DarrenGood luck with your campaign!
David Hill, CreweIt’s criminal what happened and continues to happen to the railway.
Nathaniel Dodd, ChelmsfordRead ‘On the Wrong Line’ by Christian Wolmar. It’s right to Bring Back British Rail.
Mike Kirwan, NottinghamIt’s a diabolical service and they don’t care about the passengers, but useless top managers are paid millions.
Kay Green, HastingsMy partner works for a railway company. I travel by train a lot. We both know from experience why we need our railways back in public hands.
Rohan Mehra, PurleyWe should look to countries like Japan, Germany and France for ideas on how to run our railways.
AlexBritish Rail was broken up (badly) in the 90s to satisfy some ideological political dogma rather than what was best for passengers.
Julian Wagstaff, EdinburghRail privatisation was madness in 1993 and remains madness in 2013. A massive public subsidy of private profit. Re-nationalisation is not just sensible, it is essential.
Benjamin Adams, LewesWe all need our rail system. It is not only essential for our nation but should be part of our national pride.
David Sleet, YorkIf profits can be made by British Rail, they should be ploughed back into the system, not distributed to the already-wealthy shareholders.
John Puntis, LeedsStaggering tripling of taxpayer subsidy since privatisation, lack of investment (e.g. in electrification), and fares going through the roof. Nationalise now.
Kuldeep Nazran, NorburyTransport is part of our mobility infrastructure. Not a profit opportunity.
Linnea Rowlatt, Conyer, KentPublic services, such as transport, health, or education, ought to be operated by servants of the public – not private companies.
Jan Halligan, HolmfirthPublic transport should be a service, not a business.
Rachel Richardson, LondonMy 8 year old and I rarely see family as they all live in other parts of the country and the fares to travel are too high for us. I think that’s sad.
Dave Emson, BedaleIn Europe you have high quality train networks under one direction. The UK needs to follow suit.
John Taylor, ChesterfieldBring back British Rail is the best for the rail network since George Stephenson,.
Richard Smith, BungayWe need a national railway network that the whole nation can be proud of – not the shambolic mess that we have now.
Chris Hewitt, LondonIt’s ours, it always has been and it always should be.
Tom Carslaw, NorwichI’m remaining a car driver and wild horses wouldn’t get me to support people like Richard Branson.
Fiona Crompton, BodminRail fares in this country are way too much – especially for students living in rural areas where transport is scarce.
Christopher Bell, HullIt is about time profiteering finished and the railway was put back to being a public service. Privatisation has shown it can work, now let’s have some fair play for us.
Rick LongRe-nationalisation is overdue and would cost nothing. It’s time to end the disastrous experiment with our essential public service.
Christine Barratt-Phelps, StalybridgeIt would be in the British peoples’ interest to have it back as British Rail. The Government should never have sold it off as it was one of the citizens’ properties.
R Marchal, ChelmsfordAll profits should go back into the system.
John Hicks, Sunbury-on-ThamesIf even ‘Red Ed’ couldn’t be persuaded to re-nationalise the railways then it doesn’t look too hopeful – but good luck anyway.
Mark Tibbutt, WorcesterIt must happen now.
John Cant, EdinburghOur railways are a huge national asset and should be run to minimise road and air use and promote other social and environmental benefits, not run for profit.
David L Atkinson, MirfieldEastern Rail’s success is surely enough evidence for re-nationalisation.
John Dadacz, Sutton-in-AshfieldYes unify the rail services; you know it makes sense.