Norman Luff, PortsmouthI arrived Southampton 1949, saw BRITISH RAIL sign. Hooray. Bring it back.
Rochelle Fry, LondonYes please.
Jack Scott, SwanageBring back British Rail.
Jacqueline Leighton, DunfermlineI’m sick and tired of my cash going to foreign operators, sick of seeing the service getting worse and sick of the absolutely ridiculous prices they charge for tickets.
Tommy Geddes, LiverpoolThe private system is shockingly badly run. We need a government to run it without greedy eyes on profit.
Michael Fisher, SolihullI Agree.
Franca Bruno, Castle DouglasIt’s one of those things that will never go away. Re-nationalise the railway system and put down new tracks that were ripped up by the Beeching cuts. It’s the future.
Joe Bell, CarlisleBring back nationalisation and pride in our railways.
David SommervilleThere are plenty of surplus ex-British Rail carriages that could be overhauled. This would represent a service improvement at minimal cost.
Paul Ross, LetchworthPeople don’t want to see the true cost of privatisation. They have heads buried in the sand.
Ken Tarrant, NewhavenOn the 16th July I was on Clapham Junction station when a train for Portsmouth arrived. It was only four coaches long and was so packed that many people didn’t get on, MP’s are a joke.
Tim Miles, LondonIt’s an essential public service.
Karl Stevens, Milton KeynesPublic transport should be “public” and not funded by all the poor folk who have to pay inflated fares just to be able to travel to their jobs to earn money.
Joy Rose, ManchesterPublic ownership would mean that money earned by the railways could be ploughed back into infrastructure or improvements in safety and comfort.
Hazel Willis, Saffron WaldenI’m tired of being over-charged and exploited by my train company. I want fair fares and a service that runs on time – for everyone.
George Parkin, WorksopThere is proof that railways can make a profit in the public sector.
Hugh Daniels, HenfieldWhatever happened to plans for a mixed economy, combining the best of private and publicly owned services?
Michael Harries, PinnerEliminate the waste of all these different entities.
Birgit Cunningham, LondonWe are sick to death of the line ‘That is another company’.
Barry Wilkinson, AldershotRe-nationalise the railways. They are for transport for all of the nation and should be nationally owned.
John Richard Jones, PrestonBritish Rail had more flexibility with tickets and better value. It was better all round.
James Dodd, SheffieldIf there’s profit to be made, then the profit should belong to the people and be further invested into improving the facilities for the better of us all.
Giacomo G, LondonI always complained about the Italian railways (public) but Great Western railway makes me miss it. Greatest case of privatisation failure ever.
Chuck Elliot, SheffieldPrivatised railways make no sense. Competition is impossible within rail services. Nationalisation is the only sensible policy.
William Hall, DerbyThis country needs to be unified. Bring back BR (BR Blue while you’re at it). One solid fare, not 20 companies claiming they’re the cheapest. Rail for the people.
Keith Bevan, BristolI think British Rail should be re-nationalised and kept in public ownership, not for profit of the profiteers.
James Riley, MorleyTrain fares have become ridiculously too expensive while at the same time taking finances out of the British infrastructure and investing into networks such as DB.
Tomasa Bullen, SouthamptonIf only half the money given to the current private companies had been given to British Rail, what a wonderful, publicly-owned service we would have.
Gina Woods, NorwichRe-nationalisation and the profit made would assure governments that they could invest to improve our failing rail system. It’s a win/win situation.
Keith Hall, SheffieldI agree with this. Also stop trying to privatise NHS.