Cyril Rhodes, SheffieldIt should not have been done in the first place.
John Russell, NorwichPrivatising the railways was like everything else the Conservatives privatised. A complete disaster.
Eric Smith, LudgershallRe-nationalise all our industrial infrastructure and don’t sell them to foreign companies.
Paul Dickerson, ScunthorpeJust bring it back.
Lisa Trendall, Lowestoft, SuffolkBeing a child that grew up on the railway when it was still BR, I have a particular interest in seeing our declining railways return back to being run by the Government.
Ash Bashar, LondonBring the icon back which would be the pride of UK.
Edward Bagenal, LondonAdding to the momentum of re-nationalised rail entities already occurring – we should own our national rail infrastructure as a civic, not private body.
Fiona Flynn, LondonI’ve seen little improvement with privatisation. Please bring back a nationally-funded rail service.
Susan Rogers, ManchesterIt was so much better when we ran it ourselves.
Thomas Meyrick, DorsetNice advert on the back of Private Eye.
Jim Taylor, AyrCheaper fares!
Debbie Waldon, BrightonIf we’d subsidised BR the way we subsidise the private companies it would have been the best service in the world.
Lee Stevens, PortsmouthGive up this capitalistic idea that the network runs better under private ownership. It’s a joke – overpriced and underinvested.
Timothy Laurence, ReadingCustomers are fed up with escalating fares, poor reliability, awful services and not enough carriages. British trains, built in Britain for the British people.
Louis Thorne, CambridgeIt makes no sense to try to introduce competition into what is a natural monopoly that should be run as a public good.
Rita Stroud, IpswichSome of us are old enough to remember the railways used to run a lot better than they do now, and it was affordable for everyone. We need to take it back.
Jane Walton, HorburyBring back British Rail. It was great. I had the best journey ever in 1985 from Kings Cross when it was good old British Rail.
David Collins, Newcastle-upon-TyneIt is about time to take back what was taken away and have it returned to the people.
Lesley Silver, BedfordThis is a public service, not a public cash cow.
Helen Saltern, BudeA re-unified rail network just might restore a rail link to North Cornwall.
Christopher Butler, ShipleyOur railway network must be brought back into public ownership. The profits from the railway must be invested in improving the service for all.
Gina Bridgeland, BrighousePrivatisation was a code-word for confiscation of a national asset. I’m not sure I like “nationalisation” – could we substitute “common ownership”?
Rebecca Brown, BansteadIt’s ludicrous that Britain doesn’t have a fully-integrated rail system and that so-called public transport is, in fact, private.
Cary Elcome, LeicesterPut an end to soaring fares, delays, cancellations, overcrowding. Give us reliable, human transport, not cattle trucking!
Robert Ughes, WorthingEnough of the lying idiots not providing a service. Enough. Ask your Parliamentary Candidates.
Liam Arthur, WallingtonBring back order, fair fares and proper trains.
David Ward, LondonEnough is enough.
Cathy Scoffield, Barnstaplewe need consistent investment not rely on run down stock.uk railways are a joke compared with Europeans.
Steve O’Connor, CambridgePrivatisation of essential services has proved to be costly to the public purse. Without unions in control, nationalisation would be far better.
Martyn Thirlway, LondonThis is something I have been saying for a long time. The government should be responsible for transport, hospitals and schools. I wish this action the very best.