Martin Farrow, HarlowBritish Rail is so much better – bring it back.
Joe Boswell, BristolPlease do this. My Young Person’s Card is about to run out, and the fares are going to cripple my attempts to live without a car.
Jeff Hayden, SalisburyI used to think British Rail was terrible. I now see that this was not the case when the alternative is privatised rail companies. I sincerely apologise to British Rail.
Neil Redfern, HeswallBring back BR. Reverse the Beeching cuts.
Kenneth Porter, HitchinThe sell-off of British Rail was a ludicrous idea and the situation should be reversed as soon as possible.
Joan Slater, KempstonWe in Bedford have changed the wretched franchise and who knows who is pretending to run it.
Anne Armstrong, SeafordThe railway can survive in public hands as we don’t live in the old days.
Nathan Halperin, LondonI’m a ThamesLink commuter 5-6 days a week. It’s an utter disgrace of a service we have right now.
Joshua Lunn, SwindonLower fares, better paid staff, more branch lines, accountability.
Linda Long, LondonNationalise the railways.
David Ellershaw, High BenthamI’m sick of the cost of train tickets.
Chris Simo, ManchesterBring it back pronto.
Frank Stephen, PrestonI’ve been a railway engineer for the past 24 years. Bring back BR. At least it was run by engineers not bean counters.
Rob Shields, SunderlandPrivate organisations don’t always run things better.
Pat Thompson, Stoke-on-TrentBeing back British Rail.
Fiona Veacock, LondonThe Government should support passengers’ views and strip these franchises. The wasted hours and extra burden on road networks and human misery should be stopped.
Hayley Lynch, LutonFor many reasons, public safety being one of them, the trains should come back to their rightful home – the public sector.
Tina Ball, SheffieldYes Bring back British Rail. It’s so much easier, cheaper and better than the mess we have now.
Ciaran Brooks, IvybridgeWhy plough taxes in for shareholders to take the profits?
Stephen Robinson, NortholtOverpriced, over complicated. I was stuck in Southampton and needed to beg a rival train company to get me home. It’s pathetic.
John Michael Swarbrick, LeylandYou only realise how good something is when you lose it!
Jacqueline Jackson, ChichesterTrains should be in nationalised ownership.
Bruce Hulley, PortsmouthPublic ownership of our railways means keeping costs down, cheaper fares and being able to provide reduced rates or free travel for pensioners.
Leon Kennedy, Hong KongI lived in the UK until a month ago, and East Coast offers a much better service than all the other rail operators. I suspect it’s because it’s government-run, as BR was.
Jasmine Matthews, HuddersfieldI always felt I was not enough of an expert to get involved in politics. Now I realise there are very few experts within politics.
Andy Steen, NottinghamNottingham station closed for six weeks, so they cancel services to Beeston and Long Eaton as well.
Geoff Geach, SandyBring back British Rail. Enough said.
Ann Lerning, PrestonIt is time to bring back British Rail and it is time to stop privatising.
Reuben FletcherWe bloody well need British Rail back.