Peter Calliess, WienA public service in public hands is common sense.
Gerard Seaman, BexleyheathPrivatisation has achieved absolutely nothing to the advantage of rail users, whilst the taxman (that means us) continue to subsidise profiteering service providers.
Anthony Jeffries, LincolnEast Coast is in public hands and runs at a profit. The simple thing is not to renew franchise contracts. Take the lines back one by one.
David Harbud, BexleyPublic services are best run by the state, rather than as a way of squeezing profit out of the hardworking public.
James Stevenson, HullbridgeCirculate East Coast’s financial figures.
Barrie Fairbairn, LeicesterUnified track, trains and maintenance, with simple clearly-defined profit centres – InterCity / HS/ Regional / Freight / Scotland – as immediately pre-privatisation.
Keith Marr, Hemel HempsteadThe railways are a natural monopoly best run by the state – just like the postal service.
Dominic Williams, Ashford, KentSNCF do it right, BAHN do it right. It’s time to join them and end this mockery of free market economics supported by public subsidy.
Paul Leeper, TelfordPeople before profit. Fairness and justice for all.
Margaret Castro, YorkRailways are vital infrastructure and need investment throughout the country to benefit all.
Graham Triggs, StevenagePrivatisation is a disaster. Franchises awarded based on false claims of returns, and not on value and service.
Peter Fairhurst, GatesheadNationalisation means simplification, for all concerned.
David Graham, West YorkshireThe East Coast line shows how it should be done.
Kevin Blenkinsopp, Bishop AucklandBritish trains should be run and owned by Britain, not overseas companies.
Tony Tyler, Letchworth Garden CityIt works so why mess it up again.
Owen Smithson, HornseaFor people not for profit.
James Pauley, BoltonThe current situation is a fiasco and getting worse. Privatisation has only benefited the owners, not the customers.
Jean Welsh, BradfordState-owned railways and utilities. Profit for the people.
Lynn Rimmer, BathThe worst privatisation. Bring it back into public ownership.
David McintoshAs tax payers we pay more than any other country to run the rail network millions of us depend upon every day.
Oliver BullAll UK railways should be publicly owned instead of giving companies (many of which of foreign) our money.
Sean Garvey, LondonI fully support bringing our railways back into public ownership. As each franchise comes up for renewal we need a step-by-step nationalisation of the entire network.
John Raven, EdinburghPrivatisation was driven by WTO in the first place, not for the public good. Rail privatisation was the worst of all. Crazy prosecutions for having wrong tickets.
Adam Lewins, DoncasterBring it back as soon as possible.
David Pearce, LondonAs a supporter of TUSC, I am 150% behind re-nationalising state infrastructure, including BR.
Kathleen Byrne, Newcastle-upon-TyneBritish Rail should be kept public and not sold off to those only interested in money.
Christopher McNaughton, Newton AbbotBring back BR now.
Tula Jones, SwanseaTrains are disgusting at present.
Nicholas Bradley, ExeterStop the rip-off prices. It’s the most expensive public transport in the EU.
Noel Inge, Harrold, BedsThe current system is uniquely stupid. Dogma should not be the starting point for delivering such a vital public service.