Frances Jones, PerthshirePrivate companies take profit and run down quality. Nothing has ever been as good as British Rail.
Tom Austin, CrewePrivatisation has hit the buffers. Bring Back British Rail!
Sebastian Gutierrez, Santiago, ChileBring back the glorious days of BR.
Hayley Lynch, LutonFor many reasons, public safety being one of them, the trains should come back to their rightful home – the public sector.
Jonathan Butcher, SheffieldThe rail system in this country is a joke. Something needs to change.
Joseph Knight, CambridgeLook at Europe’s railways then look at ours.
David Marc Owen, BangorPrices are too high and very poor service with blocked toilets. Bring back British Rail now.
Timothy BaldwinWe need a railway that is publicly owned and internationally integrated so we can get rid of the obstructive security rules for the Channel Tunnel.
Christopher Gauntlett, LondonImperative for the future.
Peter Knight, FolkestonePeople not profit.
Jacqueline Clifford, BramptonI would like to re-nationalise everything which has been privatised, plus the banks.
John French, LiverpoolI’m an ex British Rail driver. I left when Major sold off your railways to his friends.
Leslie Reid, AberdourIt is one area where it makes sense to subsidise public transport for economic benefit in moving the population around safely.
Alan Holtom, WorcesterBus companies have no idea how to run railways. I’m a rail worker with 40 years service. What a mess.
Ann Newton-Marcial, EastbourneIt should have been taken back into public ownership years ago.
Rosemary CharlesDelighted to find a group which thinks as I have done since privatisation of the railway.
Chris Uren, BracknellI used to work for BR at Reading, loved every minute of it then they privatised it and it lost its attraction.
Michael Morrison, ChelmsfordI have nothing to add that isn’t obvious and said already.
Morwenna Griffiths, EdinburghWe used tax payers’ money to rescue East Coast and now we are giving it away again. What?
Raymond Soltysek, GourockThe East Coast line has shown that a nationalised rail system can be efficient and cost-effective, giving resources and service to the economy.
William Russell, LondonI never thought I would utter these words but, having travelled by Virgin and South West Trains, Bring BR back.
Caroline Barenghi, PontelandFor environmental reasons rail travel needs to be efficient and cheap.
Ewart Fitzgerald, SittingbourneReduce fares and stop taxpayers and passengers lining the pockets of the owners of train operating companies.
Peter Schofield, BarnsleyIt is time to bring back the railways and put profit back into the economy instead if it going into fat cat pockets.
Dan Burgess, BathA flourishing, resilient equitable society needs affordable public transport. My train fares are like a second mortgage., and the service is poor.
Alan Varty, DurhamPrivatisation is the result of lazy governments absolving themselves of their responsibilities. British Rail simply suffered from lack of investment by such governments.
Janet Russell, SilsdenI wanted (even expected) that John Prescott might achieve this when the Blair government got in. I’m still waiting and hoping.
Barry Wilkinson, AldershotRe-nationalise the railways. They are for transport for all of the nation and should be nationally owned.
Vivek Patel, LeicesterWe need cheaper public transport.