John Davies, YorkEast coast is an example of what a good job a publicly owned rail company can do.
Daniel Zlupko, ManchesterLate trains, no seats, constant and unjustified price increases since privatisation.
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.
Barry Norman, Milton KeynesBring back British Rail is very important. Safety, cheaper rail fares are needed.
Ross Kirkland, EdinburghBritish Rail should be state-owned and not privately owned.
Michelle Nailor, BasingstokeFares are too dear and rolling stock poor and not enough carriages. People have to stand. If fares were cheaper people would use trains more. I know I would.
David Smith, Ross-on-WyeBring it back now to the people not shareholders, i.e. Conservatives.
Peter Fisher, YorkWhat would BR look like now if all the money wasted in privatisation had been invested in BR.
Ivor Salmon, AltonAt the very least the infrastructure of the country should be owned by the people and operated for the benefit of the people.
Andrew Laggan, Newcastle-upon-TyneInvestment is badly needed in our railways, better lines and faster trains to benefit whole of country. Standards have been in decline for far too long.
Andrew Barrington, HockleyI’m a student and the fare prices are just too damned high.
Steve Gordon, BedfordPrivatisation is only good for profit-making and nothing to do with customers. First Capital Connect are atrocious and have done nothing for rail travel.
Annette Mansell-Green, BirminghamPrivatisation has been a completely failed capitalist experiment. We demand our railways be returned to us now.
Edward Fox, LondonBring back British Rail.
Marcus Dillistone, HexhamBritain’s railway system is in no-man’s-land comprising the worst of both worlds, and is thus unfit for purpose.
Barry Wilkinson, WallsendI am sick and tired of having to suffer from the figures of rail infrastructure break-up and privatisation. Pricing is ludicrously complicated and over-expensive.
Jack Heywood, HarrogateOur rail services are an embarrassment when compared to those of our fellow European nations. We owe it to ourselves to sort it out.
Phyl HoadleyTaxpayers pay more in subsidies to the train companies than was paid pre-privatisation. Our tax goes to shareholders as profits and dividends.
Emma Cand, LondonFree market without the possibility of boycotting?
Alex Manda, LondonI am a passenger, not a customer.
Robert Stewart, AkeleyFair deal for passengers and not money going to shareholders.
Matthew Navin, ManchesterRail for the people.
Jeff Roberts, RochdaleI have been looking for a site like this for years. I thought I was a lonely voice, consider all my contacts made aware of your existence.
John Dunn, ChesterfieldNationalise all privatised industries.
Roger Bastin, YorkLet’s win East Coast to start with.
Ellen Ball, SunderlandVirgin is far too expensive for the working class.
Abdul-Nasser J G Baston, LondonA publicly owned, democratically accountable public transport system.
Howard Spencer, HoveBR wasn’t perfect, but it was affordable and, for the most part, worked well. The current system of private monopolies is only of benefit to railway company shareholders.
Geraldine McCarthy, ErithFares are too expensive.
Ruslan Kim, HamptonInconsistent fares, poor connections, confusion and delays are results of a privatised British Rail. Bring it back, the only way to make it right.