Naomi Brown, SouthamptonGive the railways back to the public. Private ownership doesn’t work. It’s not a new idea and it can be done with next to no cost. What are they playing at?
Stuart Pratley, LewesPublic transport, not private profit.
Gordon Alcock, Stockton-on-TeesPut railways back in the public domain.
Kenneth Jones, TreherbertIt should never have been privatised.
Robin Holden, Chipping NortonBetter a public than a private monopoly.
Colin FlowerdayBritish Rail still exists so let’s have this wonderful company back and get rid of these rubbish private train companies.
Patricia Gurney, NewarkWe are the people of Britain and we want our railways back.
S Read, YorkWill a mainstream party have common sense enough to adopt this policy? Why are they so scared?
JamesThe only investment I can see in the railways, is in painting the stations in their company colours
Chris Coulthard, CarlisleThe successful return of the East Coast Main Line to public ownership makes an irrefutable case for the return of British Rail. Bring it back.
David LatimerThe banks now own virtually all our trains alongside lots more important infrastructure that once belonged to the people.
George Forth, SloughAn not-for-profit governmental agency (like the company that runs the East Coast line) is the best way forward. Profits put back into infrastructure, not pockets.
Jane Marsh, YorkMake our railways cheaper and more convenient for everyone, not run by a private company only interested in lining shareholders’ and fat cats’ pockets.
Michael Morrison, ChelmsfordI have nothing to add that isn’t obvious and said already.
Liam Sheerin, BrightonBring back British Rail.
Frank Nicholas AdamWith a reintegrated railway system, the bureaucracy could be cut benefiting the normal people in society.
Fred Johnson, LondonPut an end to this disastrous privatisation.
Polly Stubley, BristolFair fares for all.
Hugh Mulcahy, LondonWe need services run for and by the people.
Ian Halstead, HullPoking our digits into the tyranny of spreadsheets.
Paul BrightWe must rebuild our country’s economy and to do this we need a fully integrated and affordable public transport system centred on the British railways.
Pete Thompson, BlackpoolWhy is the railway punished so much? It’s starved of funding, sold off cheaply and then selfishness bleeds the profits.
Christopher Corbett, LondonThe public should not continue to subsidise private enterprise.
Daniel McCarty, SunderlandWe need a centrally-planned, efficiently-run railway again, run for the benefit of the people, and no more foreign-run franchises or shambles electrification projects.
Paul Hernon, LlangollenIt’s bloody obvious.
David Harrison, WashingtonWe need more space to accommodate cycles
Hugo Rogers, NewburyYes, but we need more lines re-opened (and not HS2) to create more capacity.
Richard Morgan, BradfordWe’ve had enough of companies taking profits and under-investing. All profits, responsibility and decisions should be the Government’s on behalf of the population.
Ian Walker, Milton KeynesPrivatisation is an utter shambles.
Elizabeth Cross, ChichesterI long for the old days when the railways were run by people who were truly interested in their jobs and not run for greedy profiteers but for the passengers.