Michael Howarth, DoverI worked for British Rail and, although it was too top heavy (like Network Rail now – too many managers) it cared about the track and people.
Ben Cole, SelbyIt is comical how terrible our public transport is outside London. We are made to look foolish by other European nations.
Roger Hole, Hutton RudbyIt seems a very good idea.
Ed Pat, St HelensPassengers, not profit.
Dee Grimes, LewesWe need to own the railways. They were on time, clean and often newly refurbished, and there was cheaper food.
Sandra Lunn, LetchworthWe have nothing to lose and everything to gain by bringing back British Rail. The only people likely to lose are shareholders, not passengers.
Trevor Udberg, Newcastle-upon-TyneThe UK rail network services should be the best they can be, not for private profit but for the support they can give to the UK society and economy.
Andrew Hopkins, LeicesterBad service, price rises and no improvements after price rises. Need I say more? Re-nationalise the railways immediately.
Mark Tibbutt, WorcesterIt must happen now.
Paul Rathbone, LondonNo-brainer.
Kay Harrison, LoudwaterWhy are our rail fares so high compared to the rest of Europe, especially as the Government is still pretty much funding it all?
Deirdre Duncan, EdinburghI’m appalled at levels of safety – too many terrible accidents since privatisation. No-one taking responsibility overall.
N P Bradley, DevonBritish Rail was cheaper.
Chris Allen, LondonIt’s about time we stop paying through the nose for sub-standard rail travel. Bring back British Rail and end this madness!
Blair Barnette, LondonEven months in advance, return tickets for less than 2 hours’ journey cost more than the plane fare or renting a car, which is what I do. I find this wasteful and not eco-friendly.
Sam Hayes, ManchesterWith so much direct and indirect subsidy, the idea that the railway isn’t already nationally funded is laughable. Let’s take charge if we’re going to pay for it anyway.
Eve Luddington, Chapel AllertonThe first priority for private companies is their shareholders who want a profit. Nationalise the railways and make them profitable for tax-payers.
Lauren Hellicar, BrightonBecause this just isn’t working.
Robin Braddow, NewarkThe East Coast line runs right through my town. In fact I live only a few hundred yards from it. I can sit and watch the array of privatised train companies using it.
Barney Hallawell, FalmouthThe tyranny and the bullshit has gone on too long. I’m tired of paying more for trains than it costs to drive, and so is the environment.
John Hinchliffe, LeedsMy dad was always an instinctive Tory, but the rush to privatisation in the 80s onwards turned him Labour but not quite as far left as me. I would nationalise all public services.
Paul Chappell, LondonCheaper to run a car than go on a train. Yes, you have traffic, but you’re in your own world and not stuck thinking “Why am I paying this much just to get to work?”
David S., Milton KeynesIt should never have been privatised, like all other public services – Water, Gas, Electricity, which were all sold to foreigners who made a fortune off the backs of British people.
David Saitch, CheltenhamWe pay higher fares and the taxpayer pays higher subsidies than it cost to run British Rail. All essential infrastructure should be owned and managed by the British Government.
Carol Sage, AlfretonIt is the right thing to do.
James Dodd, SheffieldIf there’s profit to be made, then the profit should belong to the people and be further invested into improving the facilities for the better of us all.
Jill Radford, SaltburnNationalised service is the only way our money is reinvested in the railways and not creamed off by profiteering shareholders and Tory fat cats.
Simon Best, LeedsPrivatisation is unstable and has cost the tax payer millions more than they should be paying and has created a poorer service. It is time to reverse the errors.
Alan Hughes, LiverpoolBring back British Rail.
Carole Price, HexhamEast Coast is publicly owned, well-run and makes money for us – the public. Let’s see the rest of the network follow suit.