Annabelle Killworth, BasildonWe need railways to provide public services not profit for millionaires.
Barney Platts-Mills, AndoverTransport should sensibly be a public service.
John Garratt, PenzanceBritain needs a cohesive railway network run efficiently for the benefit of all, not the profit before service shambles we have now. Bring back British Rail.
Trish Joscelyne, East SussexIf they can do it in the rest of Europe, why not here?
David Green, LondonNot only should we re-nationalise the railway network, but we must also bring back into the public sector the whole transport industry.
Paul Lewis, LongfieldAll the most successful and fair railway systems around Europe, and indeed the World, are state-run and not-for-profit. Let’s defeat the Tory scum.
Laurence Cooke, CoventryEnough is Enough.
David Ransom, BrightonRail should never have been privatised in the first place.
Peter Sansom, GlasgowPrivatisation has meant soaring ticket prices, ever larger subsidies and inferior service. Transport in the hands of the state (East Coast) will always outperform private.
Tom Carslaw, NorwichI’m remaining a car driver and wild horses wouldn’t get me to support people like Richard Branson.
Marilyn J Wilson-Baker, Langar, NottinghamshireThe rail service is one of Britain’s great national treasures. Please preserve it for future generations.
Roger Allen, LondonA publicly-run system can aim subsidy at fare reduction and infrastructure. As it is, shareholders take large chunks for whatever excessive profit is currently expected.
Alison Parker, EnfieldAs a First Capital Connect victim, I fully support your aims.
Paul Mowat, LondonPrivatisation has not worked and re-nationalisation is the only sensible option.
Carol Spicer, NottinghamReliable service and fares that are fair and easy to work out.
Sally Weston, WarehamBring back our railway.
Alan Gowar, BrightonBring back BR.
Liam Gibbons, BradfordThey said privatisation would make fares cheaper and improve the commuter experience. We were lied to.
Jon Cooke, Flitwick.I commute to London every day, with shabby, dirty, obsolete rolling stock and the most expensive tickets in Europe. I’m being shafted, aren’t I?
David Butcher, CarlisleBritish Rail was safer. The rail system we have now is dangerous.
Dave Devaney, LiverpoolPlease re-nationalise our railway lines.
Graeme Braisby, BarnsleyAll utilities, rail and road, should be owned by the British people and not for private profit. They are everyday necessities.
Margaret Campbell, Whitley BayServices are deteriorating rapidly. Stops on Newcastle to Kings Cross have reduced, therefore taking longer to reach destinations, e.g. Letchworth and Stevenage.
Diane Edmonds, GrimsbyBritish Rail, as a publicly owned company, offered an efficient, well-run service with the customer at the fore, whereas privatisation puts monetary gain first.
David Kent, PrescotThe British railway system should be in public hands. Most of what was closed by Beeching should be re-opened, as people live in those isolated places now with poor public transport.
Mark Simmons-Jenkins, CreditonPrivatisation does not work, and will never work. It’s time to take ownership back into public hands.
Les Railton, HullI remember when British trains were something to be proud of. We should put that right again.
Christopher Shaw, Berwick-upon-TweedEast Coast is a good service and is profitable in public ownership. Keep it that way.
Karen Nadin, NewarkAll part of the Tory attempt to put all public services in private hands. Re-nationalise all public utilities as soon as possible.
Faraz Choudhry, SheffieldPrivatisation has never worked and it’s a failed experiment on our national infrastructure that leaves it fragmented.