Michael Crawley, AltrinchamWe need an integrated rail system in our small country.
Bren Cook, PrestonOur key utilities shouldn’t be in private hands.
Marcus Podilchuk, TotnesReturn us to the golden age of nationalised railways.
Graham Glover, BradfordYes, let’s do it.
David Olivier,Keep up the fight.
Gillian Lawrence, EdinburghCurrent rail transport is complex, profit-driven, with safety loopholes. It should be replaced by a sustainable service offering an alternative to car travel.
Chester Reed, Newton AycliffeIt’s disgusting how they let these private companies run riot on fares. We should be able to jump on a train on the day at similar costs to the rest of mainland Europe.
Anne Wren, SaleIt is so very expensive to go by train in this country compared with Europe and the USA. it is subsidised in those countries and so cheap to travel anywhere.
James WoodmanPrivatisation, fragmentation, subcontracting, internal markets, franchising, managers, managers, managers, jobs for the boys… Rip-off Britain!
Ria JonesI worked for the railways for fifteen years and I left in 1993 as privatisation was coming in. I now cannot afford to travel by train.
Tina Harrison, Long EatonBritish Rail should never have been privatised in the first place.
Mark Bradshaw, CairneyhillEast Coast trains has proved it can work, so please put the railways back into the public domain where any profits are re-invested, rather than being paid out as bonuses.
Cathy Smith, LondonOur current system hoodwinks, fleeces, and punishes the customer. I’m sick of navigating the labyrinth of pricing and timings. Bring back our national system, please.
Gerry Langford, WellingboroughPlease let’s stop this franchise nonsense now and bring our railways back to the British people for the British people.
Jack Wrigley, StockportA national rail service should be part of a national integrated transport network including buses and trams.
Ian Heaton, St HelensThe sooner the better.
Andrew Spence, HastingsIt is high time to re-nationalise British railways and get the kind of system that the French now enjoy.
Chris George, BristolRenationalise now.
Lance Dyer, TruroHere in Cornwall our trains to Paddington are, bar one, slower than in British Rail days – and the same HS125s in use!
Jill Lepper, StagsdenI totally agree that we need a consolidated British Rail again run for passengers not private profit.
David Ashton, HitchinA well-run public transport system is an essential part of a sustainable society. A properly-funded, publicly owned rail system a key element, less expensive than private.
Neal Ball, HoveBring back one unified company, but it must be free of government control.
Gail Fraser, AndoverToo many companies raking in the profit with no though for passengers.
Martin Cussell, CalneBring back British Rail, thereby putting all the railway under one operator with one goal.
Alan Webb, Milton KeynesPut the railways back into public ownership to let the users share the ownership and put pride back into our railways.
Geoff Fisher, LeedsA Rail operator that is there to provide a service, not to make a profit, and not to identify revenue opportunities it makes from an already unhappy rail passenger.
Nicola Bowden-Jones, BristolIt’s time the rail service was returned to the people of Britain so that the profits can be used to improve the quality of the service. Privatisation doesn’t work.
Chris Winfield, NottinghamThe people who used to knock British Rail aren’t knocking any more are they?
Liam Bright, LondonGive us back our stuff.
Janus Polenceusz, LondonPlease bring back our BR. It was Richard Branson who destroyed it by introducing Virgin Trains with buying off parts of BR.