David McintoshBritish Rail only failed because the governments of the day ran it into the ground, in favour of the car.
Sarah Davis, LondonNo-brainer.
Colin Flowerday, HoltWe want British Rail back. Stuff the Private train companies.
Allen Lane, LeicesterThe taxpayer is already subsidising the rail companies. Rail means less road pollution.
Philip Davies, Southend-on-SeaPublic transport should be there to provide a service not profits for big shareholders.
M Shone, PenzanceBring back British Rail.
Milea Michalak, BracknellWhat more needs?
Alex Ross, CambridgeWhy do we put up with a far worse rail infrastructure than Germany, France and Switzerland? Their governments have not let train users down.
Keith Brown, SevenoaksFair fares for all under government control.
Lewis Denson, BristolEast Coast was a joy to travel on and it made a profit. What a ridiculous thing to have to ask for. nationalisation now.
Lauren Hopkins, LondonI use the train frequently and am disheartened at the decreasing levels of quality of all journeys. We need to standardise the whole network as it is a disgrace.
Geoff Roberts, RickmansworthPrivatisation of strategic national assets is just a funnel from the pockets of users and taxpayers to those of shareholders.
Margaret Kerr, WirralTake back our railways. They’re ours…
Joan StewartPrivatisation does not serve citizens or passengers. The East Coast service is making a profit, which goes into public coffers.
Paul Allsopp, Builth WellsThis service is strategic and integral to the efficient running of the country. It should be owned by taxpayers not shareholders.
Oliver BullAll UK railways should be publicly owned instead of giving companies (many of which of foreign) our money.
Ian Oage, BristolThe only way to save the railways and to have a safe and cost-effective transport network.
Mustafa Raee, BristolPrivate companies such as Virgin have been robbing the public for too long.
John Marsden, LochgilpheadA unified national network run in the interests of passengers can only be better than the current fragmented system run in the interests of private profit and bureaucrats.
Derek Gardner, PeterboroughTransport should be for the benefit of the public – not for private profit.
Juliet Chard, LondonWhy can’t we have a rail service we are proud of?
Anthony Coombs, BuckinghamshireThe current system is not working and the only solution is a single integrated rail system that is publicly owned.
Graham Pascall, MilngavieIt’s not just the public face of the railways that requires attention but the massively inefficient situation behind the scenes in signalling design etc.
Yvonne Lunde-Andreassen, LondonIt’s the only private rail system in Europe.
Rob Wilde, StaffordTime for a People’s Railway, not a Profiteer’s Railway.
Nick Green, BrightonAbout time. Let’s go for it.
Steven EvansThe trains are overcrowded, smelly and dirty, which is a nice way to start my journey to work.
Karen Nadin, NewarkAll part of the Tory attempt to put all public services in private hands. Re-nationalise all public utilities as soon as possible.
Andrew Ridgway, ManchesterThe current system is run for the friends of politicians, not the people.
Pauline Wickham, Newcastle-upon-TyneWe need an integrated rail service which offers affordable travel to reduce pollution and congestion on our roads.