John Parkes, LeedsUnified, national, well planned, strategic, facilitating leisure and the economy, cheaper, better, social – easy.
Clive Marshall, YorkWe grumbled when British Rail was in charge but its faults were miniscule compared to the shambles we have had since 1995.
Eira Johns, Bexhill-on-SeaThe railway in the Southeast is relied upon by commuters but is being made inaccessible to many because of the unjustifiable cost of rail fares.
Jenny Sergeant, PontefractWe should be investing public money in service improvement not private sector profit and shareholder dividends.
Laura Cooper, South Brent, DevonPrivatisation doesn’t work. Railways are infrastructure.
James Cotgrave, BirminghamRail transport should never be run for private profit. Re-nationalise the whole rail network and its infrastructure now!
Carl Clifton, NottinghamPrivatising the rail network is the stupidest Idea ever lobbied for by money-grabbing racketeers.
Carl Conway, RedcarRe-nationalise the railways.
Anthony Fillingham, NewarkEast Coast have proved over the last few years that a national railway can work and run efficiently. Let us nationalise all rail companies and give the voters the profits.
Tessa Gordziejko, Hebden BridgeThe privatisation experiment has failed. Rail transport is an integrated service essential to the economy and needs public ownership.
John Gibson, Newcastle-upon-TyneThe current privatised system is bureaucratic, uncoordinated and very expensive for both state and passengers.
Jonathan Futrell, PadstowTake profit out of the equation and we will have a British Rail that works and of which the nation can be proud.
John Malcolm, MayfieldBR should never have been sold off in the first place. As for Beeching?
Colin Carr, Newcastle-upon-TyneIt’s our country.
Jane Norris, LondonI whole-heartedly support this.
Jules Dawes, SheffieldIt’s not even properly private. Paying massive subsidies to private companies is wrong.
Terry Barnard, BridgendPrivatisation is just a legal rip-off to the public in general.
Desmond Foley, BristolPlease bring back British Rail.
Michael Crawley, AltrinchamWe need an integrated rail system in our small country.
Tony Ethridge, BridgwaterEast Coast is handing back millions to the government. Keep it as Directly Operated Railways and do the same for the rest.
Brian Reid, St. NeotsThe disconnect between infrastructure and operations and financial inefficiencies across the unnatural boundaries is plain daft.
Graham Ross, BoltonThis needs to happen to stop these companies bleeding money from the railways.
Matt Tyas, St IvesIf British Rail had received the level of subsidy afforded to the private sector, none of the money would have gone to shareholders and the network would be better for it.
Patrick Baker, DerbyThe current railway system is a laughing stock.
Francis Derek Boyle, ManchesterBring back British Rail.
Heather Pollard, HornseaIts time to bring back railways into national ownership. Save the tax payers billions of £s and create a joined up and reliable service.
Dilys Hadley, ExmouthThe public railways should never have been sold off. It equates to theft from the public, asset stripping to support the profligacy of the Right.
Peter Griffiths, LondonMuch of our railway system is nationalised – but to continental countries rather than the UK.
James Dawn, GloucesterRailways are the property of the British public like all infrastructure. Utilities should be not owned and plundered for profit by fat cats who pay no taxes.
Andree Rodriguez-Veglio, DaventryIt’s nonsense for fragmentation in so small a landmass. We all prefer train travel in a single network.