Alex Holness, ErithBring back British Rail, a real railway service that worked.
Susan Wright, BrightonGood idea.
Patrick Phillips, CardiffI’m old enough to remember BR and, though it was far from perfect, it performed really well, given how starved of investment it was.
Matthew Hagan, St AlbansSomething has to be done about the shocking price of tickets.
David Jackson, Stony StratfordThe Will Hutton article (Sunday 24 August, The Observer) makes perfect sense.
Jason Lodge, HoveBring back publicly-owned railway, to show these companies how to run it.
Jayne Dillon, ManchesterBring back BR.
Jane Rendle, Hebden BridgeTrain companies don’t invest, aren’t interested in the green agenda or improving our travelling experience. Basic infrastructure should be state-owned.
Joy Edwards, BradninchClean, comfortable, punctual trains with pleasant staff. Re-open branch lines with good connections. All this would greatly relieve congestion on the roads.
Chris Hayden, Milton KeynesI believe that the railway should be owned by the country and government run.
Roy Lang, ManchesterRe-nationalise all trains.
Alex West, BournemouthStop the scandal of private train companies running a monopoly service.
Richard Hillier, LondonPrivatising the rail network has left the UK in the doldrums. The nationalised networks across Europe and elsewhere have nearly doubled intercity speeds.
Marc Sharpe, BrightonIt was the best transport system around.
Sally Battley, LondonBrighter futures.
Linda Hunt, ColchesterNothing has worked properly since privatisation.
Edwin Wilson, UlverstonThe cost of rail travel is too high.
Matthew Fazey, MiddlewichPrivatisation has been a disaster for passengers, railway workers, track maintenance and safety – and for the tax payer.
Paul Caruana, DunstablePlease.
Gloria McNeil, PeterboroughThe fragmentation of public transport is a massive waste of money. The tendering process, consultants’ fees and shareholder profits could be reinvested in the system.
Judith Klaus, LeedsEast Coast in public hands is making a profit. Don’t Let it be sold off again. The profits should go to us not a private company.
Richard Love, StamfordDr Beeching screwed the railways up. So let’s do the right thing and bring back British Railways. Forget HS2.
Richard Oakes, LondonWe have seen the East Coast line can deliver. Stop these shareholders robbing us of the profits we need for our railways.
Kevin Doherty, DumbartonRe-nationalise rail, power, mail and all other industries privatised by government, especially the Tory’s selfish greedy millionaires.
Andrew Stevens, LondonI don’t want fake ‘choice’. I want high quality, reasonably priced, dependable public transport and would rather my taxes pay for this directly than with private subsidies.
Michael Shea, LondonJust some of many whys” for our cause: Branson’s Virgin: obscene fares; cramped carriages on second class; empty first-class carriages; and good but lowly paid staff.”
Timothy Bell, Newcastle-upon-TyneThe time has come for us to return to a joined-up rail system.
Martin Spence, PengeGive us back our railways – you know it makes sense.
Frank Harvey, BlackpoolWe had a main line from the 1880s to 2003. Now we go to Preston to get to London.
James Proffitt, CrowthornePublic transport should be publicly owned.