Gregor McKechnie, Gothenburg, SwedenThe Major government harped on about offering choice. So they granted private companies rail franchises, which are effectively monopolies.
Richard DraytonRailways should be economic drivers and enablers run for UK plc not profit cash cows.
Chris Nicoll, Berwick-upon-TweedEverything in the ‘We are the collective’ statement rings true.
Marj & Don Bennett, SouthportIt just simply doesn’t work properly in private hands.
Daniel Cox, LymingtonPlease bring back British Rail.
Matthew Hewson, LouthBring it back to British Rail.
Rok Strnisa, LondonIf an essential public service isn’t run by government, especially where there can be little or no competition, abuse of position is inevitable.
Andrew Jobson, SunderlandI travel all over the country watching my football team, by train, and I’ve never known it so bad in 35 years. Bring back a nationalised railway,
Jojo Yexley, LondonTotally unfair and disgraceful.
John Gardner, StevenageLet’s own what we pay for and use.
Tom Voute, PurleyPrivatising the railway system was a very expensive mistake, only done for ideological reasons.
John White, CardiffYes.
Chris Martin, AbberleyThe only way forward is an integrated rail system which is only possible with the re-nationalisation of the railways.
Daz NezThousands of good souls together making hundreds of small actions in the right direction towards equality and freedom and away from hierarchy.
Lewis Hart, St. AlbansI am a member of UKIP, yet both I and some of my friends who are further right than the Tories agree nationalisation of the rails is necessary. This appeals to everyone.
S TuffhamThe government had no right to privatise British Rail – and without our permission. Where does Cameron get off?
Peter Cranmer, DoncasterPrivatisation was a bad idea from the beginning. To attempt to break up a national service and maintain this integration was stupid, ill thought-out and inept.
Emily Norris, OrmskirkRenationalisation is the only way to ensure the railways are run for the people of this country and not for the profit of others.
Veronica Sims, BedfordIt seems to me vital that the government understands that the railways are not there for the profit of a few but to keep the UK moving.
Alan Glover, Hexham142 Pacers would have been replaced long ago under a nationalised railway system, not cascaded down. The stock in the South of England is so superior to that in the North.
Eliot Johnson, DevizesIt’s the right thing for the country and the hard working commuters of Britain deserve a better railway system.
John Liversage, LlangollenI’ve never known an organisation waste so much money.
David Stride, FarehamRail for the community and country and not for private profit.
Dean Arent, NorwichThe party is over. We’ve had enough.
William Woodward, KeighleyThey should never have been privatised.
Martin Catchpole, IpswichBring it back. The people’s railway.
Lorraine Winson, ChesterfieldIf the private sector wants it, it’s because it makes them money, and know the government will bail them out if it loses. The state should make the profit if it takes the risk.
James WoodmanWe all agree that the present form of disjointed, inefficient ‘rip-off railways’ cannot be sustained.
Ewald Schroder, CroydonLet the franchises expire and let’s see how much better the taxpayer can run them than FCC or Virgin or any other.
Margaret Crisp, EdinburghThey should never have been sold off to greedy private companies who have ripped off the travelling public ever since.