Roy Charman, TretowerDo it and win the election.
Val Canning, LondonWe need British Rail back.
Keith Davies, BangorBring back BR and get the job done properly and with better value.
Graham Ormrod, ManchesterI don’t understand why they thought privatisation would work. No competition on same lines and no incentive to run services with more capacity.
Tessa Thomas, LondonI’ve always tried to use alternatives to car travel but rising train fares have made it increasingly difficult. The result is more car use, congestion and pollution.
Yann-Eric D’addario, LondonEnough sky-high fares, increasing year in year out for a service that is only becoming worse and only profit driven.
Keith Lloyd, NorwichI’m a former career railwayman saddened by what’s been lost in the name of profit.
Glyn Scott, CardiffGovernment subsidies are now much higher than before privatisation. It’s daft. The problem is once politicians start running a railway it tends to go downhill.
Paul Roadnight, HarrowRe- nationalise British Rail for efficiency instead of profit.
Rob Lucas, Ross-on-WyeThe time has come to undo much of the havoc wrought be the unlamented Margaret Thatcher.
Thomas Duggan, LeedsTrains are the blood of our country.
Yvonne Weaver, DagenhamWhy doesn’t the government learn by their mistakes? Outsourcing does not always work. It’s all about the shareholders wanting big payouts. It’s time to say no more.
Sue Richmond, SheffieldI just love our trains, so save them.
Kevin Ryan, BirminghamRe-nationalisation.
Lynda Holt, WarwickBring back British Rail.
Ben WalshOur railways are supposed to be a public service which should be accessible to all!
Matt Dearmer, HitchinNo more price hikes. It’s beyond a joke. The silent, complicit masses need to say “No more”.
Malcolm Judd, RomfordWe pay our fares to get somewhere, not to fill directors’ and shareholders’ pockets. Because of high wages and dividends there is no money for improvement works.
Keith Lloyd, LondonRail fares are rising once again with little evidence of improvement in rail travel. Meanwhile, the cost of living rises and wages do not.
Marc Harris, BlackpoolA railway for people, not profit.
Andy Thomas-Emans, FolkestoneFor all its faults, the old BR was a unified system, with unified investment, timetables and fare schemes. It was far superior to and cheaper than the mess we have now.
James Hayward, BillericayAll I can say is that I am sick and tired of having to pay £8 a time to travel return to Southend on a dingy train, while my fares go to the Dutch national rail service.
Paul Lenihan, LondonThe system as it is now is a bloody mess and one big massive rip-off.
Peter Chester, Saltburn-by-the-SeaRail privatisation had everything to do with deluded ideology and nothing to do with efficiency or public service. That wrong needs to be righted as soon as possible.
Phillip Pritchard, EdgbastonWe need an integrated national rail system. It is the only rational answer to the current chaos.
Katherine Greenwell, HuddersfieldIt makes so much sense on every level.
Brian Warren, Butler, Pa. USAWhat a shame that it has come to this – Britain led the world with its railways. The Edwardian era was the pinnacle of its glory. Visit the National Railway Museum in York.
Dan Gifford, MachynllethGerman rail allows two 48 hour stop-overs within one long distance ticket. I don’t think that could happen with the complexity of our rail system, and theirs is cheaper.
Shirley Stott, BrighousePublic Transport should be owned and managed by the public, for the public as a public service and always on a not-for-profit basis.
Patricia Sever, BirminghamBritish Rail should never have been privatised and, if at all possible, should be re-nationalised