Jack Butterworth, HarrogateWhy not carry out a poll of the East Coast line commuters. Their view should be fairly conclusive.
Paul Wardle, DerbyPrivatisation only benefits a few and British Rail should be run for the many.
Nick Monaghan, CastlefordIt’s really important that we get a rail service run for people and not for private profit, clean, efficient and affordable.
Norman Partington, WarringtonLet’s take back our railways out of the hands of the French and German governments and Branson of the Virgin Islands.
Michael Apostolou, WorthingI am a Londoner, and one of the reasons why I left for the South Coast was because of the disgrace that is public transport. I support re-nationalisation fully.
Wilson Smeaton, WoolerRailways in countries many times the size of Britain, considered to be ‘developing’, are unified and run primarily to serve the public, People before profit, please.
Francis Heyes, NewarkDavid Cameron was at Bedford station before he was P.M. I asked him if he would re-nationalise the railways and he categorically said no and signed my book the same.
Mark Leith, ManchesterIt is insane that we have a system of legalised highway robbery, where we pay more now to private firms for them to make a profit.
Brenda Grunwell, IpswichBring our services back to public ownership.
Catherine Wilson, CampbeltownHopefully we will have a nationalised railway company in an independent Scotland.
Richard Paul, StroudThe rail fare-structure alone is madness, plus I’m a passenger, not some customer to be ripped off.
Ged Travers, CoventryNo more taxpayers’ money for private rail contractors. Cancel all private franchises and re-nationalise the whole railway network under the British Rail banner.
Brian White, DoncasterBring back value for money and a reliable service of yesterday and stop the profit making short cuts of today.
Stella Hawkins, HounslowNot even Thatcher was crazy enough to privatise the railways.
Jonathan Goode, CaterhamRe-nationalise the current rail system.
Stephen Smith, HawickThere is no need for the profit motive in the rail industry, but a socially-owned network cannot return to the pre-90s. We can learn from the privatisation experiment.
Pedro Pereira, Milton KeynesFares are too expensive under private control. Improve the service by investing money into the network directly and not into scandalous salaries and bonuses.
Ian JenkinsThe franchise system allows excess profits to be made at the expense of the taxpayer and the traveller.
Arthur Crawford, EdinburghIf BR had been given the subsidies that are being given to private companies we could have had the best railway in the World.
Steve Roach, WorcesterHow hard is it to book a bike onto a train? Bring back ‘guard carriages’.
Lauren Hellicar, BrightonBecause this just isn’t working.
David Taylor, BarryBring back British Rail. The way things are run now is shambolic. Why do we have to put up with high fares and companies who simply run trains as a hobby?
Susan Roberts, NottinghamThe railway system of this country is too important to be left to private companies to run. We want more public accountability for rail services and pricing.
Barrie Hood, Newton AycliffeIt’s the only way you will ever get an efficient rail system.
Alistair Ewing, LondonThis could spur the economy’s growth with super fast trains.
Stephen Newberry, HoveI think that a country’s public transport is a reflection of what the powers that be think of their citizenry.
Sarah Dewing, EpsomPeople before profit’ says it all. Rail network is crucial for the nation on so many different levels. We can’t leave it up to companies whose only concern is the bottom line.
Alex Shearman, SolihullFares are too high. The system needs to be run for the public.
Anthony Kelly, DerbyRailways should be run for the public as a service and not for mega profits for the rich.
Sue Cavendish, LondonAnd whilst we are about it, bring back steam.