Anthony Duggan, BromleyNetwork Rail cannot run trains or do any engineering so I’m not quite sure what they do.
Glen Postle, Toowoomba, AustraliaI first visited UK in 1974 when British Rail were still operating. Any similarities between service and comfort then and now are non-existent.
Peter Howard, LondonWhy are my taxes going towards subsidising private companies? Our taxes should be spent for the benefit of us all, and not on a few fat cat exploiters.
Greg Logan, KirkcaldyBring back a publicly-owned and run national rail service.
Mark Sharman, Newcastle-upon-TyneYou’ve tried I and it’s failed. Now admit it and return it to state-owned.
Paul DaviesThe current situation is appalling. When I was a youngster I wouldn’t hesitate to get the train to London, but I need an extension on the mortgage to go now.
James Baker, LondonMy TOC is Southern and they are the worst in the world. They’re skimming off dividends for their non-UK parent companies’ shareholders coming from public paid subsidies.
Georgy Davis, EdinburghI’m tired of expensive rail travel.
Sheila Gray, MiddlesbroughIt’s disgraceful that private rail still receives government subsidies. So re-nationalise rail and subsidise it properly.
Glenn Dove, ManchesterWe keep subsidising failed private rail companies. Why? Nationalise.
Tim Perry, LondonSNCF, DB, SNCB, rail in Denmark, the Netherlands etc. All work very well, are bang up-to-date, and are cheaper, with plenty of investment and modernisation. Why not BR?
David Weston, BodminPlease let it happen soon and for all those poor people to get a seat.
Sue McCall, LlanfairpwllgwyngyllCheck out the pathetic rail service in North Wales. Who cares?
Jamie Robertson, LondonSo we gave it a go and it failed us all. Bring back British Rail.
Anna Scheer, Melbourne, AustraliaBritish Rail was a functioning service. The new system is hopeless and unreliable.
Michael Crawley, AltrinchamWe need an integrated rail system in our small country.
Gill Ashton, ChesterfieldI love travelling by train but I can’t afford it. If you are serious about the environment then make train travel affordable – by bringing back British Rail.
Lily Wiles, LondonI hate foreign ownership of our trains.
Michael Brackenbury, ElyMajor’s railway rip-off was made in a hurry to provide his backers with juicy public assets before the Tories went into their Long Good Night. It’s time to take them back.
Malcolm Halliday, ExeterI remember old Beeching, the beginning of the demise of the British Rail network, and it’s even worse now.
Elfyn Griffith, BristolRe-nationalise now.
Mat FlemingThe privatised railways make no sense for the passenger. Companies and managers make huge profits whilst passengers, taxpayers and workers are ripped off.
Aaron LawI am continually ripped off planning trips and visiting places even with a railcard. It is almost cheaper driving these days.
Brian Cobb, Newton AbbotWhat a mess.
Hayden Sellick, Newton AbbotProletariats should unite wherever.
Neil Sloan, NottinghamPublic lines run better than private. Private lines getting large subsidies and commuters being ripped off. What is the point?
John Rimmer, YorkPrivatisation has been a disaster for ordinary people. It should not be for profit of shareholders but for reinvestment in rail.
Robin Atkins, WeymouthHow can this fragmented, disorganised system give value for money to the taxpayers supporting and passengers using it, when so much is spent on administration and profits?
Phil Teer, BrightonRail travel is too important to people and to the economy to be left in the hands of profit-driven companies.
Dimitri Stama, LondonCrippling our economy with poor and over-priced transport systems is not how the UK should be treated. My wife has to pay over 10% of her salary for her train ticket.