Jonathan Martin, LancasterThere are some services the market can’t effectively provide and a rail network is one. It’s a costly experiment gone wrong and it’s time to wake up to common sense.
Graeme Dawes, UckfieldLet’s have our National Transport System not for profit.
Sue Catt, KetteringPrivatisation benefits no-one but shareholders and the fat cats.
Jason Slade, BrightonInvestment and improvement, not profit.
David Connelly, AyrBritish Rail was better for all rail commuters and should be kept in public ownership.
Jennifer Craig, Fredensborg, DenmarkA UK citizen living temporarily in Denmark, aware of the benefits of state-owned railways and a joined-up system. See DSB and Rejseplanen – Britain needs the same.
Mick Burbidge, GrimsbyA no-brainer to stop the passenger rip-offs for shareholders’ profits.
Christina McKenna, LiverpoolBring back British Rail, lower prices and put the power in expert hands rather than politicians.
Ian Cook, ManchesterLet’s go forwards not backwards. It worked for us when BR was running from the 50s to the late 80s.
Hannah Rogers, MayfieldTrain tickets are unaffordable and driving is cheaper.
Roger Philpott, CheltenhamArriva UK’ is a subsidiary of ‘Deutsche Bahn’ and is entirely owned by the German state: So yes, the UK government does believe in nationalisation but by anyone but us.
Adam Fekete, HarrogateTrains rock.
Teresa Marshall, GatesheadI wish to join the growing number of people who want to make our train service unified.
Ellen Woods, BasildonTravelling to London is a rip off.
Claire Vincent, SkiptonIf the industry needs to be paid for by the state then why do shareholders and not the state reap the benefits?
Dawn Chamberlain, LiskeardOur rail and utility companies should never have been sold off in the first place.
Robert Duff, FalkirkThe railways belong to the people, not shareholder money-rapists.
Julie Boston, BristolSupport MPs who campaign to take back the Great Western franchise. Support RMT and protect rail jobs such as track maintenance, booking offices and guards.
Leslie Buck, SeahamBring life back into the railways. I was employed by BR from 1977 and retired from Network Rail in 2012, from signaller, station supervisor then MOM 1991 to 2012.
Andrew Wilkes, CardiffNationalise British Rail.
Anthony Hopkins, BristolThe rail service should be a viable alternative to car travel but in reality the public are held to ransom by an extortion racket.
Mair Jones, DenbighExcellent campaign.
Chris Uren, BracknellI used to work for BR at Reading, loved every minute of it then they privatised it and it lost its attraction.
Scott Fury, GlasgowNot just loss of jobs and a really poor, expensive disaster. Privatisation has killed people on our trains through lack of investment in safety. Lovely Tories.
Chris Henwood, BrightonThe sooner the better.
Sarah Macdonnell, RedhillPlease could we have a national rail system that works for the passengers and not for those who are motivated by making money from it.
Kevin Rolph, LauncestonAbout time it was put back into the public’s interest.
Iain Woolnough, South OckendonAs I work for Network Rail I see how it is working on a day-to-day basis and unless we bring it back under British Rail I foresee major problems and major accidents.
Andrew Mclean-Reid, SherfieldThe railway is a service, not a business. It enables business, so should be viewed as a means to an end, not run as the end itself.
John Malcolm, MayfieldBR should never have been sold off in the first place. As for Beeching?