George Osborne, WellsBring back BR.
Mohammed Ali, BirminghamIt’s cheaper for me to travel to London by car than it is to go by train. Plus I get a seat as opposed to sitting on the floor like my last two journeys.
Ashley Martin, BromleyThe only way to reform BR. Only Mrs T would turn to the Washing Machine.
Morwenna Griffiths, EdinburghWe used tax payers’ money to rescue East Coast and now we are giving it away again. What?
Peter Sansom, GlasgowPrivatisation has meant soaring ticket prices, ever larger subsidies and inferior service. Transport in the hands of the state (East Coast) will always outperform private.
Georgina Sharpe, SouthamptonI worked for British Rail. It was the best job ever. A French company took over and the depot closed. That was the worst day ever.
John Kane, LeedsGet organisations which favour the travellers not big business.
Tony Papard, LondonWe need a co-ordinated British Rail network back, with a simple, co-ordinated fare structure, to be run as a public service, not for profit.
Christine Cooney, ChippenhamGive people the incentive to ditch their cars and be more environmentally friendly.
Roger Khan, LondonRe-unite British Rail.
Darrell Hart, CroydonTrains are for the rich only now. They’ve priced me into car journeys only as it’s cheaper.
Max Tanner, LondonSafety before profit not profit before safety. I’m someone who works on the railway. It’s time we brought back the real railway to Great Britain.
Annie Niner, LeytonGive it back to the public.
Irene Double, KeighleyI’m sick of the ticketing system, sick of the overcrowding, most of all sick of the cavalier attitude to any complaint, or no response at all.
Simon Pickles, EnfieldRail, NHS, Mail. These are core social services and should not be run for profit. Directly Operated Rail has proved this will work.
Scott Headley, LeicesterI want the railways brought back to public ownership because these private companies are useless.
Eileen Quilter Williams, KetteringOther countries that have very successful and well-run railways are state-owned, so privatisation has not delivered efficiency, good value or good service.
Judy Pemberton, PrestatynSomething like this needs to be under one umbrella to make sure things run smoothly and be sure that maintenance is properly carried out on a regular basis.
Frances McGinlay, LargsJust bring it back.
Pam Fullarton, KentI work within the rail industry and feel British Rail was the best – and would be again.
Paul Bungay, New Ash GreenSimple logic: a private company has to make a profit/pay a dividend to shareholders. Either there is less left over to invest in the railway itself or fares have to rise.
Martin Randle, CambridgeIt should never have been privatised.
Richard Barraball, BrightonThere should be investment in longer platforms and trains so that each ticket sold also has a seat. Also commuter only trains during rush hours so nobody has to stand.
Joel Andrews, NewportBring it back.
Alan Hetherington, CarlisleStop the waste and profiteering and provide a well-funded and maintained public train service everyone can be proud of.
Nick Lawn, DerbyI’m behind this 100%.
Josh Cranwell, Letchworth Garden CityThe companies running our rails are a joke. The prices we pay for the poor understaffed shoddy service is criminal and something has to be done.
Paul Wheeler, BirminghamBring back British Rail. Simplify train fares – one ticket and price for any train, not separate tickets for Virgin, Cross Country, London Midland etc.
Nathan Manthorp, HarrowThe franchising experiment has failed.
Kenneth Stubbs, Newton AycliffeA re-unified national rail network run for the people who travel and not for subsidised profits is just what I want to see.