Max Grussing, LondonConservatives support National Rail.
Hugh Terry, ReadingI would scrap HS2 in favour of a high-speed north-south freight line running along the course of the Great Central and reopen vital link and branch lines cut by Beeching.
Mark Beeby, NorwichThis isn’t competition, it’s theft. I’m a life long Tory voter, but if Labour fix the utilities they’ll have my vote come the next election.
John Picken, LondonIt should never have been privatised. It’s another failed experiment in Tory ideology which has just ripped off UK citizens and further rewarded the already much too rich.
David SterrattBritish Rail was cheaper for taxpayers and for passengers than the current privatised system.
Anthony Duggan, BromleyNetwork Rail cannot run trains or do any engineering so I’m not quite sure what they do.
Robin Kinrade, MaidstoneThe hotchpotch of private companies and railway track providers etc. is just not working efficiently and travellers are being milked more and more. Public ownership is best.
Ula Taylor-Reilly, PortsmouthAffordable travel is a necessity in terms of practicality and quality of life. As a student, despite my costly 16-25 railcard, I find train fares crippling and limiting.
Allan Clifford, LeedsThose greedy oafs Virgin have only just grabbed East Coast back from brief and successful public ownership and already the service is worse.
Delia Lomax, EdinburghThe nationalised East Coast service has been great. Rail is too important to give to the private sector. All revenue is needed for improvements, not for shareholders.
Ian Phillips, BristolThere can be no argument against bringing the railways back into public ownership.
Hector, CheshireBritish Rail was a glorious organisation.
Mike Blow, PlymouthFundamentally, public transport should be an enabling, democratising force for the people, not a competitive business venture run for the shareholders.
Julie Gossage, High WycombeRegular peak time cancellations, short formations leading to dangerous overcrowding, increased fares. It’s totally unacceptable!
Catherine Coxall, BirminghamHurry up and re-nationalise, but aim to make it even better than before.
Atkins Andy, LeedsIt’s time the Labour Party made it a manifesto pledge.
Marcus Gordon, MottinghamOur rail network is one of the worst in the developed world. It’s time that changed and private companies aren’t going to want to spend their profits on such a thing.
John Harrison, RotherhamPrivatisation is not working. This is a public service that should be non profit-making.
Ellie Harrison, GlasgowPrivatisation is not progress!
Mark Gallagher, ManchesterIt was silly of John Major to privatise the railways. It just does not work. Tax payers’ money is going to subsidise private rail company profits.
Daniel Scroggs, BristolI demand a re-unified national rail network. Capitalist gain is the operational cause of all failure on this planet. Provide for the people, not for their profit.
Debbie Carmichael, LeedsPrivate rail companies do not work well because no-one is responsible for the whole network. We need unity.
Terence Johnstone, CleethorpesRail privatisation has been an expensive disaster.
Justin Griffiths, GosfieldPut an end to greedy private companies fleecing passengers for profits.
Andrew McGill, GosportAll public transport should be nationalised. All utilities should be nationalised. Sadly Labour let us down.
John TaylorAway with all the privatisation, the agencies, bring it ALL back in house like it should of been since the Railtrack disaster.
Ian Gaynor-Kirk, FalkirkI note the escalating subsidy and fares post privatisation. It was a bad idea and did not introduce true competition. East Coast is actually paying money to the Treasury.
David Fox, BristolRailwaymen, not accountants, should be running the railway.
Helen Thorn, LewesBring back affordable train travel for commuters.
D Mackay, East KilbrideApart from anything else, it is allowing foreign companies to own our infrastructure which should not be allowed.