Marc Collinson, BangorGreat campaign. Now a serious outline of proposals are required from a think tank.
Rosalind Hurst, Whitley BayNo privatisation has resulted in cheaper prices for consumers – just profits for the minority who became shareholders.
Robert McDonald, BrightonInstead of being at the office today, I am at home, because the trains have let me down again. Expensive, awful, very slow, getting worse.
JamesAt my local station there are no staff after 11am. The platforms are ill-maintained, railings missing and graffiti and litter everywhere.
Simon Barlow, CheltenhamBetter rail travel is integral to economic growth and reducing the impact on the environment. Only publicly owned, publicly run will achieve this, not a profit-led company.
Wendy Bennett, WallaseyGet it back for the people of the UK.
Michael Paine, YorkIt’s about time we looked after our infrastructure for the British people not the shareholders. If we put the money into the service, then the public should benefit.
Joan Edbury, BaildonWe need a transport system that deals with traffic congestion and carbon emissions on the roads. The railways could do this.
Matthew Burgess, NorwichWhy allow companies to make profit from a national service? They should have always been left in the public domain.
Judy Steele, Leamington SpaPrivate ownership doesn’t work for passengers. And re-nationalise buses, energy and the post office as well.
Raymond Austin, Houghton-le-SpringYou can tell by the overcrowded trains that people want to use railways and there are others who want to use it but are put off by the fares. BR did it better.
Andy Beech, CaerphillyLet’s get back to the days when it worked.
Nicholas Cleverley, LondonMake rail public again.
Keith Chambers, SouthportBring back British Rail.
Alison Oxley, PickeringWhy break something that was working so well?
Dom Maguire, LondonI’m fed up now. Just fed up. Surely a National network would function better than this shower.
Jade Turner, DerbyshireI think that British rail should be brought back as it was very important to my grandfather’s trade.
Michael Johnson, GuisboroughCan we have the power and water companies back as well please? They were privatised without our permission and are ripping us off also.
Tracey Ward, DerbyBringing back public ownership of the rail network would work much better, creating affordable fares and sufficient staffing, not compromising safety for profit.
Leslie Holder, ReadingMy late father worked for BR and Rail Track and always moaned about how bad things had got after the take over, about penny-pinching mend-and-make-do and poor management.
Tina Comparini, Southampton20 years of above inflation price hikes and I’m travelling in trains, not properly cleaned, with broken dirty toilets.
Andrew Brown, LondonHaving multiple companies running the trains is a disaster. I’d prefer a non-profit company (if not government) running our railways with the needs of passengers put first.
Sue Brown, NottinghamNationalised companies are what makes Britain great.
David Challis, MacclesfieldTravelling on railways in Europe shows us up. Elsewhere, better and cheaper. Privatisation has been a massive fraud against the public
Philip Bateman, StalybridgeLet’s make the railways a public service again not a piggy-bank for corporate greed.
Gillian Wolff, SheffieldAn efficient reliable customer-orientated rail service plus effective freight transport is what is needed.
Kevin Courtney, LiverpoolRail prices are high, service is low and standards are low.
Pier Hausemer, SalisburyIt can be done, if only there is a political will. Do it for the people of Great Britain.
Nick Anderson, Tunbridge WellsTravel should not be private. Privatisation does not work for all. Rail first then Air.
Alan Giles, EssexJohn Major’s greatest disaster.