Anne Cowmeadow, Milton KeynesWhy can this government not learn the lesson of the East Coast? Not only has the public sector run this successfully but it has made a profit for the public purse.
Margaret Martlew, SheffieldRe-nationalise the railways. Stop paying shareholders.
Alan Coode, OxtedAs an OAP I can’t afford to use the railways.
Carolyn Scott, LeicesterIt worked well in my past. I want it to be part of my future.
StewartEverything costs more now due to the number of separate departments. Bring back British Rail and raise staff morale!
Christine & Vic Taylor, NottinghamBring back BR, and just manage it properly – you don’t need private firms for that.
Patrick Hilley, KeighleyGreat idea, about time.
David Lang, Hemel HempsteadA shambles, the East Coast line shows public enterprises are more effective than political dogma.
Geoffrey Allen, CramlingtonI wholeheartedly support your campaign to re-nationalise the UK rail network.
Audrey Walsh., PortsmouthThe railway companies have for too long been allowed to treat passengers as dupes to fund the managers’ high salaries, and their bonuses, and shareholders.
Penny Wilde, HullA unified publicly-owned rail system is the only system that works for the public.
Audrey Pool, MaryportWe need a unified, affordable, clean, efficient rail network that works for everyone.
Bill Holland, ManchesterSubsidise public transport, tax fuel.
Dean Barker, SunderlandBBBR.
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.
Kim Grais, LeedsThe privatisation of public services experiment is an unequivocal failure. It’s time to take it all back.
Ian Brett, LondonRe-nationalise the railways now.
Gareth Valentine-Saunders, RiponPrivatisation has only allowed for the highest rail fares in Europe, very limited competition on an infrastructure still paid for by the taxpayer. Value for money?
George Percy, North ShieldsThanks Dr Beeching. Power to the people.
A P Sibbons, BradfordAlso bring back the title ”passenger” instead of “customer”.
John Walton, Kirkby StephenIf only the amount of money wasted currently had been available to British Rail. We would truly have a world class railway.
Marion Clement, EdinburghWhat is wrong with public services for the public as opposed to selling valuable institutions and infrastructure to private companies beholden to profit and shareholders?
Emma Brown, LondonIt shouldn’t cost £50 for a student to go home and visit his family.
Sean Brown, BarnsleyBring back BR.
Nigella Kennedy, LondonYes, we would sincerely like British Rail to be brought back to the British public.
Martin Davison, ChesterfieldPrivatisation has increased costs for passengers and taxpayers. Also foreign ownership means profits are siphoned out of the UK and we lose tax.
David SterrattA unified passenger network would be easier for passengers to understand than the current variety of levels of service, styles of timetables and trains.
Joanna Dunn, NottinghamThis is no way to run a railway. Simplify, unify, make it cheaper, get cars off the road.
Alex Ninnim, PlymouthLet’s have our railway back to how it should be run – for the passengers!
Charlie Mannell, DealConcessions to the proletariat.