Penelope McKee, EdinburghThe present set-up is crazy and only serves the shareholders. Get Green, get cars off the road and encourage train use.
Roy Bainton, MansfieldIt’s time to shunt the City pirates into a siding. Let’s have our railways back where they belong – owned by the people, run for the people.
AndiIt would be nice if Britain also still had some industry left in the form of locomotive and carriage manufacture, instead of having to buy everything from abroad.
Nigel Ball, SheffieldState-run rail systems are efficient and affordable. Try Deutsche Bahn.
Elisabeth Kiener, Reepham, NorfolkRailways are too important to remain in private ownership.
Murray Grigor, InverkeithingNo other country ever divided their nationally-owned railway into so many disparate pieces to create the most expensive system in the world.
Scott Adair, GlasgowAll public transport and the Royal Mail should be publicly owned and never sold.
Philip Kingston, WokingI completely agree. Tickets are over-priced and service isn’t good.
Richard Hillier, LondonPrivatising the rail network has left the UK in the doldrums. The nationalised networks across Europe and elsewhere have nearly doubled intercity speeds.
Brian Rattray, AberdeenPrivatisation has been one of the biggest disasters of all time.
Bill Anderson, LiverpoolI’m fed up with rip-offs, when you can fly to New York cheaper than train fares to London.
Rosemary Rayner, ColchesterWe need sensible integration and investment.
Christopher Flack, LondonFirst Capital Connect are the worst. Bring back BR.
Charlotte Rayment, BrightonI am a train driver for London Underground and I am always made late picking up my train and this affects the Victoria line service. It goes on my record too. I will go part time.
John Castle, ExeterHaving been an employee of BR then contractor and now Network Rail for 40 plus years, I say bring back BR.
Vern Williams, BrightonI agree.
Nigel Wood, LlandysulI would like to see British Rail re-introduced.
Gavin Edwards, LondonThe heart of the railway is the people, but privatisation has put profits and shareholders first. We need British Rail back to run services for the people.
Haldane Isaksen, ThorneRe-nationalise now.
Lynn Roberts, Tunbridge WellsI think that the railways are a utility and should be re-nationalised in order for the country to work smoothly, in a way which is fully integrated from North to South.
Dean Arent, NorwichThe party is over. We’ve had enough.
Iain Woolnough, South OckendonAs I work for Network Rail I see how it is working on a day-to-day basis and unless we bring it back under British Rail I foresee major problems and major accidents.
George Adamson, BellshillStop the profits going to the fat cats and put towards running a safe and cheaper railway.
Peter Jameson, WallsendMy father was a BR employee for several years and was proud to work for them. Sadly he has passed on now but would be mortified at the greed and ineptitude of today
Chris Busby, CrawleyStop the chaos and fare rises. Re-unite!
Sergio Girardini, LondonPeople not profit.
John Morris, ChathamThe return of British Rail will see profits repaid to the Chancellor, not to private shareholders.
Adam Wildash, AshI fully support the re-nationalisation of the railways.
Jennifer Duckitt, BradfordToo often the prices are too high and the quality of service too low. Bring back British Rail.
Ron Ellis, Weston-super-MareWe’ve been taken for a ride far too long.