Hamish Anderson, HexhamBring the railways back into public hands. Stop private companies ripping us off and putting profits before the public.
Malcolm Ramskill, LeedsRe-nationalise the rail network for the good of the country.
Claudia Zeiske, HuntlyGreat initiative. Let’s hope we get there.
Michael Robbins, CreweSeriously, bringing back British Rail is a no-brainer.
Lillian Brogan, CheshireWe are pensioners and, even with a pass, it is too much. It is daylight robbery.
Joanna Dunn, NottinghamThis is no way to run a railway. Simplify, unify, make it cheaper, get cars off the road.
Craig Alexander, AshwellMy train is late 96% of the time in the last 2 years. East Midlands Trains well aware but ignores the issue while taking the full fare – the definition of profit before service.
Elizabeth McManus, BournemouthBring back British Rail.
Lisa Bowles, BristolThe current service provided by private companies such as First Great Western are absolutely awful and the prices are ridiculous. Bring back British Rail.
Barry Marshall, HebburnThere was absolutely no logic to privatising and fragmenting the railways other than to line the pockets of a privileged few.
Sean DurneyEnd rewarding shareholder profits for high price tickets and cost driven, unreliable services. Invest in the railways and get cars and trucks off the roads.
Tate Matthews, ChertseyIt should be a public service not a profit-making organisation.
Umar Amin, ManchesterBring it back now.
Julian SrodeckiIf the government needs 70+ academic reports and a year’s success in Oz to put cigarettes in plain boxes, where is the similar level of proof that rail privatisation works?
Geo. Meadows, KidderminsterRailways should be a public service. Period.
David Hurst, Newcastle-upon-TyneNow Thatcher has gone, it’s time we erased the odious Me! Me! Me! legacy she and her minions left behind and saw the return of services run for people, not profit.
Joe Rus, TrowbridgePlease bring back a decent, nationalised rail service that is accountable to its customers and not to shareholders and profiteering executives.
Michael Rawson, Stockton-on-TeesUnify the whole system and bring back the “Fat Controller” and put a halt to short-term political gain and profiteering.
Gerry Curran, BeverleyThis mugging of commuters must stop. Bring back British Rail. It was never yours to sell. It’s ours and we want it back.
Kristian Berry, YorkAbout time.
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.
Tina Szafran, ThirskIt used to be a public company. Now it’s just a national disgrace.
Mark Johnson, CambridgePrivatisation is theft.
Hannah Dewhirst, OxfordA re-nationalised railway will bring back sensible fares, accountability and a secure and happy workforce. Who can argue with that?
Janus Polenceusz, RotherhamGet rid of privatisation and bring back the classic British Rail for the UK. How comes Scotland has ScotRail? In England we should also have English Rail.
Tracey Cooper, StevenageWe want them back and we need them back before these private companies make any more money from us.
Matthew Whelan, LeedsWe need a railway fit for purpose and not only for profit.
Carol Byng, LudlowPrivatisation hasn’t worked. Let’s have it all joined-up again.
Trystan Hawkins, BoltonA return to a publicly run railway is the only way to break the current mess created by the privatisation and fragmentation of British Rail.
Mark Campey, HarrogateWhere I live the rail network is primitive, i.e. diesel trains every half an hour between Leeds and York.