Colin Noble, LeedsBring back BR, far better than the current inefficient, expensive, profit-focused private shambles.
Simon Pickles, EnfieldRail, NHS, Mail. These are core social services and should not be run for profit. Directly Operated Rail has proved this will work.
Gordon Reid, ExeterJust do it.
Michael Dunne, DarlingtonNearly every European country has its state-owned railway. We should have the same, run for the people not fat cats taking all the profits.
Paul Leeper, TelfordPeople before profit. Fairness and justice for all.
Leanne Bennett, SunderlandBritain once owned many fabulous things. Now we barely own the air we breath.
Lewis Denson, BristolEast Coast was a joy to travel on and it made a profit. What a ridiculous thing to have to ask for. nationalisation now.
Jeff Gibson, SheffieldThe people’s railway. Privatisation is a no.
Lee Gibson, LincolnIt’s time this fiasco was ended and the country’s backbone run at cost to make us a world leader.
Imran HusainPrivatisation and competition works when there is actual consumer choice on offer. Why anyone thought this would apply on rail routes beggars belief.
Julian Millichap, BridgwaterThey were my employer who I loved working for.
Ian Smith, ChippenhamI believe in the railways but not in the way they are run for fat controllers and shareholders. It’s a vital utility, unlike the motor car.
Keoni Kailimai, LondonBring back our rail for all.
Martyn Lyman, LeicesterI support the idea of bringing back British Rail because it is ridiculous to think it’s cheaper to fly than to take the train. We’ve had enough, Cameron.
Jeffrey Moore, LeedsProfit is king at the moment. Mammon triumphs again.
Alison Webster, BanwellWe used to own the whole network, until it was stolen by the Tories and sold.
Keith Graham, CheltenhamI am utterly stunned at the appalling state of our rail network. This needs to be put right. I have stopped using trains and started using planes, which are cheaper.
Sheraz Ahmad, BoltonPrices have increased and yet even fewer services are run from Bolton. There is no justification for this.
Huw Thomas, DorchesterIt works in Northern Ireland. It works when the public sector has to step in to ‘hold the fort’ in between franchise holders or when they lose interest. Bring back BR.
Jim White, Newcastle-upon-TyneSafety and operation of our rail network should not be in private hands. We need an integrated rail system.
Patricia Spence, ReadingBritish Rail was for customers not for shareholders.
Jamie Spilsbury, MerseysidePrivatisation has taken its toll on the whole railway system in Britain, turning it into a complete mess, not to mention train fares going up year after year.
Constance LeeIt should be back in public hands.
Peter Steckles, RochdaleWay overdue.
Van Tran, NottinghamBusinesses are in it for their shareholders, not for the benefit of the people who use the trains.
Katie Goodwin, TadleyThe Great Train Robbery – the British privatised rail network.
Vivienne E Heatley, LondonYes! Re-nationalise the railways and everything else we paid for.
Andy Black, EdinburghIt’s time to put it back where it belongs.
Kerry Pickett, BrightonFor the people.
Philip Michaelson, LondonI belong to a walking group of retired people whose organiser suffers because of the disorganisation of the various companies running rail transport in the South-East