Barney Hallawell, FalmouthThe tyranny and the bullshit has gone on too long. I’m tired of paying more for trains than it costs to drive, and so is the environment.
Thomas Paterson, ManchesterPay less money to the shareholders.
Pier Hausemer, SalisburyIt can be done, if only there is a political will. Do it for the people of Great Britain.
Kay Hallam, TadleyThe trains are overcrowded, overpriced and cost the tax payer more than when nationalised. They used to be a bit scruffy but at least you got a seat.
Margaret Wilson, DurhamControl of our rail networks, rolling-stock, etc. should never have been taken out of the hands of the British public. We need an efficient, fair system back now.
David Jones, Connah’s QuayI’ve just returned from Hamburg where I’ve been working for nine months. Trains, buses and ferry services are second to none, all on time and a fair pricing structure.
David Henshaw, DorchesterI’ve argued long and hard for this since the mid 1990s.
Nick Prince, StaffordshireI love traveling by train but now, even with my rail card, it is becoming too expensive to use the West Coast and yet the fares still keep rising.
Tim Williams, BirminghamThe price of getting a train is a joke.
Mark Cowley, LiverpoolA national rail system needs to be restored. How Michael Portillo has the nerve to go on European rail journeys and extol the virtues of their systems.
David Williams, StamfordIt couldn’t be worse than it is now. Where are the bigger trains we were promised 30 years ago? It’s still horrible on our line.
Paul Dickerson, ScunthorpeJust bring it back.
Paul Greenwood, DurhamBring BR back. It should be in the nation’s hands, not fat cats’.
Susan Farquharson, BexhillGovernment should be putting money into the rail infrastructure. It should not be run as a business as the fares are ridiculously high.
Dawn Woolley, CardiffI frequently travel by train and have witnessed standards and services reduce as prices increase. The trains should be run as a not-for-profit service for everyone.
Sean Fairbrother, WarringtonNo more profits before people.
Ewan GreenIf we bring back British Rail we can increase our freight and trade in Britain.
Adam Anderson, SheffieldLet’s get rid of this farce of free market idealism gone too far. The person buying the ticket has no choice but to add to the profits of the local monopoly.
Steve McCarthy, St AlbansThe railways should be run for the benefit of everyone, not just for a few shareholders. The huge tax-payer subsidies are going straight into their pockets. It’s a rip-off.
Sue Horne, BrightonSimplify fares and concentrate on running reliable trains.
Tyso Short, BedfordThe fat cats are at it again.
Michael Rawson, Stockton-on-TeesUnify the whole system and bring back the “Fat Controller” and put a halt to short-term political gain and profiteering.
Andrew Stock, ColchesterI’m bored with paying to run Europe’s rail network with the profits from ours.
Rob Flann, IsleworthBring it back.
Douglas Webber, GodstoneBring back British Rail. Railways work well abroad. Anyway, all public services should be back in public hands.
John Farrar, Stoke-on-TrentPeople deserve a safe, reliable rail service that is affordable.
Nick Crago, HarlingtonLet’s see a return for trains being run as a customer service and not for private profit.
Rob Lucas, Ross-on-WyeThe time has come to undo much of the havoc wrought be the unlamented Margaret Thatcher.
Hudson Godwin, Arusha, TanzaniaFast transport ensures easy mobility of people and their goods. In the future it’s important for the Tanzanian government to look upon its railway networks.
Barry Kelly, Market DraytonPrivatisation equals putting public subsidy into the pockets of greedy private cartels funding the political elite. Not really what a railway is for.”