John McGeown, GreenockStart with the transport system and then move on to our utilities. It’s not just all about profit for the few but the needs of the many.
Michael Kirk, Ockley, SurreyTake it back from those seeking to profit from our miserable journeys every day.
Kieran Pearman, LondonSo it could be cheaper.
John Walker, ColchesterThe railways need to be re-nationalised – the investment in our network needs to be overhauled. We invented the railways, let’s make it the envy of the World again!
Stephanie Thomas, LondonBring back British Rail.
Terry Davies, TelfordPassengers not profit, just as it should be patients and not profit in the NHS. Give us back our assets.
O J Donnelly, AldershotExpand our railways to where people need to go and not just where it is profitable. Get people off the roads and save the environment. Bring back and expand motor-rail too.
Peter Wilson, GlastonburyThey should not have been privatised in the first place. Like all the utilities they belong to the people and not private companies.
Karen Blakeley, ManchesterLet’s bring back the golden days of British Rail.
Adam Stratton, WinchesterI’m embarrassed that the country that invented the railway now needs to live up to the far better nationalised railways of other countries.
Simeon Green, IlkestonDo it yesterday.
Joe Stoner, BethesdaI’m 65 and remember how efficient and affordable BR was just prior to the ludicrous ideological Tory privatisation which has delivered such a deluge of waste.
Roy Cogo, SuttonSocial ownership, run by the people for the people now.
Jean Wilson, BradfordWe need a not-for-profit rail network. East Coast has succeeded since being taken out of failing private hands. Bonuses and payments to shareholders put the prices up.
Jennifer Lynch, LondonThis increase is just too much on the already high prices. It’s pricing young adult commuters out of the market and cuts into already low salaries. It’s just too much.
Chris Queen, LondonI run walks outside of London. Weekly I buy return Group Tickets at mainline stations run by 9 different franchises, all operating differently. What a nightmare.
Dave Johnson, BracknellNo-brainer.
Andrew Ritchie, PeterboroughDo the right thing and re-nationalise the railways. Everyone is fed up with the standard of service and price increases. It’s not working.
Steven Mitchell, ChesterIt’s time to end this ridiculous gravy train funded by the taxpayer.
Barry Mead, TadcasterI use East Coast mainline regularly and it’s the best operator in Britain.
Pauline Pallavicini, BirminghamAt least it would be accountable to the voter/user. London Midland is a service for anyone but the paying passenger.
John Webber, WareBring back our railways.
Ru Raynor, SipsonThe price of travel in this country and lack of joined-up services is a disgrace.
Timothy Nicholas Brown, BanburyConsidering we have just about the highest train fares in Europe, re-nationalisation would seem to be a wise decision.
Huw Sherlock, HerefordThis is long overdue. The franchise experiment has been an unmitigated failure and delivers only fat profits to unaccountable offshore corporations.
Judith Stockwell, KetteringGive the railways back to the people.
Anthony Campbell, WallsendA network of this size can only ever be run by one organisation, and the state does it best. Ask the French or the Swiss, Germans. They do it best.
Keith Collinson, SwanlandProfits for a better railway not shareholders.
Lois Bennett, DoncasterNationalise the railways and let us have affordable, efficient trains again.
Mark Johnson, CambridgePrivatisation is theft.