Paul BrightWe need to bring back British Rail properly with an integrated public travel system like they have in Switzerland.
Albert Wm Gosnall, Weston-super-MareBR was stolen from the British public in the most heinous crime of the 20th century.
David Swan, LondonA country needs an infrastructure. Tories believe everything should make private profit, but charging higher and higher prices beyond customers’ wallets is no answer.
Tamir Somerville, VancouverI’m not from the UK. In fact, I’ve never visited. Nonetheless, I possess great respect for the BR system of old. Bring back British Rail, bring back the age of the train.
Trevor Walden, SouthamptonI did an apprenticeship at Wolverton Works in the days of Dual-Heating. 97 trades. I’m a rail modeller, and steam fan.
David Lane, IlfracombeTotal support for British Rail.
Phil Nicholson, NottinghamIt would get rid of the chaos of having several different train companies charging different amounts for the same journeys.
Dylan Kilgour, MotherwellWhat’s the delay?
Charlotte Fregona, HarpendenTime to get value for the daily commute. That’s the way to go.
Robert Bain, GlasgowPrivate companies are being subsidised for failures and raking in huge profits whilst the average citizen’s fare is being jacked up exponentially. Bring back British Rail.
Christopher Smith, CoventryHS2 plus high ticket costs prohibit train travel by a large, poorer section of our society and therefore inhibits jobs and prosperity.
Colin Staplehurst, LondonYou can’t put a price on transport. Get it back and run it properly.
Niall Mason, WhittonThe cost of commuting by train Is disproportionately more expensive in the UK than in the rest of Europe. It’s disgusting.
Dr A R Greenway, TeddingtonWe have a rubbish railway system unworthy of a great country – which invented railways! And all thanks to grossly incompetent and dogma-driven Tory policies and practice.
Gareth Bryant, Newport, GwentSurely you can give up a few Trident submarines so that the people can have a reliable train service.
Vicky Barker, RotherhamI used to enjoy travelling by train but now even just the booking and finding information about train travel is so complicated and expensive that I no longer bother.
John Walker, BristolThe last two decades have been a very expensive farce. It’s been tried, it’s failed. I’m tired of subsidising the private shareholders with my taxes.
Alison Foottit, WickfordIt wasn’t theirs to sell in the first place – give it back to us please so we can run it properly.
Krystal Garnett, MerseysideInvest in the rail network as part of our strategic national infrastructure.
Roberta King, St LeonardsThis service should not be given to profiteers.
Roddy Macdonald, SheffieldWhile you’re at it, re-nationalise gas, electricity, phones and water.
Michael Boyle, WindsorPrivatisation has failed and always will.
Graham Brook, WokingI’ve been to other countries on the Continent, Germany for instance, and seen how fine their publicly owned system is in terms of price/quality, it makes me want to cry.
Alan Coode, OxtedAs an OAP I can’t afford to use the railways.
Colin Carpenter, BedfordWe need to unify the railways again to make them much cheaper for us to use, so we need British Railways back again.
Carolyn Ehret, LeedsIt makes total sense – if this were a political party I’d vote for them.
Nick Brooks, NottinghamshireJust one more thing where the public are ripped off, to the benefit of the fat cat bosses.
Helka Thompson, SwindonWe need it to be brought back to life.
Chris Uren, BracknellI used to work for BR at Reading, loved every minute of it then they privatised it and it lost its attraction.
Vignesh Vinayagam, LondonBring back Pride of Britain – the good old British Railway.