Adrian Wood, BerkshireIt costs me so much to get to college I’ve considered dropping out as I just can’t afford it. The rail system in this country doesn’t work.
Ffran JonesNationalise the railways! They never belonged to Thatcher to give away in the first place, they belong to the people of Britain.
Daniel Stapley, FolkestoneThey should never have been split up in the first place. A national, essential service that has gone to the wall.
Wilfrid McNeill, ManchesterThe private rail companies of the UK are an absolute disgrace. Re-nationalise now.
John Picken, LondonIt should never have been privatised. It’s another failed experiment in Tory ideology which has just ripped off UK citizens and further rewarded the already much too rich.
Enrico van Leeuwen, UtrechtI’m Dutch but it hurts to see what has happened to the great British railways.
Peter Savage, DoncasterIt’s about time that someone looked at how railway engineering is structured and just how efficient and cost effective it is. The amount of money wasted is a public scandal.
Ben Bailey, BrightonI agree that re-nationalising the railways is a common sense idea.
Neil Floate, NottinghamBring back British Rail.
Darren Nutting, WrenthorpeLet’s make Britain a success again.
Graham Leigh, LancingForget HS2 Project – Invest it in re-opening more useful cross-country branch lines such as Steyning Line.
Carol Milner, CoventryBring back British Rail.
Lisa Potter, NuneatonFair prices from a fair company. Bring back British Rail.
Martin Messias, LondonThe railways were broken up and privatised for ideological reasons, resulting in a costly mess. Re-integrate now and let’s have a co-ordinated cost-effective railway.
Alan Daw, SunderlandKeep East Coast in public hands.
Michael Ramsey, BirminghamTime to concentrate on what’s best for the travelling public not shareholders.
Lyn Oxberry, DurhamOur rail services should be run for the benefit of the public and NO-ONE ELSE.
Thomas CoylePut a advert on TV to say Intercity Trains are back, passengers are up and fares are down and boom baby!
James McGowan, LiverpoolI get ripped off by train companies far too much.
Kenneth Raistrick, ManchesterWith prices far higher in the UK than in the rest of Europe, bringing back BR is one of the best things to do. The railway should be for people, not shareholders’ profits.
Victor Meldrew, Shoreham-by-SeaThe railways have been messed about since the 90s. Connex and Southern are both awful. BR might not have been great but it was a damn sight better than this.
Hugh Dean, LeedsIt’s ridiculous how much money is wasted on subsidising the private rail sector. Privatisation always costs more.
Maureen Wright, LiverpoolPublic transport should not be in private hands.
Philip De Lacy White, North CaveBritish trains are probably the most expensive and complicated to use in all Europe. Prices vary according to how you go about buying a ticket. It is so complicated.
Llio DaviesPrivatisation of public transport is criminal and should never have happened.
Sean Walker, Glasgow20 years of failure and prices are the most expensive in Europe, to line the pockets of greedy fat cats. No more. Let’s run this for the people by the people to benefit all.
Rohan Mehra, PurleyWe should look to countries like Japan, Germany and France for ideas on how to run our railways.
Jan Shortt, Newcastle-upon-TyneThe debacle of franchising for East Coast mainline services (making a profit for taxpayers) is exactly why private companies should be kept out of public services.
E MorrisonDaily commute changed drastically since Abellio took over ScotRail e.g. regular/usually daily delays, cancellations, rarely any explanation; changed timetables, fewer trains.
Sean Sharples, BasildonBring back British Rail for service not profit.