Kevin Webb, AccringtonThe current rail structure is lunacy with no real competition anyway. I believe there are 23 companies responsible for different aspects of safety etc.
Rachelle Aitchison, GorebridgeIt’s absolutely disgusting the amount of money we have to pay to travel using a service that is more unreliable than the Scottish weather. Sack Abellio or get it sorted.
Eric Lackford, LargsThe British travelling public have been sold down the river by treacherous governments. Nationalise now.
Vincent Hayes, BedfordI am interested but not convinced. Private rail works better than BR worked in many ways. Public ownership must perform better to fully convince me.
Joe Boswell, BristolPlease do this. My Young Person’s Card is about to run out, and the fares are going to cripple my attempts to live without a car.
Ev Marcus, LeedsCost of travel by train has become extortionate.
Jenny Mangin, LondonI have finally given up on trying to travel by train. It’s far too complicated, far too expensive.
Jane Glaister, WakefieldThe sooner the better.
Ashley Beavis, CleethorpesBring back British rail to save splitting train tickets because of different train operators on our network.
Harvey Jackson Booth, HuddersfieldI work in the rail industry and I am sure what I have been told was that it was so much better under British Rail.
Phoebe Taylor-Thorpe, RotherhamThe railways should be under public ownership.
Dorothy Chambers, LincolnI agree John Major had no right to sell it off.
Kaeren Daunt-Jones, RochesterAlthough it was by no means perfect as BR, it was a whole lot better than now. Employ real railway people at the top too, not business Muppets who don’t understand.
Wayne Fitzpatrick, RamsgateI’m 100% behind Bring back British Rail.
Pietro Halle, LondonFor a better rail service.
Mark Eccles, YorkIf the money that has been spent on privatisation had been invested in BR, then the country’s network would have been in a far better position.
Joan Hewitt, North ShieldsI will vote Labour again if policies like this are implemented.
Ben Guest, WinsfordThe people of this country spent decades building our public infrastructures, funding them with taxpayer money, only to have them sold off at a fraction of their worth.
Levente Varga, HoveThere is absolutely no reason why a one stop journey should cost over £5, especially when some countries offer entire countrywide rail passes for £4. Insane.
Brett Crane, ExeterServices as important as a National Rail network should be run by the public sector for the public and never for private profit for the 1%.
John Wilson, CambridgeshireWe used to have an easy to understand railway system with a sensible ticketing structure.
Greg Sutton, FleetTime for a change.
Paul Bright, RotherhamTransport infrastructure should belong to the public.
Tim Payne, PlymouthI would love to take my family to London by train to see the sights but its too expensive for us to use.
Mona Johnson, StockportWe need to adhere to the European standard. We subsidise it in any case. In France, Belgium etc. there are clean fast trains that run on time.
Mary Francis, LeedsEast Coast must remain in public hands – it provides an efficient service – and makes a profit for government. Why change a good thing and put profits into private hands?
Michael Boty, WhitstableProfit should not be the driver. Passenger safety and satisfaction should be.
Paul Rechnitz, LondonPrivatisation of the rail network has been a disaster.
GGood ideas here!
Ellis Lander, LondonIt’s the only solution that makes any sense.