Martin Dawson, EdinburghBring back British Rail to give the customers a better deal.
Graham Armstrong, LondonBring the catering back in house too. I miss spiced coffee.
Pat Cunningham, LiverpoolGreat grandfather, grandfather, uncle and father all worked for the railways. Dad said if service was privatised we would regret it – how true!
Angus Wall, BrightonSurely we all want to see British Rail back?
Harrold NoskBring it back.
Wayne Cockin, BuryThe rail network needs co-ordination and the re-opening of lines to ease congestion in our towns and cities.
Helen Sills,East Coast mainline now in public ownership is a success. Anything which turns back the iniquitous tide of privatisation is to be strongly supported.
Thomas Baldwin, DunfermlinePrivatisation has been a farce from the word go.
Paul Garrod, PortsmouthIt never made sense having dozens of different rail companies for a system where all the rails are joined together.
William Paddock, EdinburghIf only British Rail had got the subsidies all these private railway companies receive, what a network we could have had.
Phil Taylor, StirlingThe state of our privatised railway shames the nation that invented the technology nearly 200 years ago. Nationalisation need not mean inefficient. Let’s do this.
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.
Karl Walker, BirminghamTransport needs to become not-for-profit.
Joseph Mason, Newcastle-upon-TyneWhy should private rail companies get so much subsidisation to increase their profits when any profits could and should be returned to the customers.
Adam Greenfield, LondonThe British Rail I knew in my childhood was the pride of this nation and an example for the World. With vision, it can be again.
Alison Jean Baker, LondonBecause shareholders drive in their Bentleys.
Tim Spencer, LondonIt is things like the privatisation of East Coast that motivates me to get the Tory bastards out of power. They have no interest in serving the common good
Stephen Sparkes, Ulverston150 years of learning best practice of running a railway was thrown away at break-up. Absolute stupidity. Some people always think they know better.
Sophie Bramley, WinchesterWith the climate crisis reaching breaking point, cheaper public transport just makes sense.
Russell Richards, ChelmsfordA public service such as rail should be run for the benefit of the customers it serves, not for the benefit of its shareholders.
Sean Watson, Bishop’s StortfordTrain fares in this country are disgusting and the service we receive is even worse. It’s the most expensive travel in any country I have ever visited. It’s a rip-off.
Sue Clark, LondonLearn from past mistakes, i.e. the previous privatisation didn’t work. Why repeat the exercise?
Jane Mitchell, ShrewsburyBring back British Rail.
Jean Coates, HarrogateWe need a joined up service and not a cartel of lots of different companies offering us the same tickets and prices.
Dorothy Chambers, LincolnI agree John Major had no right to sell it off.
Catherine Devenish, TivertonWhy does the Labour Party not represent us?
Liam Mustapha, Bexhill-on-SeaA college student that will be affected by the 3.4% fare rise and does not have a proper income.
Joanne Cummins, LondonTravel is a necessity, a public service. No one should expect to make money out of it, and those who do should not be permitted to be in charge of it.
Andrew Smith, SouthamptonUnify the rail system for the people not the banks and rail companies. It’s not competition we need, it’s management. Outsource it to the Swiss or Germans.
Stefan Pierlejewski, StockportThere is a reason we all pay taxes. Water, health and transport should be priority.