Martin Dixey, WolverhamptonTake the railways out of the private sector and put them back in the hands of the people, so it can be run in their interests and not the interests of greedy shareholders.
Liam Booth, ManchesterLabour: get this sorted.
John Sealey, BristolReturn British Rail to the people.
Andrew Barlow, LiverpoolI am a socialist. I believe in services for the people by the people and for proper employment of the people paid for by taxes, mainly from the rich.
Azucena Marin-Young, CoventryIt’s disgraceful, the prices of a train journey. Stop ripping the people off.
Billie Reynolds, ReadingBritish Rail was a public asset which has been given to private companies to exploit to make profit. Bring it back into public ownership now.
Mark Halden, St AlbansRegular commuters need a break. Rail fares are overpriced, the most expensive in Europe. Rolling stock is old. Not enough space on trains. Bring back British Rail.
Mike FriendWhen rail franchises end we should take them back.
Diana Copnall, BarnetThe current system on most lines is diabolical. The sooner the better that it is re-nationalised.
David Tidball, LondonBring it all back – Boyo.
Kieran Smith, PooleThe railways are in desperate need of being re-nationalised as the privatisation of the railways has caused a variety of issues for the public.
Trish Harewood, GodmanchesterWe need an integrated system run by one body with even prices, not bargain basement for some and exorbitant for the workers.
Kenneth Marshall, SpaldingFares are a rip-off. They should be reduced and charged on a mile-on-mile basis regardless of route.
Ged Moore, JarrowFranchising doesn’t work. How can operators on different routes provide competition? Thatcher idiocy.
Ronald Boyle, BangorRail, road, water, power are all national infrastructure essentials, created by the labours of generations before us and not to be squandered or pilfered by the wealthy.
Heather Pollard, HornseaIts time to bring back railways into national ownership. Save the tax payers billions of £s and create a joined up and reliable service.
Cyril Fitzgerald, PontypoolThe UK tax payer has subsidised rail companies by £102.68billion since 1985, together with rail fare increases of up to 300% since 2004. It’s a disgrace.
Ian Mclintock, Sunbury-on-ThamesOur money (mine and yours) is being used to pay companies and directors, many not in this country, to provide a poor service.
Alan Glover, Hexham142 Pacers would have been replaced long ago under a nationalised railway system, not cascaded down. The stock in the South of England is so superior to that in the North.
Byron Pull, ColchesterMonopolistic privatisation doesn’t work. No investment, poor performance and profit grabbing results when you try to create a market that doesn’t exist.
James Newby, HerefordBring Back BR. They were a brilliant company managing the railway network.
Oliver Otway, SudburyRe-nationalise the power companies while you are at it, so they can’t blackmail you with power cut threats.
Graham Jarvis, SalfordBring Back BR now.
Mark Boulton, LondonI’d love to see the back of all these brands and businesses.
Cynthia Roushorn, YorkLet’s go back to the time when we knew what we were going to pay for a trip well in advance and the service was reliable.
Joan Keating-Majorel, DarlingtonThe present system is too disjointed and far too expensive for passengers.
Sebastian Lexer, GlasgowNational transport has to be in national hands.
Peggy Clatworthy, GloucesterI can hear my two great grandfathers, grandfather and great uncle (all dedicated railway men) turning in their graves – they took such pride in their work.
Mike D’ambrogio, LiverpoolI wish we could bring back British Rail trains and Inter City, Inter City Eurostar, British Rail ferries.
Phil McFadden, Pembroke DockThis was one of the great British institutions. It literally united the country.