Your Views - Bring Back British Rail

The proof is in East Coast Trains.

Stop the East Coast line sell-off.

Some things just need to be in the public sector.

Bring back British Rail.

Public transport must be taken back into public hands. We are paying above and beyond for a poor service. The service is heavily subsidised with high ticket charges.

Daniel Moorcroft, Bolton

Bring it back and let’s make it democratically accountable.

Miriam Yagud, Dursley

Bring BR back.

Alec Thorne, Bedford

A publicly owned railway system will be better, and cheaper, for passengers and railway workers.

Peter Short, Nottingham

Ellie Harrison’s staggering talk at Artquest conference this year has made me a passionate supporter of this great undertaking. Thank you.

Jade Montserrat, Scarborough

Useless Southern Rail. I could do better on my own.

Keith Vause, Horley

Concessions to the proletariat.

Charlie Mannell, Deal

If the government had pumped the same amount of money into British Rail that it has into the private sector then I’m sure we would have a much better rail system now.

Ken Shillito, Barnsley

All industries back to state-owned please.

Anne-Marie Curry, London

Stop privatisation now.

G. Macleod, Brighton

Why should train profits go to overseas investors and not recycled into the system?

Ronald Donnelly, Burgess Hill

Yes

Stephen Chester, Bamber Bridge

We need a rail service that is not ridiculously more expensive than driving.

Stone Fitzgerald, Ramsgate

As a West Coast line user I have seen rise after rise and I only get a seat on one in four of my journeys.

Andrew Watson, Bury

I’m with you all the way.

Ron Glatter, Hemel Hempstead

Privatisation has ruined our railways almost as much as Beeching. The status quo only benefits the shareholders and bosses. Too much freight on the roads now too.

Richard Walker, Wilmslow