Duncan Rose, ManchesterWe had something good going. Re-nationalise now.
Janine Gallagher, HuddersfieldWe need to take back control of our railways, so we get cheaper rail fares and better service.
David James, LeedsEssential services should be run by the public for the public. Profits and subsidies should be ploughed back in and not go into the pockets of private investors.
Anna Worthy, SunderlandRailways need to be in public ownership. We would save one billion a year.
Alan CritchlowLet’s get this back to the British people and run properly.
Mary Fletcher, St IvesAs private owners want a profit it’s unlikely they will ever be cheaper.
Gemma Holmes, ThameTrains are dangerously overcrowded due to carriage formations being woefully short at peak times. Everyone is back in the office as normal post Covid. Arriva must go!
Alan King, EdinburghFragmentation has wasted money on in-fighting instead of delivering a fully integrated service for business and families.
Tim Mapston, LondonThey should never have been sold off in the first place.
Paul Denyer, HorshamIf the fares were lower more people would travel by train. It’s got to be better than more roads.
Jack Sellen, LondonI’m fed up with privatisation. It is a con.
Oliver Steward, NorwichReturn our railways to public ownership.
Chris Yates, NorthwichThis needs to happen. What is the use of a train that is less than half-filled to capacity when you charge through the nose? Give British Rail back to the people.
Jacqueline Gordon, Haywards HeathIt’s no longer affordable to travel by rail anywhere in the UK. Goodbye to relatives who live far away from each other. More loneliness. Very sad indeed.
Anthony Moule, KnebworthI’m sick to death of being ripped off to pay shareholders.
Jess Princeton, HitchinStop privatisation.
Jus Sargeant, MiddlesbroughRestore our national rail.
Ann Milroy, LondonBring back British Rail. The present set-up is a complicated mess.
Jack Rutherford, CambridgeI’m 100% behind this. We need a unified rail system. Privatisation has given us awful service.
Jay Cannings, LewesThe East Coast line proves that public ownership results in better service than private profit-driven service. Government doesn’t want to hear this though.
Jim West, DerbyIt’s nonsense that the railways should be run using the present model – it simply does not work. Re-nationalise now.
James Bremner, HolmrookI oppose rail privatisation on both economic and operational grounds, speaking as a qualified transport economist.
Roy Robertson, DennyPublic service should be the watchword and not just making money. East Coast trains should be the re-nationalisation model.
Gill Cuthbertson, BangorThe system is not fair. Different subsidies or hike-ups in different regions. It needs intelligent organising.
John Hewitt, PrestonThis utter shambles has got to stop. The railways need to be brought back into public ownership as soon as possible.
Alan Whittaker, Llanelli, CarmarthenshirePrivatisation doesn’t work. The time to re-nationalise is now. Our railways are nearly all state-owned, but the problem is, that they are foreign states that own them.
Sue Richmond, SheffieldI just love our trains, so save them.
Peter Read, WatfordRidiculous state of affairs re price of tickets etc.
Graham Donaldson, WakefieldBring BR back to public ownership, control fares and get more freight onto the railways.
Gordon Leach, PortsladeHaving experienced the shambles of Southern and the marginally better Arriva Trains Wales services it is high time they were done away with and re-nationalised.