Nicola Hartley, LondonThe public have had to subsidise the railways so why not simply publically own them and then proper public travel services for all instead of profit motive alone
James Fussell, MI live in Sweden but I’m British, Bristolian born and bred, and I’m 100% in favour of re-nationalisation of the rail system – without compensation.
Jesamine Bartlett, Market DraytonAfter spending time living in Norway where the state owns the rail system and you can travel cheaply, I am even more furious at the cost of travel in the UK on rail.
Ian Harvey, NorwichThe Norwich to London service is appalling under a privatised system. Old rolling stock, high fares and dreadful timing and timekeeping.
Rosie Roberts, EastbourneOutrage.
Nic Szeremeta, TorquayGiving a country’s infrastructure to profiteers is a bad joke.
John Cutts, WorksopThatcher left us with a nice legacy.
Paul Leonard, ChoppingtonKeep British Rail public.
Anna Coles, CanterburyIt makes good economic and ecological sense to re-nationalise the railways.
Noel McCullough, BelfastKeep the greedy fat cats away from the people’s railway.
Michele Webber, ColchesterNational travel should be cheap and affordable and subsidised by government. The gains to the economy would more than pay for it in my opinion.
Roddy Glen, EdinburghPlease re-nationalise our railways. I want a ‘joined-up’ system. I don’t want to have to pay for bail-outs of private companies and shareholders any more. Thank you.
Megan Low, Newcastle-upon-TyneYou should like totally bring back British Rail. I mean it’s just like totally the best ever.
Jeffrey Turner, NottinghamThe railway system should be unified and money that is currently paid in profits can be used to improve they system.
David Bain, DoncasterThe rail system is a national asset, not a speculators’ plaything.
Eliot Humphreys, WrexhamThere is no advantage for the public for the service to remain as profitable and as almost uselessly negligent as it actually is. Paying high for substandard everything.
Phil Smart, LeicesterI love the trains, I really do. But they’re too expensive and smaller towns are poorly served. Bring back British Rail and give us a train system to be proud of!.
Peter King, EdinburghSelling the profitable East Coast route to German state railways seems daft.
Graham Weeden, BedfordTime to ring the changes and scrap the private companies.
Jonathan Burton, ScarboroughI am a regular rail traveller, not just on one network. The lack of a cohesive policy and co-operation between the different companies is shameful.
David Whalley, OldhamPrivatisation was a huge mistake. A re-nationalised railway would be much better as long as the government invests the money needed.
Simon Herbert, LeicesterWhat’s the point of a train service no one outside London can afford?
John Brown, LondonYes, bring back national rail. It was ours in the first place. What right did they have to sell it off? They didn’t ask me.
Jacqueline Marriott, LeicesterNothing they do surprises me any more.
John McNulty, Newcastle-upon-TyneLiving with East Coast Rail has highlighted that the case for privatisation has never been proven.
Wendy Easen, Newcastle-upon-TyneTraining down to London frequently, we cannot understand why our brilliant East Coast service should not remain publicly-owned, with others joining us to make a profit.
Margaret Kerr, WirralTake back our railways. They’re ours…
Matthew George, PenzanceOur railway is currently an embarrassment. Forget the shareholders and sort it out.
Jennifer Gray, BristolThe only way that the railway works is to re-nationalise it. Put passengers before profit.
Deborah Gibbens, ShropshireThe railways should be a public service, not a means to extract cash from the public.