Sarah Thursfield, OswestryBecause the rail network is too important to be left to the market.
William Coleman, EdinburghEvery public company that has been privatised works well but only for the avaricious money moguls who prey on ordinary people’s complacency.
Colin Flowerday, HoltThe Tories run the East coast main line as LNER. Bring back BRITISH RAIL.
Glenis Singleton, NottinghamWe need public service and amenities to be owned by the public The rich are taking the country’s spoils and leaving the rest of us with the scraps and having to pay for it.
Robin Michael Tinsley, Church CrookhamBritish Rail were getting there (to quote their advertising slogan) and then those dolts at Whitehall sold it off. Now it’s a shambles.
Gabrielle Seymour, LondonNot only Bring back British Rail, but bring back the branch lines as well.
Peter King, InschAbellio ScotRail is an absolute disaster. Something has to change.
Ronald Jones, St NeotsLet’s get things working again.
Paul Toplis, CambridgeshireWe need a not-for-profit railway network and public transport system if we are to realise our environmental targets.
Charles Steel, West MoleseyHow I wish that we could run our transport system as efficiently as I have witnessed in European countries. I am totally disillusioned with the private greed and chaos.
Simon Tilley, NorthamptonI hate London Midland and their never ending list of excuses. I want a system of fair and proportionate rail fares.
Judith Willis, NewarkThe present system has got to be rescued.
Paul Atkinson, MelbourneBR was stolen from the UK tax payer, and now makes fat cat profit, on the foundation of all the work and tax we paid for many years.
Andy Ruffell, AshfordIf I want to travel to London (36 minutes away) It costs me £36. £1 per minute, that’s crazy.
Colin Sutton, RamsgateThe railways are for the people of the UK, not shareholders.
James Fussell, MI live in Sweden but I’m British, Bristolian born and bred, and I’m 100% in favour of re-nationalisation of the rail system – without compensation.
Malcolm Whitmore, LoughboroughRail policy needs to be determined by the collective interest of the country not the short term gain of shareholders.
David Speare, PlymouthLabour must commit to bring rail back to public ownership. Stop the madness.
Gwennan Thomas, LondonWe need a fairly priced, efficient public transport system that’s run for people and not for profit.
Andrew O’Leary, TilburyBring British Rail and slam-door trains.
Marc Brammer, GlasgowTaxpayer money built the rails and now we’re just getting ripped off by the companies that own the concessions.
Gottfried Brunner, ViennaThe privatisation of BR is an example for these of the Austrian Federal Railways (OBB), which brings a lot of problems.
Rachel Cholerton, ReadingFirst Great Western has a shocking service, not worthy of being on the tracks.
Karen Christmas, YorkHopefully, one day we might get back to one kind of National Rail provider, stopping all private investors milking our system.
Simon Oxford, HerefordThe popularity, price and efficiency of our rail network has deteriorated for long enough.
Carl Spurling, FrodshamThe system at present, with so many companies, is too complicated, particularly when planning a cross country route. Fares are complicated and expensive. No one seems accountable.
Roger WilliamsI’m fed up of paying full price for low quality service and double standards regarding blocking aisles.
Greg Morris, GlenrothesOn train today from Aberdeen to Kirkcaldy and got removed from train at Dundee as train was no longer stopping at stations past Dundee until Edinburgh. Total disgrace.
Jamie Robertson, LondonSo we gave it a go and it failed us all. Bring back British Rail.
Richard Kent, ChardWe need to take public services back for the public from the private profiteers. Private finance initiative is really profit-for-the-few initiative.