Kathleen Downes, AylesburyTransport is a fundamental service which should never have been privatised, for travellers to be exploited for huge profits to the few.
Kitty Grove-Stephensen, MiddlesbroughIt ain’t broke – don’t fix it.
Sue Ahrens, WatfordIt’s clearly sensible.
Jonathan Pope, CambridgeLets do this.
Peter Long, BristolPublic transport should be a National Service, to serve the needs of the people. Privatisation has failed the people.
Cate Murray, KirkcudbrightI worked for British Rail and took great pride in this, as did all of my colleagues. When it was privatised I left my job. British Rail was stolen from the people.
Guy Birkin, NottinghamWe can make this work.
Maureen Cooper, LondonThe railways need good management in the nationalised sector with the capacity to raise funds to make improvements.
John Coan, GlasgowTax exile scumbag Branson swindles millions from the public purse while living on a private island. The railways are ours so let’s take them back.
Jodie Morris, WatfordI can’t afford to get home from university most of the time.
Geoffrey Duncan, Potters BarWe need the railways to be nationalised. It is totally unfair that the privatised companies make profits out of a public service.
William Armstrong, LondonServices before profit required.
Christopher Rowe, DurhamEast Coast is the best service presently in the UK, doesn’t have to pay a dividend to rich shareholders, and is less of a burden on taxpayers than any private company.
Simon Leavesley, LondonI remember the days when we had a wonderful national transport service, unlike today.
Donald Holden, AshfordThe railways were originally nationalised partly because of the lack of integration of all the operators. Re-privatisation has returned us to that chaotic situation.
Luke Durrant, NorwichAs a member of the Labour Party, I want to take back our railways. Let’s shake the leadership and inject some socialism back in.
Ryan McCarthy, SwindonI agree that travelling by rail in the UK is often too expensive. State-owned railways in other countries such as Germany and Sweden seem fairer. Why can’t ours be?
Niall McCrohan, LondonIt disgusts me to see that passengers across the country pay so much more for a service which is so much worse than other, state-owned European providers.
Robert Thomson, LivingstonIt’s time to come back to British Railways and get rid of privatisation.
Robbie Porter, EdinburghPlease.
Phil Robinson, LancashireI’m sick of paying through the nose to be transported like cattle!
Barry Ould, AylesburyI’m disgusted at today’s news about Virgin and Stagecoach, getting the East Coast franchise.
Eirug Griffiths, NeathSince BR was privatised by the government it is now run by different companies. These companies hike up the fares every year and provide a poor service for high prices.
Chris Woods, LondonWhat civilised democratic country flogs off its most important assets (railways, utilities, water) in the name of short term profit?
Alexander McLean, KilmarnockPoor service, no rolling stock, later and never early.
Katy Thompson, BrixtonI’m sick of rip-off fares and crowded conditions.
Robert Slater, Herne BayNationalise the entire rail system, permanently.
Anne Smith, LeedsGive us a decent rail system, not the mess we have now.
Louise Ffoulkes, LondonLet the railways be run for the passengers and not for the shareholders.