Juliet Wilson, EdinburghWe need affordable, interconnected, environmentally friendly rail services.
Stephen Hine, ReadingBBBR. Except this time make it accountable to a committee of the travelling public, railway experts, successful business people, and no politicians. Thank you.
Arthur Simpkin, HassocksNationalising the railway will lower the cost on the taxpayer and lower fares. Having 2000 different companies is a mess. Bring back British Rail.
Paula Robinson, AberdeenNo more Southeastern. Enough said.
Sue O’Connell, LeighThe national railways ought to belong to everyone in the country and not be just for the benefit of the shareholders.
Elizabeth Walker, Haywards HeathQuite simply, the system isn’t good enough and needs to be better. We’re all better than this.
Sam Parkins, HuddersfieldPublic transport should be public, not private.
Jill Hancock, DurhamEast Coast is in public hands and doing well. It should stay public. Profits are returned to taxpayers.
Alex Brammer, King’s LynnIt is sad and disappointing to see our national rail companies exploit us rail users. Rail is the only possible means of transportation for those who do not drive.
Harold Dixon, DurhamBring back British Rail. Lower costs and more passengers means more money to re-invest in our railways.
John Ward, BirminghamThese railway companies are rubbish. Definitely bring back British Rail.
Barbara Ann Spencer, LondonLet’s keep on this. It’s so relevant and the trains are so expensive compared to Europe.
Edmund ChinneryI believe the way forward is to start up a cooperative of unions, commuters and other interested parties to bid for franchises when they come up for renewal.
David Glover, Chipping NortonWhy should we continue to put up with over inflation prices with profits going to the rich rather than being invested in providing a better train service.
Pat Ferguson, NottinghamBring Back British Rail now.
Nathaniel Davies, TelfordShareholders should not factor into a vital nation-wide transport link. It makes for over complication and over pricing, with very little profit going to the system. BBBR.
Carol Munro, BournemouthBuying train tickets is far too complicated and confusing.
Alex Stocker, BristolEnough profiteering, let’s get our social railway back and serve the people who really need it, as well as those who choose to.
Ann Sheppard, HexhamPublic transport should be run for the benefit of users, not shareholders.
Gavin Hudson, SheffieldI couldn’t take a job with a £7K pay rise because I would have had to travel to London two days a week, which made me £200 a month worse off even after the pay rise.
Andrew Boote, CreweI totally agree with public ownership.
Michael Kingsnorth, LondonPrivately-run public transport is simply not working. I never had any issues with BR. Bring it back.
David Johnston, GlenrothesIt would be better with British Rail all with the same colours.
Paul Higginbotham, ReadingWe all knew this privatisation was unworkable from the start, and the way it is financed now is a public scandal.
Judy Sleath, NottinghamI would like to travel on trains but they’re just too expensive. Surely, if fares were cheaper and services joined up, more people would buy tickets.
Jacqueline Marriott, LeicesterNothing they do surprises me any more.
Ro Bell, KidderminsterThe East Coast service has proven the benefits of a nationalised rail service.
Kim Boon, BarnsleyBreaking up railways breaks up communications, so we’re isolated in the north. HS2 won’t make things any better for Barnsley either.
Andrew Watson, BuryAs a West Coast line user I have seen rise after rise and I only get a seat on one in four of my journeys.
David Line, LutonThe sooner the better.