Georgie Stagg, LondonI remember the days of British Rail and want them back. I am sick of private companies raking in loads for doing nothing. £1800 a year and I don’t get a seat. Enough.
David Makin, Colwyn BayAnd re-nationalise all other public transport while you’re at it.
Adrian Gaffney, WolverhamptonRailways are awful – never get a seat. Prices are ridiculous.
Robert Chinnery, GraysBring back British Rail and stop the rip-off of the extremely high fares we are forced to pay.
Tim Brown, LeedsEnough of high priced and shoddy services for the traveller.
Ann-Marie Redmonds, HuddersfieldKeep up the pressure. British Rail must be better and, hopefully, cheaper than the status quo.
Simon Stoddart, HastingsBritish Rail had its faults but looks perfect compared to the multi-tier, bits-and-pieces shambles we have today.
Ashley Mills, SturryTravel is a necessity for livelihood in today’s world. Privatisation gave corporations another stranglehold over ordinary people and is fundamentally wrong.
David Fox, BristolRailwaymen, not accountants, should be running the railway.
Stagger Lloyd, SheffieldI cannot comment without swearing that utilities the public paid for can be sold off to private businesses.
Arun Prathapan, ChingfordTrains are for the public good, not private profit.
Lloyd Soldatt, GreenhithePlease Bring Back British Rail. Thank you.
Meera Patel, LondonPublic services privatisation can only equate to private profits and public losses. And so two directors of Thameslink line are paid £3.4million in salaries + bonuses.
Debbie Wood-Holland, WellingboroughHow can a train trip cost so much? Convenient for rail companies, not the public. So get your snouts out of the trough please.
Barrie Blayney, LeedsI believe that all utilities should be in public ownership and not run for the profit of shareholders, other than the British public
Jane Walton, HorburyBring back British Rail. It was great. I had the best journey ever in 1985 from Kings Cross when it was good old British Rail.
Tony Wilmot, BirminghamIt’s not all about profit.
Chris Langridge, MarlowThe government still pays for maintenance, improvements and extensions to the rail network. The franchisers aren’t investing as they agreed to in the contract tenders,
Charles Andrew Rose, LondonActually, I have lived in Norway for 37 years and the railways here are still (almost entirely) publicly owned and are very good.
Julian Clark, SwindonRail privatisation was never going to work. We need a fully-integrated, national rail system where there can be no confusion. I back a public rail system to the hilt.
Patricia Crow, JarrowIt should be a service, not a cash cow for shareholders.
Antony Griew, Melton MowbrayIt was always going to be stupid to privatise BR and an act of pure political hubris.
Janet Clark, ChesterfieldCurrently over-priced and overcrowded, an embarrassment.
Jess Golden, BournemouthThe price of train tickets these days is ridiculous. I am a very regular traveller and it costs me far more than I should have to pay for the distance I’m going. BBBR.
Pauline StephensI really hate the waste that goes on in huge areas of the railway industry today.
Joshua Outen, Milton KeynesWe need to bring the railway back to the people who can make the track for the next generation… Bring back British Rail.
Roland Scales, WatfordBritish Rail wasn’t very good, but the current set-up is appalling.
Kester Ratcliff, BristolLet all future public investment in trains and railways be a retained mutual equity stake, with a six month notice to exit, withdraw public shares and move on if not satisfied.
Lloyd Kennedy, LondonGet rid of this scam now.
Hampton Family, Westgate-on-SeaI agree that we should re-nationalise the railways and make them more affordable.