Julie Holland, SunburyExtortionate prices, no seats and no competition. Bring back British Rail.
Kenneth Miller, LeedsStop propping up private firms. Let us run it from central office.
Kevin Morris, BradfordTotally necessary.
Mary Smith, SwadlincoteAffordable travel is a vital part of a nation’s infrastructure and should be run as a service.
Rex Birchenough, PeterboroughEast Coast has been run very successfully for the last few years under national control. Why change it?
David McDermid, Newton MearnsPrivatisation of BR was one of the most inexcusable government decisions ever. We are left with high fares and bad service. Privatisation didn’t work for BR.
Iain McMurray, KilmarnockGreat idea.
Kathryn Devney, HastingsGive the people who use the trains a fair deal rather than the private companies who put prices up and up. The government don’t do bad out of it either.
Steve Greenwood, HeywoodThe sooner the better.
Tim Mustin, Haywards HeathBring back British Rail. Southern Rail is a disgrace!
Julia Coryton, SouthwarkPrices of train fares are ridiculous. I hate the 4 hours of standing on an extremely overcrowded train to see my family so much so that I rarely see them anymore.
Graham Weeden, BedfordTime to ring the changes and scrap the private companies.
Anthony Wayne Simpson, CardiffLet the devil of the Thatcher years now and for always be behind us and let us learn from those with the technology of today so by this we all benefit.
Francis Derek Boyle, ManchesterBring back British Rail.
Peter Shaw, HorshamMost UK rail travel is unreliable, inconvenient, uncomfortable, prohibitively expensive, of benefit only to the overseas owners and, unfit for purpose. Enough is enough.
Barbara Ann Spencer, LondonLet’s keep on this. It’s so relevant and the trains are so expensive compared to Europe.
Mike FriendPublic transport should be run not for profit but as a self sustaining affordable means of travel.
Paul Taylor, ManchesterThe reasons that applied at the end of World War Two for the nationalisation of the railways are re-emerging. Bad organisation and duplication are rife.
Paul Green, OxfordIt’s time the politicians let the railways be run by railwaymen and stop interfering in the day-to-day running of the railways.
Nicola Hartley, LondonThe public have had to subsidise the railways so why not simply publically own them and then proper public travel services for all instead of profit motive alone
Catherine Matthews, EnfieldPublic ownership in public interest. Choose service over parasitic private sector profits.
Trish Joscelyne, East SussexIf they can do it in the rest of Europe, why not here?
Mike Smith, Newcastle upon TyneBring back British Rail – all is forgiven.
Andrew Webb, LondonCurrent arrangements are inefficient and over-complicated. There are better ways to spend government subsidy.
Linda Combi, YorkOf the many British institutions gradually being eroded by private ownership, an affordable and integrated rail system benefits us personally and environmentally.
Liam Brown, LiverpoolAvanti is a mess, Virgin was a much better service in general.
Paul Weekes, Gillingham, KentWe need to manufacture our own rolling stock as well and bring some design and engineering back, and not support foreign train builders.
Sandra Newens, HarlowRe-nationalisation of the rail network should be part of Labour Party policy.
Melanie Reinhart, Old WardenCompeting over basics like food and travel turns people into savages. End privatisation now.
Yan Yates, MiddlesbroughIt’s been over-priced for far too long. People should not be financially punished for not booking early.