Royston Maldoom, LondonThe worst privatisation experiment ever. We also need to re-open closed lines.
George Houseman, WakefieldIt is better to have an integrated railway facility than the fragmented service now available. Also more economical.