Philip Kane, LondonNeeds to be done sooner rather than later. Most expensive public transport in Europe.
Michael Knights, LondonStop the fat cats filling their pockets with tax payers’ money. Re-nationalise the railways now.
A W, Manchester£369 Base rate fares? Nothing fair about it.
Susan Carter, HeptonstallAs a disabled passenger on benefits, it is too expensive and too difficult to travel by train. Give us back our rail system, run it for people not for private profit.
L CJ, PenzanceAs a teen addict living in Penzance, I am unable to afford the train to attend a youth narcotics anonymous meeting that I would particularly benefit from.
Patrick O’Brien, SloughWorst value train service in the developed world.
Alan Middleton, DurhamA policy for the integration of all public transport should be urgently pursued.
Hans Fried, LondonLet the people own the service industries, rather than allowing businessmen to take the profits.
Maxine Jackson, LiverpoolCan’t wait to ride on a British Train once more.
Paul Tunney, BirminghamService or business, profit or loss, transport/communication is wonderful but at present only the elite can enjoy the benefits.
Jim Mills, GlasgowHaving recently retired after 41 years’ railway service the quicker it is re-nationalised the better. The TOCs are only interested in the profit margin.
Martin Hawes, SwindonIt’s a disgrace that the privatised rail service gets three times the subsidy British Rail ever got.
Philip Overton, Great YarmouthBring back less misery to travellers. And more support for our rail workers.
Peter Lane, St NeotsI lost my job and pension in 1993 as the Tories decimated BR in preparation for privatisation. My life can’t be fixed but the railways can.
Mark Clough, BidefordWe need to make rail travel easier and less expensive. A revived British Rail should aim to achieve that.
Caroline WinnTravel by rail is overly expensive, complicated, frustrating. The service is poor – trains are late on a daily basis – trains are dirty with toilets frequently overflowing.
Susan Cooper, PlymouthWe need a better, more affordable rail service which will reach many more destinations, so bring back the stations closed by Dr Beeching.
Dilys Hadley, ExmouthThe public railways should never have been sold off. It equates to theft from the public, asset stripping to support the profligacy of the Right.
David Cross, HullPrivatisation has made the country poorer. Only big businesses like Virgin are gaining.
Blair Barnette, LondonEven months in advance, return tickets for less than 2 hours’ journey cost more than the plane fare or renting a car, which is what I do. I find this wasteful and not eco-friendly.
Dave Gonzalez, OxfordshireLet’s fix this. One of the biggest mistakes in the ’90s.
Jenny Alder, HailshamI have been saying this for years and wondered how to make it happen. The rail system is too disjointed and not doing what it needs to for those that use it. Bring it on.
Nikhil Reji, PrestonWhile prices rocket, the train service quality is getting lower and lower. UK needs to look at other countries’ train services.
Chris Simo, ManchesterBring it back pronto.
Simon Aves, EdinburghThe best part of the rail service these days is East Coast. Stop the privatisation, learn from the lesson of this publicly owned company.
Nia Golding, NewbridgePrivatisation of public services has been a drastic failure.
Joe Bell, CarlisleBring back nationalisation and pride in our railways.
Mike Campbell, DurhamBring service industries back to their natural home – the public sector.
Dave Shepherdson, Newcastle-upon-TyneI’m fed up with Northern Rail shoddy carriages.
Christine & Vic Taylor, NottinghamBring back BR, and just manage it properly – you don’t need private firms for that.