Keith Marr, Hemel HempsteadThe railways are a natural monopoly best run by the state – just like the postal service.
William Ellerby, Newcastle-upon-TyneOne organisation would give scope for greater efficiency and savings in costs.
Emma Hewitt, PontefractI would like the profits to go into improving one national rail network, not into the pockets of disparate individuals each owning a bit of a fractured system.
Ian Ashleigh, East GrinsteadAs a daily rail user, this has to happen.
Jon MitchellThe same goes for the NHS – that shouldn’t be run for profit either.
Ethan Humble, WhitbyBring Back BR.
Jennifer Duckitt, BradfordToo often the prices are too high and the quality of service too low. Bring back British Rail.
Anne-Marie Griffin, TruroPrivate railways are failing, they cost us more and provide less. Re-nationalise the railway network.
J De Haart, LondonWorsening services for more and more money.
Gaynor Underhill, WantageYou know it makes sense. We need a national rail service owned by the people.
Ian Neave, Great YarmouthI occasionally use the railway myself and I’m getting fed up with buying too expensive tickets on buses and trains. It’s about time to bring back a state owned infrastructure.
Robin Lowther, Newcastle-upon-TynePrivatisation has been an unmitigated disaster. Re-nationalise the railway system now.
Joseph Kemp, KeighleyDown with our corporate overlords.
Josh Cluderay, LondonHow about being able to travel across the country for less than it costs to fly to another country entirely?
Christine Gibson, LeedsI could not agree more.
Alison Goodrick, Barrow-in-FurnessBring back British Rail. Current rail travel is too complicated, too expensive and not user-friendly. I travelled on better, easier, cheaper trains in Romania and in Rome.
Ann Round, PenzanceThe railways could be de-privatised at no cost to the taxpayer: just do not renew the franchises. The taxpayer will then make a profit.
William Woodward, KeighleyThey should never have been privatised.
Trevor Castle, StevenageExtortion all for profits and no consideration for the customer.
Anthony Fillingham, NewarkEast Coast have proved over the last few years that a national railway can work and run efficiently. Let us nationalise all rail companies and give the voters the profits.
Lewis Greco, HorshamBring back British Rail and stop wasting state money.
Kieranne Page, LondonEnough of these foreign companies making money when it should be the UK who runs the trains and has no over-pricing monopoly on the train fares. BBBR. Enough crap.
Mary Wheeler, LiverpoolConstructed for the people of Britain, by the workers in Britain and also paid for by Britain’s taxpayers. It belongs to the people of Britain.
Brenda Smith, LondonI’m fed up with having to get a train 30 minutes earlier than I should have to just to get to work on time.
Barrie Anderson, WareI’m sure a re-nationalised railway would be better value for the taxpayer. Cut out all the overpaid lawyers writing unnecessary contracts between too many businesses.
Tony Atkin, GranthamI fully agree.
Ian Wright, RedditchPrivatisation has not benefited the customer. Bring back BR.
Simon Dutton, BirminghamPrivatisation has been a colossal failure, with poor service and constant fare rises, going into private pockets.
Norman Clegg, BlackpoolBring back our low fare railways God Save British Rail.
Michael Connole, RotherhamI would like to see British Rail nationalised so that a proper structure of management, engineers and workers can be put in place to deliver an ethical service.