Barbara Segal, BristolOur fragmented railways are in a mess – expensive and unreliable. We need a nationalised service where all revenue goes back into the service and not shareholders’ pockets.
Georgie Stagg, LondonI remember the days of British Rail and want them back. I am sick of private companies raking in loads for doing nothing. £1800 a year and I don’t get a seat. Enough.
Ahmed Desai, LondonA new British Rail is a commonsense approach for a greener transport system for the UK.
Douglas Elliott, SheffieldRe-nationalise all the rail network and get a grip on the fares and conditions (like overcrowding.)
Gareth Tucker, AberystwythI find it shocking that when I am abroad (in Europe) trains are so much less hassle, and so much cheaper.
Nicola Blackwell, LewesIt does exactly what it says on the tin.
Ian Wright, RedditchPrivatisation has not benefited the customer. Bring back BR.
Mark Bailey, SheffieldI couldn’t agree more. Re-nationalise the railways now.
Steve Andrews, LincolnPrivatisation was a terrible failure for commuters and a great win for greedy investors.
Lyndon Bent, HullStop the massive waste of public subsidies to private companies. Let the parasites run the trains out of their own profits or re-nationalise them. Let them be publicly owned.
Simon Archer, YorkIt was a mistake to privatise British Rail (although it needed reforms). The results have not been in the public interest.
Simon Pickles, EnfieldRail, NHS, Mail. These are core social services and should not be run for profit. Directly Operated Rail has proved this will work.
Craig Meyers, WivenhoeA guard should be placed on every overcrowded train to monitor commuter conditions.
Clive Minnican, FelixstoweLike roads, the railways ought to be a national resource not a private profit-making organisation.
Alan Smith, RushdenReturn the railways to the people. Five regions served by real railwaymen. Now they stuff trains in silly liveries.
Andrew Boote, CreweI totally agree with public ownership.
John Lucas, Middleton-On-SeaSouthern’s ongoing failure to provide a reliable service is deplorable. It’s clear the government don’t care about the travelling public and are happy to fund our misery.
Steve Cowie, InvernessThe present structure is not working for the customers’ benefit. All it does is make the private rail companies loads of excessive profits.
George Bell, GatesheadPrivate rail is expensive and inefficient, robbing the tax-payers.
Terry Davies, TelfordPassengers not profit, just as it should be patients and not profit in the NHS. Give us back our assets.
Richard Jones, PlymouthEnough is enough.
Steven Parkes, GlasgowBBBR Now. Stop the waste of money going to shareholders and out of the railway industry.
Simon Bell, TorpointPrivatisation has failed the passengers and serves only the shareholders of the rail companies. Re-nationalised and run efficiently East Coast line shows public success.
John Bibby, MorpethIt’s ludicrous subsidising railways with operating companies taking profits out of the subsidy.
Jan Jesson, WednesburyI prefer public ownership of our key infrastructure, with railways run as a public service, rather than for private profit.
Nick Sadler, BristolPrivatisation has cost the taxpayer far more than BR would have done.
Charles Honderick, LondonI am appalled by the sky-rocketing price of travel, the most expensive in all of Europe. It’s disgusting.
John Halfpenny, RipleySelling vital services for profit is a short-sighted disgrace. Bringing back BR would reduce the complexity of our rail network and benefit national transportation.
Peter Bowyer, CarlisleAll the European countries with fast, modern, efficient railways (France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland etc.) have unified systems. It’s not rocket science.
Lynda Russell, St Leonards-on-SeaPlease bring back the railways into public ownership.