Deb Smith, HamptonYes. What competition is my mantra Monday through Friday. SWT has a license to do whatever the hell they like to customers, with no fear of sanction or customer churn.
James BucklandThe rail network should not have been privatised in the first place.
Claudia Zeiske, HuntlyGreat initiative. Let’s hope we get there.
Pam Fullarton, KentI work within the rail industry and feel British Rail was the best – and would be again.
Michael Hedderly, ColytonSo long as steam-hauled charter trains are still allowed on the mainline.
Travis Speight, DoncasterI think this is such a good cause. I get the train almost every day to Leeds to get to college and every day I pay 12 pounds for a return ticket. These prices aren’ t OK.
Laura Howcroft, ManchesterBring back British Rail.
Sam Wahnon, ManchesterIt costs almost £150 to get from Manchester to see family in Devon. It’s cheaper to fly to Paris. What a joke.
Nick Shields, Hebden BridgeJust another of a myriad reasons to revolt.
Rebecca Gracey, LewesPrivatisation is not working and we have the ridiculous situation whereby it is cheaper to run a car (with one occupant) than it is to make a rail journey.
Noni Peters, CreweJust bring it back. It can’t go on the way it is now.
Calum Menzies, GlasgowI’m disgruntled at a system where foreign state-owned companies can profiteer from our trains, but our government can’t operate a nationalised service.
John Coates, BirminghamBring back British Rail for the benefit of everyone, not just the shareholders.
Terry Barnard, BridgendPrivatisation is just a legal rip-off to the public in general.
Ian Keeling, SheffieldHold these companies to the contracts they sign and, when they fail, don’t bail them out, but put the lines back into public ownership.
James Bavin , OswestryTake our railways back into public ownership.
Peter Kevan, ChorleyNot enough carriages and too expensive. Why pay and reserve a seat that someone else sits in?
Emma Searle, OxfordAffordable rail travel, something crucial to both work and leisure, is not something that can be achieved through ‘market forces.’
Susan St John, LondonGive rail travel back to the passengers who use and need it. There’s enough gravy trains out there already.
Patrick Adams, BarnstapleThe current system is too complicated and unaccountable and civil servants would be too involved in micro-management. Let the railway be run by professionals again.
Paul BrightA new great British Rail is central to the UK being suitable for international meetings at the heart of Europe.
Michael Bennett, Berwick-upon-TweedI applaud your efforts, but this can only happen with a socialist government.
Matthew Harris, NewportMore than just British rail should be brought back in to public ownership in my mind.
Toby Fenwick, LondonQuasi-competition has driven subsidy to unheard of heights and reduced efficiency. A single, publicly-owned and -operated railway is the best way forward.
Avril Coleman, SiddingtonSince British Rail disappeared we’ve had more trouble on rail – lines are not kept to the same high standard, and why is public money being used to prop it up?
Jonathan Deady, SwindonBritish Rail should be brought back and then perhaps we will get a better railway in the UK.
Jo Lawson, NottinghamThe experience of the East Coast line says it all. More profitable, more customer-focused, less about profit.
Jack Rutherford, CambridgeI’m 100% behind this. We need a unified rail system. Privatisation has given us awful service.
Andrew O’Leary, TilburyBring British Rail and slam-door trains.
James Nolan, LiverpoolA fair and cost-effective rail service. That’s all I want.