Celia Laverick, StanleyPut British Rail back together. Run it with a management separate from MPs but scrutinized by auditors.
Carol Wilson, Saffron WaldenLet’s have a government with common sense. Is that too much to ask for? Apparently so.
Alan Hopkins, Newcastle-upon-TyneThe privatisation was only conceived with one aim – profit for the few. Any fool could see that chopping the network into little bits would seriously undermine its efficiency.
Chuck Elliot, SheffieldPrivatised railways make no sense. Competition is impossible within rail services. Nationalisation is the only sensible policy.
Gillian Callaby, WorksopAs a frequent rail traveller I find the various tariffs immensely frustrating. A fare should remain reasonably constant.
David McintoshBritish Rail only failed because the governments of the day ran it into the ground, in favour of the car.
Richard Muncey, BirminghamLet’s have a public service with trains late into the night with as much subsidy as the privatised services get.
Ben Collins, East MallingBring back proper public transport.
John Tucker, BrixhamI’ve just returned from train travel through France, Italy and Switzerland and Eurostar. I then went from Paddington to Newton Abbot by First Great Western – oh dear, shameful.
James CoxIt just makes sense. We must retain ownership of such a vital and important piece of infrastructure.
Damien McGauley, LondonBring back British Rail.
Lesley Ward, ManchesterThe trains are old, dirty and late or cancelled.
Tim Pickles, CardiffWhy did we ever privatise a fantastic national system? It doesn’t work.
Tanya O’Carroll, LondonThe facts speak for themselves. What is the government thinking? We pay higher prices for worse services and we dole out subsidies to profit-making companies
Beth Granter, BrightonNationalisation is the only solution. Railways should be run for the public benefit and not for private profit.
Joanne Turner, CamberleyBring back British Rail.
Stuart Jones, LincolnEast Coast has worked fine under public ownership recently. Why change it?
Jane BarryPrivatised rail wastes huge amounts of money.
Steve Pilkington, BelperI welcome the chance to add my name to a campaign to return the railways to the public. Let’s run them for the good of the public, not profit for shareholders.
Andy Walker, BrightonStop paying profits to companies and invest them back in the railways.
Alexandra Gillett, BristolRailways should be a public service, not a private profit-generating business. They should work for us, not shareholders.
Andrew Moore, EnfieldMajor infrastructure components such as all of the rail network should be nationally owned and operated.
Colin Anderson, AirdrieI’m fed up with poor service and high prices.
Graham Coult, LondonI agree that we need a unified national (and international) railway run to serve the people for the good of the nation, not a fragmented over-complex for-profit system.
Frank Sowerby, DurhamEnd the fragmented railway system. Restore railways to the people.
Joan Burt, EdinburghAbellio is a publicly-owned Dutch company. Northern Rail should be publicly-owned by the British people for those using and working on the line.
Joseph McLaughlin, CoatbridgeI believe that a healthy democratic nation should own all of its own infrastructure, including Health, Education, Roads, Water and Railways.
Roger Oliver LewisThe main routes carrying the most passengers have deteriorated since privatisation.
Jenny Toal, CoalvilleTrain travel in Britain is the embarrassment of Europe and we deserve better service and better value if we are to help to cut car emissions by taking the train.
Roger Hawkins, MorpethRe-nationalise, but keep a limited role for the private sector in running some trains and ancillary services like catering.