Chris Lovett, Charlwood, SurreyI loved British Rail. Bring it back now.
Freddy Brown, BristolCertain services do not fit with capitalism. The only successful railways are heavily subsidised. Re-routing this into shareholders’ pockets is wrong and ineffective.
Joseph Morris, LeedsWe need better control of our rail systems as we had before they were made private. Also more local railway stations.
Marc Seccombe, DoncasterIf it can be as good as East Coast.
Carroll Barham, LancingI thought railway privatisation was a poor idea when proposed. The reality has if anything proven to be worse and more expensive than I feared.
Kristin Barrett, BlairgowrieI travel a lot by rail and find it very inconvenient to have a plethora of different companies. Other countries manage with one company, so why not us?
Brendan McNally, MiddlesbroughBring back British Rail.
Jenifer Jobbins, BodminI’m tired of the mix-ups and poor service.
Andrew Rowntree, PeterboroughWe would have less need to use the road network if rail fares were cheaper.
Nathan Bradley, SheffieldBring back British Rail.
Amanda Nicoll, TadcasterOh the irony. Britain invented railways but we can no longer run them efficiently and cost-effectively.
Mark Lewis, ColchesterVirgin make too much money for running a crap TOC.
Colin Crowther, SwindonRe-nationalise BR and whilst you are at it, do the same for the utilities companies.
Trevor Walden, SouthamptonI did an apprenticeship at Wolverton Works in the days of Dual-Heating. 97 trades. I’m a rail modeller, and steam fan.
David Warner, WarringtonI agree that the rail industry is too fragmented and needs to be brought under one public banner.
Norman Farenden, PooleBring back British Rail and put our money back into Britain.
Gemma Holmes, ThameTrains are dangerously overcrowded due to carriage formations being woefully short at peak times. Everyone is back in the office as normal post Covid. Arriva must go!
Andrew Dawton, MaidstoneIt costs more than I can afford for regular days out by train.
Sara Salyers, AuchtermuchtyIt has all been said. Public ownership of public utilities.
Patrick Dunlop, CambridgeI want proper public services that don’t have the extra charge of having to supply a profit.
Karyn Buckley, SheffieldPrivatisation was the worst thing that has been done to our railways. Bring them back into public ownership now.
Heather Elliott, AylesburyIt’s much better to have rail service in public ownership.
Michael Brown, YorkAs a regular traveller I can only see benefit from having one seamless service.
Donald Purdy, WakefieldIt is supposed to be public transport after all.
Lee Stevens, PortsmouthGive up this capitalistic idea that the network runs better under private ownership. It’s a joke – overpriced and underinvested.
Wayne Lamming, ScunthorpeThe service is a disgrace and a waste of tax-payers’ money.
Peter Steckles, RochdaleWay overdue.
Mimi O’Halloran, DealWhere I live, the cost of a railcard to send a child to school costs a family £600+ a year. No wonder the kids bunk the trains.
Steve Fairfax, NewcastleThe East Coast mainline is demonstrating how it can be done.
Karen Christmas, YorkHopefully, one day we might get back to one kind of National Rail provider, stopping all private investors milking our system.