John Goosetree, SpaldingGet all railway out of hands of greedy stockholders.
Lynn Bates, CarlisleYes Ed, be bold and re-nationalise the railways. Also ban fracking while you’re about it.
Joseph O’Sullivan, WareIt’s a bloody liberty.
James Bremner, HolmrookI oppose rail privatisation on both economic and operational grounds, speaking as a qualified transport economist.
Alan Johnson, LiverpoolSince it’s been private it’s all about profit and not service.
Jane Dring, WakefieldStanding between Wakefield and London again because of short formation – told to just be grateful I’m on the way at all. Got to be able to do better than this.
Annabel Sanders-Hewett, HitchinThe sooner we can have a nationalised rail service the better. End this ridiculous muddle with fares and stop feeding the shareholders with our money.
Chantelle Cole, LiverpoolMajor infrastructure that people need day-to-day, such as rail and utilities, should not be left to money-grabbing companies. They’re too important.
Charlotte Oram, LondonRoyal Mail showed that a publicly owned business could be turned around to make a profit. It can be done with rail. Don’t let either go or stay private.
Hampton Family, Westgate-on-SeaI agree that we should re-nationalise the railways and make them more affordable.
John Rowley, HullJust get it done.
Joan Keating-Majorel, DarlingtonThe present system is too disjointed and far too expensive for passengers.
Gareth Ayre, DurhamIt was just better. Sort it out Whitehall.
John Stobbie, MelbourneBritish rail used to be good when I was there but now it is crap. Services like this should always be government-owned. They should be for the people, not private profit.
Jus Sargeant, MiddlesbroughRestore our national rail.
Lee Featherstone, CroydonI grew up in rural Kent in the 80’s and became a commuter to Central London. The trains were old but the service under BR was reliable- Now is a disgrace.
Clive West, BeckenhamThe national services of this country should be back in the public’s hands, fares should be agreed by the public and subsidies should not be going into corporate profits.
David Treasurer, CanterburyAll public services should be run for people not profit.
Colin Hart, LowestoftOnce a pride in what we had, but now an embarrassment.
Ian Tomlinson, LiverpoolThey should never have been privatised.
Vic Bagshaw, StockportAll sold-off businesses should be re-nationalised.
Josh Learwood, LondonRenationalise the railways now.
Nick Chincotta, EastbournePlease bring it back as service sucks on a daily basis.
Peter Stevenson, WatchetRe-nationalise BR now.
Michael Hing, LondonNo more privatisation.
Pete Redwood, YorkEast Coast mainline is the most successful rail company in the past 20 years. Nationalised rail works. Bring back British Rail.
Tom Organ, BristolRe-nationalise British Railways immediately and without compensation.
Luke Reeves, Blandford ForumI love the railways. Bring back the old lines.
Andy Shaw, WeymouthI left BR in 1993 after 16 years because of privatisation. I’ve watched (from a safe distance) Britain’s railways going downhill ever since.
Graham Croft, LondonThe pretended benefits of privatisation have nowhere been more brutally exposed than in the chaos and wastage of resources that have afflicted the railways.