Raymond Soltysek, GourockThe East Coast line has shown that a nationalised rail system can be efficient and cost-effective, giving resources and service to the economy.
Laura Mitchell, EdinburghRe-nationalisation of railways is an essential campaign to resist government’s intent on breaking up services currently owned by everybody to line the pockets of the few.
Russell ButlerLet’s have an end to these self-serving “Mickey-Mouse railways” as soon as possible.
Barry Edwards, HatfieldThe return to BR is indisputable when the obscene amount of money siphoned off to the chosen few is taken into account.
Nigel Hayes, KetteringPeople before profits.
John TaylorI say bring back British Rail because all the private companies are robbing everyone – from those who work on the railway to the passengers.
Joe Seager, SuttonStrip the unions. Just let them work and if they don’t like it then they obviously need a career change.
Cesar Guzman, Tijuana, MexicoSaludos.
Kimberley Parker, New MiltonThe rail services provided are some of the most expensive, yet poorly run in the world. People are forced to drive for convenience, which is damaging our environment.
Andrew Chapman, ChippenhamPrivatisation created too many expensive overhead roles and revenue haemorrhages. A single organisation is much cheaper to run.
Rachael Milling, AmblesideRe-nationalise the railways and stop the sale of our assets to the rich.
Brian MartoTo pay £10,500 a year for a 90 minute Journey to London is disgusting. This would not happen in any other nation. Something needs to be done,
John Wood, LightwaterPrivatisation did not lead to lower fares and better service as we were promised.
Ray Kempson, FleetwoodSwitzerland has the finest all-round transport system in the world. Trams, buses and rail, all publicly owned.
Dan Burgess, BathA flourishing, resilient equitable society needs affordable public transport. My train fares are like a second mortgage., and the service is poor.
Colin Fribbens, ExeterBritish Rail should be owned by the people and make enough profit to keep it first class for all users, not shareholders.
Edward Jones, HalifaxWhy does our money help the rich and not us?
John Hindmarch, PrudhoeEast Coast. Why privatise when it’s making a profit.
Ian McCall, LlanidloesThe current service is expensive, unfriendly and wasteful.
Raina Thompson-Brody, East GrinsteadIt’s official; it’s now double the cost for me to take the train to work than to drive. I make good money, but even I can’t afford train prices. Private rail is bad for UK.
Nicholas Noble, ThursoGiven the abject failure of this experiment, it really is time to stop making the wealthy wealthier with public subsidy and run the railway for all of us.
Christopher Teitge, StaffordBring back our British Rail. It is for the people of Britain and not for the profit of these greedy selfish fat cats.
Maggie Corder, YorkOutrageous rises in fares every year – to pay shareholders – make rail travel impossible for many people. The most expensive fares in Europe, if not the world.
Ann-Marie Redmonds, HuddersfieldKeep up the pressure. British Rail must be better and, hopefully, cheaper than the status quo.
Rich Lane, Great MalvernA return to the status quo through re-nationalisation is the only way to bring this country back to good socio-economic health.
Christina McKenna, LiverpoolBring back British Rail, lower prices and put the power in expert hands rather than politicians.
Barry Scott, RomfordRail Prices are too high and the service is not worth it. People could move around easier under British Rail.
Phillip Bevin, SurbitonThe idea that essential national infrastructure should be owned by publicly unaccountable overseas private organisations is absurd on a fundamental level.
Steve Parkin, LeedsThe privatised rail company bosses are boasting that many more people are using the railways since privatisation. That’s because the road network is overcrowded.
Howard Elcock, Newcastle-upon-TyneThe fragmentation of the system caused by privatisation is a disaster and fares are too high because of the need to satisfy shareholders.