Dave Smith, St MonansNatural monopolies should be run for people not private profit. Put the railways under common ownership.
Joan George, BeaconsfieldA nationalised railway is run for people. All profit should be ploughed back into improving the service.
Jackie Ross, WakefieldBring back available, affordable travel for all. Not everyone has a car or can afford one. We all like to get out and about, not just car drivers.
Brian Fidler, OxfordThe railways should be for the public, not for fat cat directors who cream off any profits.
David Robinson, DewsburyRailways should be run as non-profit-making.
Martin Bane, BrightonPublic transport run for the public.
Conor Mullins, RomfordRe-nationalisation of the railways would be one step on the way to the reclamation of all public services and goods we so direly need.
Jordan Murray, LondonRun for people, not for profit.
Chrissie Chadney, St AlbansOur country deserves a national rail service, subsidised as necessary from the taxes I pay – a good use of my money.
Irina Palczynski, LondonIt makes sense.
James Clark, GlasgowRe-nationalise BR.
Andrew Long, FlitwickVertical integration has to make sense. But please keep out the politicians and civil servants from meddling in the rail industry.
Peter Niblett, TotnesStop the rip-off of fares
Patrick English, SheffieldOver-priced horrible trains ran for fat cats and not for the public good.
Linden Ross, DunbarFares too high, fare structure incomprehensible, need to invest if we want public to be greener and use the railways before the car, need to be as efficient as Europe.
Clive Pinnock, MaryportBring back British Rail.
Peter Dickinson, Brierley HillThe current franchise agreements mean that profits can be sucked away from the railways by private companies, yet the government then has to stump up money for investment.
Andrew Thomas, CreweLet’s put the “British” back into our rail network, not fat Euro-cats having the profits and being paid to run our services
Colin Flowerday, HoltThe British Railways Board ran an excellent train service. These private companies are useless, typical Tory crap. So bring back British Rail.
Julie Wilkinson, StockportFor the sake for of the environment, and because the railways should be a service not a money machine.
Mark Waters, East LintonIt’s strange that we have DB running some of our trains.
Suzi Rayner, Stockton-on-TeesMy dad worked on the railway before and after the privatisation. The difference in the way he was treated just proves why it needs to be re-nationalised.
Henry Sherridan, DoncasterNo to privatisation.
Steve Ferguson, HuntlyThe government bought the railways before. Make them do it again.
Robert Leili, LondonGreat idea. Bring back British Rail. I much preferred it in those days. It was so much simpler and better for both the workers in the industry and for the public.
Allan Orrick, PrudhoeEast Coast is making money and is feeding that money into Treasury coffers. Why not take back the whole network and make it work for the country, not the money grabbers?
Alex Kashko, EdinburghTransport is infrastructure and should be handled on a no-profit basis by government.
Georgina Beardwell, LondonI’m sick of the price of train tickets. It’s cheaper to fly which is just ridiculous. I can’t afford to take my kids to the seaside for the day anymore..
Leonora Rozee, StroudAn efficient and effective public transport system for the benefit of the public and the nation as a whole. Is that too much to ask?
Gary Ellam, StaffordRail priority should be to benefit the country and the people.