Ben Bailey, BrightonI agree that re-nationalising the railways is a common sense idea.
Brian Jordan, StockportPublic transport should not be run for profit. It is a basic right that should be affordable for all.
Richard King, BristolThis privatisation experiment has failed. The East Coast Line ran at a vast profit when in government hands but not when previously run privately. It’s time for British Rail.
Clive Bell, DoncasterIn the national interest most utilities should remain in public ownership. Most of our assets are owned by foreign companies over which we have no say.
Susan Bell, LondonBring back British Rail.
Naomi Wallace, OtterburnStop wasting tax payer money on private rail. Bring back public owned transportation.
David Henshaw, DorchesterI’ve argued long and hard for this since the mid 1990s.
Jerry Cooper, LondonWe taxpayers are paying more in subsidy to the private companies that run the railways now than we ever did when it was state-owned. Re-nationalise now.
Ann Frain, SheffieldJust look to the success of the East Coast mainline once it was out of the hands of private companies.
Martin Mansell, StevenagePrivatisation isn’t working. Just look at the state of our railways.
Keith Chambers, SouthportBring back British Rail.
Jane Mcguigan, WatfordI was an employee during the late 1980s, working at Euston House and Rail House Euston for British Rail.
David Everitt, YorkI believe the BBBR campaign is to return the service to the tax-paying people, and not a feather bed for the unions. If not, then leave it as the shambles it already is.
Steve Higgins, LeedsI support Caroline Lucas’s proposal to take each rail component back into public ownership as franchises finish. East Coast shows how much better it would be.
Chris Marsh, RustingtonI’m fed up with high prices and competing networks.
Craig Robertson, BirkenheadThe trains are outdated and whatever new stock Northern do get is cast offs from down south or abroad.
Bradley Sansom, BradfordThe government has just privatised East Coast, which will inevitably end in disaster like the other failed attempts before. It was making a massive profit in public hands.
Erica Jeffery, CrawleyI’m originally from a place in the US that doesn’t even do public transport. It was cheaper and far more reliable than this joke of a system. Shame on bosses and government.
Shane Storrow, PembrokeshireBring back BR.
Matthew Lee, LondonIt’s time to bring back the public service ethos in our railways.
Jenny Gilbert, WellingtonWe need to go back to the days you could buy a ticket at the station, and change trains or travel times without extra expense. It’s stupid that driving is now cheaper.
Mark Horton, BathSoon after privatisation, how many politicians ended up on boards and as shareholders?
Julia Inch, EnfieldBritish Rail belonged to us before the sell-off and privatisation but we want it back nationalised and belonging to us again.
Rob Flann, IsleworthBring it back.
Zulekha Limalia, LeicesterPlease bring back British Rail. Private companies such as East Midland Trains and First Great Western are ripping us off. Travel fares must be reduced and affordable.
Em Law, HastingsAmber Rudd is trying to kill our local rail route to implement another even more corrupt, private, expensive disservice in order to kill our town.
Ruth Rach, LewesStop these greedy, outrageous and callous private monopolies
Robert Gordon, LondonThings can only get better if we bring it back. Fairer fares and no complicated deals.
Russ Hepworth-Harvey, NelsonIt’s long overdue. How can there be any sense in selling off East Coast (when it was making UK PLC money) to Richard Branson whose West Coast line rips people off!?
Paul Dickerson, ScunthorpeJust bring it back.