Amanda Child, BroadstairsThey should not have been privatised in the first place.
Maureen Parnell, EdinburghPublic ownership is far more efficient for an essential service.
Thomas Patterson, Whitley Baywhy can European national railways be allowed to run lines in the UK with less success than East Coast and worse customer survey results.
Kim Grais, LeedsThe privatisation of public services experiment is an unequivocal failure. It’s time to take it all back.
Jamie Hammond, ChelmsfordEnd this shambles of privatisation now.
Vivienne E Heatley, LondonYes. Bring back British Rail.
Heather Cartwright, SouthwellRailways should never have been privatised.
Simon Ford, GlastonburyReopen as many of the stations as possible closed by the Beeching review. Glastonbury has no station. Neither does Wells or Shepton Mallet in Somerset.
Mike Powell, SeascaleI fully agree with the concept of an integrated public service. British Rail – HST, East and West Coast Electrification, so many successes.
William Craven, StainesWhy sell something that’s making a profit for the country?
Terry Hudson, DarlingtonEast Coast service proves that the railways can make money under public ownership. All public services and utility companies ought to be re-nationalised.
Robert Macqueen, Leamington SpaDon’t let European governments run our railways. Do it ourselves.
Keith Jamieson, RuncornI’m fed up with ticket prices going up all the time. It’s time to re-nationalise the rail system.
Lee Milne, Great YarmouthRe-nationalise the railways for cheaper fares and better service. Some commuters are paying through the nose for train travel.
John Cant, EdinburghOur railways are a huge national asset and should be run to minimise road and air use and promote other social and environmental benefits, not run for profit.
Marc Evans, CardiffThe present system has left Wales with unintegrated services, no national routes, second class at best but at worst and most often, shamefully inadequate. Copy Glas Cymru.
Harry Bird, SheffieldThe proof of the pudding is in the eating. Since moving back into public ownership the East Coast line is thriving once more. Nothing more needs saying really.
Penny Thornton, StorringtonBring back a national rail service for the people and not for private profit.
John Falconer, HuntlyRail travel should be cheap enough to encourage people to use it. This can only happen if the whole system is run on a non-profit basis.
Christopher Dixon, BidefordDo it – and stop HS2.
Thomas Barlow, ManchesterOur trains seriously lag behind the nationalised systems of France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, all of whom also have much cheaper fares.
William Edwards, DarlingtonA national railway owned and operated by the nation for the nation in the interests of the nation has to be one of the most important publicly owned strategic assets.
Verity Dams, SwindonAs an actor I have to travel all over the place. I am just starting out, but I can’t afford to go to many an audition because of the crazy cost of train travel.
James Johnson, DoverPublic ownership is the only way forward. If it is not clear now, it never will be. The industry should never have been privatised.
Andrew Mulligan, Hamilton, NZI fondly remember travelling on BR in the early 90’s, and I loved it. I live in New Zealand now, but bringing back British Rail is one reason I am coming home.
Suzanne Hart, Royal Tunbridge WellsEnough of this obfuscated mess.
William Watts, ReadingThe name says it all.
Jsnr Ayres, New MillsIt’s so obvious, it hardly needs arguing.
Max Burton, ManchesterJust look at East Coast. We in the North could do with a bit of that.
Karl Reid, StroodHaving worked within the UK rail industry both under BR and privatisation, while some benefits have happened much has got worse. British Rail needs to come back.