Jeremy Evans, BrightonI love nationalised trains.
Patricia Macnair, GlasgowI am very happy to back this. Having travelled on German and Austrian trains this autumn, I am aware of the shortcomings in the British system.
Freddy Brown, BristolCertain services do not fit with capitalism. The only successful railways are heavily subsidised. Re-routing this into shareholders’ pockets is wrong and ineffective.
Stephen McGinley, LondonThis is overdue because of profiteers on the line.
Sheila Rowhan, LondonPut people before profit.
David Stride, FarehamRail for the community and country and not for private profit.
Chris Wilson, LondonRe-nationalise please.
Elizabeth Timms, St NeotsYou’d do better supporting the Green Party than Labour if you want this to happen.
John Greig, EdinburghNationalise the rail network.
Penny Hayhoe, DurhamIt’s a difficult choice between privatisation and nationalisation – though on balance I think that, as long as it is held to account, nationalisation would be better.
Andrew Marsden, BathInconsistent brand identity and decentralised control create confusion for customers and overheads for train operating companies.
Brian Flynn, LeedsIt is vital for the future of our society that we begin to take back into public ownership those things the state ought rightly to manage.
Robert Goodman, LeedsPublic ownership proves it can work, run correctly.
Brian Hodgkinson, NottinghamSince the railways were privatised I have never travelled on them.
Adam Powell, ElyIt’s about time. A nationalised service is the common sense solution.
Lillian Brogan, CheshireWe are pensioners and, even with a pass, it is too much. It is daylight robbery.
Paul Shuker, LondonOur railways cannot be removed because the Conservatives are in power. We need to do something about this.
Mark Mould, RotherhamRail services in this country are dire.
John Carlson, South ShieldsI’m sick of expensive fares and low service.
Michael Friend, DartmouthRailways should be run as an affordable service for all people, not just for shareholders and to provide luxury for expense account holders.
Julia Inch, EnfieldBritish Rail belonged to us before the sell-off and privatisation but we want it back nationalised and belonging to us again.
John Paine, DoverRailways are now used as a cash cow for profiteering. We the people bought and built British Rail only for it to be sold off for profit is an outrage.
Austin Jones, Church StrettonLet’s have a national plan, not a free-for-all governed by cherry-picking and profit maximisation.
John Conway, EdinburghAs a regular user of East Coast, I know that a publicly-owned rail company can deliver value and service, without handing over profits into the hands of the few.
Paul Hutchins, ExeterStriving to make Britain Great again.
Sue Vincent, LondonPeople before profit. Democratic control for essential services.
James Andrew Robson, LeedsPut passengers before profits. We’re the only country in Europe that has a privately-run national railway network, with poor governmental control and ‘toothless’ regulators.
Mary Renshaw, CongletonThe travelling public is being taken for a ride by the private rail operators. Fares are ridiculously high compared to countries with state run services.
Gerald Lock, MaestegBring back British Rail – this system is not working.
Elaine Savage, SaltburnUnited Kingdom is the shame of Europe due to expensive transport.