Gerry Smith, Tunbridge WellsThe current system offers a deplorable and unaffordable service. Bring back British Rail.
Jonathan Dimsdale, HarrogateObviously, you have all forgotten that British Rail was never on time, equally expensive and passengers were treated as an unnecessary nuisance.
Stuart Gray, TrowbridgePrivatisation has not worked.
Sharon Draper, SudburyThis is what we need to do, to make our railways beautiful again and the envy of the world.
Gurdave Gill, SidcupThe same management consultants, McKinsey, who planned rail privatisation are doing the same to NHS.
Ged Moore, JarrowFranchising doesn’t work. How can operators on different routes provide competition? Thatcher idiocy.
Ben Illis, BrightonA return to the days of a national service run not for profit. If only.
Alex Shearman, SolihullFares are too high. The system needs to be run for the public.
Sarah Haworth, DevonBy the people for the people.
Timothy Sercombe, ExeterWe pay out millions in subsidies, so that shareholders get a dividend every year.
Derek Bibb, GlasgowI believe that it is very important to have a unified, not-for-profit railway sytem to provide travel at reasonable cost..
Helena Richards, AllantonThe best railways are the state-owned ones. Why let private companies take the money which could be going to back into the Treasury?
Simon Wragg, BrockenhurstI’m fed up with being half an hour late every day. The Southern main line needs massive investment. SWT have made it clear they won’t do it. Maybe BR would.
Paul Greening, DorchesterRe-nationalise the railways. They are a public service and can be run more efficiently in the public interest than for private profit.
James Forber, WarringtonEnd this madness! Make train prices fair.
Paul Johnson, ChelmsfordBR may not have been perfect, but at least it got people to their destination, with very limited government funds.
Josie Wassall, BirminghamPlease make our railway one again. Ever since the fragmentation passengers have become secondary to profits. I think safety issues will be a higher priority then.
Sam Townson, LondonA nationalised rail might mean I’ll actually pay a decent price for a ticket.
Jane McGrath, BradfordAnother national asset sold off for the profit of the fat cats who support the Tory party.
Michael Burn, Sunderland.Rail for the people. not for rich to profit from.
Peter Staker, EdinburghI wasn’t around when British Rail was running, but when I see other European countries with railways of a quality almost unrecognisable to us in Britain, I want BR.
Phil Crumpton, SmethwickThere is no point in continuing the botched model, as rushed through Parliament in1994.
Bill Tasker, LiverpoolDismantling British Rail has led to chaos.
Ed Dougall, Bury St. EdmundsIt’s crazy that something as complex as a railway system should be so fragmented. France and Germany own bits of ours but run theirs as national entities.
Tom Fraser, EdinburghPrivatisation has meant a worse, more expensive service, in prettier uniforms, with less pay for the workforce while a few directors pocket enormous sums.
Felicity Webster, Kingston-upon-ThamesIf they are privatised, why are they subsidised?
Alex Lewis, BangorDo we not owe this to the future generations? I miss the scene of an InterCity liveried train whizzing past the rural coastlines. British Rail all the way.
Philippa Jane Brown, Stoke-on-TrentThe rail system needs to be re-nationalised.
Senthil Kumaran Raja Kumar, BournemouthPrivatisation is a capitalist farce that benefits shareholders to the detriment of the average passenger. Bring back British Rail!
Aaron M, East SussexIt’s taken nearly two decades to realise how important the country’s rail network is to our national fortunes.