Simon SteeleI support this cause and believe the rail services should be nationalised once more, for a better service and cheaper, more affordable travel.
Sally Millar, EdinburghBritish taxpayers and rail customers pay for rail services – but don’t get the service they need – and private companies and shareholders take the profits. It’s mad.
Patrick English, SheffieldOver-priced horrible trains ran for fat cats and not for the public good.
Gareth Davies, ReadingBring back all public infrastructure into public ownership and reduce top civil service wages to a maximum of £50,000 per annum.
Alan Bettridge, LondonThe worst service since the great days of BR Southern Region.
Alistair Rawkins, SalisburyI am a full time student and use the car to commute to and from university in Southampton. Using the car is actually cheaper than getting the train.
Carol Gavaghan, LondonThe rail network ran better under BR. It should be run as a service, not for profit. Commuters are just subsidising the service for the benefit of shareholders.
John Puntis, LeedsStaggering tripling of taxpayer subsidy since privatisation, lack of investment (e.g. in electrification), and fares going through the roof. Nationalise now.
Dewi Loveluck, BridgendBring it back!
Tony Mayer, SwindonAs franchises end, give to a reformed British Rail as was done with the N E line only to be undone by the Coalition.
Arkhenatan Dot Com, SydenhamIsn’t it illegal to privatise public transport?
James Jarvis, SouthamptonWe have a Third World train service.
Farouk Sohawon, LondonBringing the railway network into public ownership will put some order in and focus on the industry.
Jim Dignan, SheffieldPrivatisation produces profits for the privateers and their shareholders at the expense of service users and the community.
Stuart PartlettPlease. I can’t get a job and it’s too expensive to use the trains.
Ruben Osborne, BathIt will be brilliant for us train spotters and I can describe the fail of nationalisation in 2 words – Virgin Trains.
Robin Campbell, HitchinEast Coast proves it works in government ownership. It should never have been privatised.
Martin Griffin, EdinburghThe franchises bloat the cost of management of the railways. The shareholders – often foreign national railways – are not investing profits in the UK rail companies.
Stan Laight, SheffieldPrivatisation of our railways has been a disaster. Our railways belong in the hands of workers.
Ayleen Pilling, Westcliff-on-SeaThey’ve gone completely downhill since privatisation.
Robert Kennedy, ExeterRe-nationalise, re-nationalise, re-nationalise.
Glyn Jones, DartfordEnd the farce and re-nationalise the railways. I travel to and from Cumbria by train and have never arrived on time in any direction. Also the fares are so expensive,
Katherine Stansfield, Frinton on SeaPlease re-nationalise British Rail services.
Mark Bishop, YorkWhat is wrong with a service? Why does everything have to provide a profit to shareholders?
Diane Baskerville, BirminghamPrivatisation just doesn’t work for infrastructure or utilities.
Judith McFarlane, BedfordGive the railways back, and get freight off the roads.
Carlo Ferri, OswestryFrom Glasgow I can’t get home to visit family due to the high cost of all transport. But you know when trains are beyond ridiculous when it becomes cheaper to fly home.
Mervyn Parry, LlangollenIt’s about time that all public transport was back in the hands of the people and not the companies who are draining every penny out of taxpayers pockets.
Andrew McTaggart, CheltenhamThere are a number of industries which do not benefit from anything but national ownership. This is one of them.
Chris Winfield, NottinghamThe people who used to knock British Rail aren’t knocking any more are they?