Brian Ellison, ManchesterBritish Rail Isn’t British Rail but it Should be.
Davis Wilkie, EdinburghWe the people would very much like to see the railways re-nationalised. More focus on good service and profit being put into improvements rather than shareholders’ pockets
Chris Parry, SalfordI completely agree. Rail fares have increased (and are about to again) without an increase in capacity, service regularity or reliability. It’s a failure so please fix it.
Stephen Sinclair, ChesterBring British Rail back. Fares where cheap.
Linden Stafford, ExeterRail privatisation was a bad idea when the Tories introduced it. It is now difficult to plan a long-distance journey and prices are exorbitant. Plan for need, not profit.
Rod Stapley, Newcastle-upon-TyneThe public sector is the only credible and efficient owner of East Coast mainline since privatisation was forced on the system.
Iain Macaskill, SuffolkMy train is late every day. The Sunday service is a bus. My ticket is never checked and the contempt for passengers from National Express is vivid.
Lynne Coppendale, DoncasterWe have the highest fares I can think of anywhere. As a result I pretty much never use trains. I love train journeys and would use them but cannot afford them.
Hayley Griffin, EdinburghAll we have now is privatised regional monopolies run for the benefit of shareholders. Let’s bring back service for passengers and freight.
Peter Henderson, Worthing.We need to combine modern-day quality of trains with BR style joined-up service, punctuality and value for money.
James Wilkinson, DublinMy grandfather worked for British Rail as a train drive and my best childhood memories were on the railways in the north of England. Now they’re in a terrible state.
Paul O’Neill, LondonBring back loco-hauled trains. Reduce speeds for better comfort. No to HS2.
Barry Freeman, ShaftesburyPlough the income back into the nationalised railways – not into private profiteers’ pockets.
Matt Wellings, WrexhamI’ve joined. Good on ya.
Raymond Lee Meadows, ChorleyPublic transport should be run and maintained with the intention of serving the public and not lining the pockets of shareholders who have no interest in the service.
Rod Munday, AberystwythThere are so many reasons why this needs to happen.
Tim Shufflebotham, CanterburyOne rail network always worked better. Plus the industry could go 24hr to meet today’s demands of work/social gatherings, providing more jobs. Also trains every 20mins.
Hugh Daniels, HenfieldWhatever happened to plans for a mixed economy, combining the best of private and publicly owned services?
Janki Tiwari, West DraytonNecessary services should not be operated for profit.
Peter Mason, WickfordThe price into London these days is crazy.
Jason Fernee, BillericayLong had enough of franchises, rinsing passengers of money for poor service, uncomfortable cramped trains. Plus I prefer the 1970s uniforms for staff.
Susannah Lord, NorwichOur rail service is very unreliable, expensive and non-too-clean. I would like it to be run for the users, not shareholder profits.
Ellis Lander, LondonIt’s the only solution that makes any sense.
Marc Seccombe, DoncasterIf it can be as good as East Coast.
Edmund Connell, DoverRe-nationalise and start repairing the damage caused by the fragmentation of the industry into a thousand pieces.
Daniel Sargent, Newcastle-upon-TyneRailways must be nationalised. They should never have been privatised. It’s a service not a business.
Richard Capeling, RochesterWe must bring back British Rail. It costs more to go on the train to Scotland than it does to fly anywhere in Europe.
Pauline Vaughan, KendalI stood up in first class on rail journey from Oxenholme to Manchester. I had to move from standard class as there were so many people I could not breathe. It was unbelievable.
Suzy Adderley, LondonRe-nationalise the railways, rebuild the infrastructure and also bring back flowerbeds on stations and tidy tracks.
Pat Brennan, DerbyThe railway system should be a service, an essential part of the country’s network, which is necessary for good communication.