Kevin Tulliver, CaernarfonPrivatisation has been found out for what it is and such important assets as the railway network must be brought back into public ownership for the good of all.
Stewart Bloomfield, StevenageYes, bring back BR. I worked as a guard on BR for seven years. Today I have never seen it so bad. It’s terrible due to the Tories yet again.
Bill Colwell, Newcastle-upon-TyneIt costs more to travel 2nd class to London or the South coast alone by train than it does by car. The differentials aren’t just slight, they are way off. It’s crazy.
J W, GloucesterI support re-nationalisation.
Leslie Scaife, SouthportApart from the massive debt, fares have risen out of all proportion and they are still getting funding from the public purse. Shareholders win and taxpayers lose.
Amy Sargent, PortsmouthI would like to ask my local MP, Penny Mordaunt (Con) to actually speak out and call for a motion on this. The saving and benefits are undeniable.
Alicia Hudson, CreweI am not legally allowed to drive. A journey that would be 40 minutes by car, takes me more than two hours by train.
Lee Calder, BirtleyRe-nationalise the railways.
Benjamin Parmentier, LondonNo need to comment – the past 5 years speak for themselves.
Antony Schofield, LeedsThe whole system has become too complicated. There’s no genuine competition between rail companies. The East Coast mainline is now making money for the nation.
Brian Armstrong, LondonWhen the cost of tickets keeps going up so that the shareholders can have a pay-out each year, the services are getting no better. It is time it was run by one body.
Andrew Drasar, StainesRe-nationalise the railways ASAP. They should never have been privatised.
Christopher Kerr, GlasgowWe need a British state-wide, publicly owned railway and for the sake of old times lets keep it as British Rail.
Brian Darvelll, BeverleyIt’s been proved they can make money when run by government just like East Coast Trains is. They are being subsidised to the hilt and where is the money going?
June Sutherby, PocklingtonPrivatisation for profit is obscene, selfish, greedy and undemocratic.
Ross Curtis, LondonNationalise ASAP to reduce fares and stop putting money into the pockets of greedy shareholders. Especially Richard Branson.
William Hall, DerbyThis country needs to be unified. Bring back BR (BR Blue while you’re at it). One solid fare, not 20 companies claiming they’re the cheapest. Rail for the people.
Andrew Rosthorn, DarwenOf all the European countries that came to investigate Britain’s great railway privatisation experiment, not one country copied the British experiment.
Deirdre Carlisle, DumfriesYes please – a properly joined-up rail network service.
Mark Lobley, LeicesterI work at a train station as a catering manager and I see the direct effect it has on the customers as the prices rise and the quality drops. Where are the benefits?
Oliver Heathcote, IpswichBritish Rail may have had its problems but nothing like the expensive muddle bequeathed to us by the Major government.
Yvonne Lunde-Andreassen, LondonIt’s the only private rail system in Europe.
Jus Sargeant, MiddlesbroughRestore our national rail.
Sarah Holford, WellingboroughI am tired of paying £96 return for a 45 minute journey from Wellingborough to London. This is extortionate and makes rail travel unaffordable.
Richard Carpenter, AbergavennyQualified support only as I don’t want the trade unions running the service.
Lucy Wade, KentI hate the trains. We are the passengers. Make the railways a public service again.
Nick Shields, Hebden BridgeJust another of a myriad reasons to revolt.
Christine Deas, RetfordNone of the public owned companies, such as the railways, coal, energy, water, should have been privatised. It was a short-sighted policy designed to make a quick profit.
Timothy Nicholas Brown, BanburyConsidering we have just about the highest train fares in Europe, re-nationalisation would seem to be a wise decision.
Jacqui Rowe, BirminghamI’m disgusted that London Midland has had its franchise extended.