James Jarvis, SouthamptonWe have a Third World train service.
Pauline Allies, MaidenheadThe transport infrastructure should be owned by all of us so we can develop a coherent transport policy for the future.
Alan Roberts, DingwallPublic rail transport isn’t working. It’s no longer a reliable way of getting to where you need to be on time. In the north of Scotland people are returning to their cars.
John Lock, Olney, Milton KeynesThis is the only way forward before foreign companies buy up all the silver in this country. Keep British Railways British.
Fliss Premru, LondonWe need a publicly-owned, accountable and affordable railway more than ever at this time of austerity and climate change. Rail rather than more short haul flights.
Robert Harvey, BourneAnd restore the lines that Beeching should never have axed.
Ron Chennells, Newcastle-upon-TyneIt needs to be done as soon as possible.
Steve Wayne, LondonMost expensive railways in Europe.
WendIt’s all such a muddle and a complete shambles at the moment. We want it back as it was please.
Andrew Wetherall, Ashford, MiddlesexSet train fares at pence per mile. National railcard will bring a third off the price of the journey.
Lilian Ryan, Barrow-in-FurnessBarrow-in-Furness is really struggling already and needs a great deal of upgrading where the train service is concerned.
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.
Tim Shields, ChorleyIt’s about time we gave power over train prices back to the people and took the initiative to have more state-owned commodities.
Angharad Bethan Davies, BristolWe were promised that privatisation would reduce cost and improve services due to competition but the exact opposite has happened.
Sydney Smith, YorkRe-nationalise our railways.
Ronald Lindsay, EssexGet it back.
Paul Oakes, North WalshamOnly the Green Party and Caroline Lucas is offering this.
Mike Gordon, BarnstapleModern train travel is not what it should be, with high fares, delayed or cancelled trains, overcrowding and so it goes on. BR was not perfect but at least they tried.
Coral Jones, LondonRe-nationalise the railways for safer better value travel.
David Lewis, YorkLet’s make public transport publicly owned and not for private profit.
Eamonn Neilson, BelfastThe country and the people need British Rail back.
John Game, LondonIt should never been made private in the first place.
Chris Brown, Wimborne MinsterRail services need to be delivered by a unitary authority which will save duplication, increase safety for employees and passengers and focus upon developing services.
Bruce Van De Gevel, HuddersfieldAs the privatised industry is in receipt of massive public subsidies, it should be returned to the public.
Howard Badder, NottinghamGet it done.
Barbara Thomas, DorchesterIf it worked here before it’ll work again. I will use it a lot more if British Rail returns.
John Heathcote, LudlowRailways should be in public ownership.
Glen Slater, KingstonTransport and utilities are not suitable for foreign ownership.
Frances Farrer, OxfordThe sham promise of efficiency has been exposed as just another way of profiting from public subsidy. The system is chaotic and unfair, and should be fixed properly.
Joe Jordan, DundeeReturn all the land by the railway lines that has been misappropriated too.