Jan Smith, NelsonThere is a crying need to make public transport more affordable. Re-nationalisation of rail is one way to do this.
Phil SimpsonAll the train companies employ an army of people whose sole purpose is to argue about the attribution of delays – not to improve performance, just to save money.
Alan Roberts, DingwallPublic rail transport isn’t working. It’s no longer a reliable way of getting to where you need to be on time. In the north of Scotland people are returning to their cars.
Janet Guest, SheffieldI agree with all previous comments, and we need our train network to be re-nationalised as soon as possible.
Jools Johnston-Elliott, FavershamBring back British Rail.
Ian Enters, SheffieldCurrently we have the worst privatisation. The loss of British Rail started the robbery from the people to the powerful.
Peter Brown, LondonBritish Rail was not perfect by any stretch of the imagination but it was better than what we tolerate now. ECML have shown what can be achieved. Now for the rest.
Dave Waugh, EdinburghPrivatisation has not worked for our railways. Check out what comedian Mark Thomas has to say.
Nea McKeon, Albuquerque, USAI loved British Rail as a tourist. I miss it.
N Zaidi, BrightonSevere lack of peak time trains (e.g. back/forth Brighton) and also lack of scheduling with local bus services, makes getting to work time-consuming, expensive and awful.
Alan Gowar, BrightonBring back BR.
Brandon Nicholls, ManchesterBritish rail was the best and most reliable railway we ever had in this country. We need our railway back now!
Douglas Holmes, WallaseyErnie Marples was the Wallasey MP (Tory) was the man who gave Beeching the job of destroying the railway system many years ago. I’m glad to say that we no longer have him.
Derek Ramsay, ChathamThey put the fares up year after year but as a taxpayer I am hit twice as I have to subsidise them as well.
Tony And Marjory Elliott, DurhamHow anyone could be so stupid as to privatise a successful, publicly owned company I cannot understand.
Jillian Wood, LondonEnough. Bring back a public travel service to the public.
Susan Turner, YorkThe present system needs to change.
David White, HullThe awful privatised railways are ours. Please give them back to us.
Philip Corbould, RugbyI do not drive, I use public transport all the time. It most definitely should be run not-for-profit. It’s a service, not a money-grabbing opportunity, or at least it should be.
David McintoshAs tax payers we pay more than any other country to run the rail network millions of us depend upon every day.
Beverley Clark, HartlepoolBrilliant initiative to try to Bring back British Rail. Good luck. It’s the best idea I have heard in years.
Robert Cockcroft, Ashford, KentThe privatised railways are vastly expensive money-pumps from the public purse.
Tim Stevens, PeterboroughBR was a nationwide co-ordinated rail system. BR needed much less government subsidy than the current fragmented privatised system. Bring back BR.
Robert Harper, NottinghamPrivatisation hasn’t worked for the travelling public. Politicians, their friends, corporate bodies, the City etc. have profited from privatisation. It’s a public service.
Jane Atchison, BristolI hate the ‘cheap’ advance fare system that enables train operators to dodge the real issue of extortionate fares when questioned about rises. Fares should be per mile.
M Lovious, LiverpoolI have not used the train more than 4 times since it was de-nationalised.
Judith Wade, Hemel HempsteadPrivatisation has made rail services much worse. Trains are cattle trucks not for humans.
Jacqui Jones, ChertseyBritish Rail. It says it in the name. British – and need I say more?
Jamie Robertson, LondonSo we gave it a go and it failed us all. Bring back British Rail.
Daniel Collins, BrentwoodIt’s time to stop the train operating companies running the rail network into the ground.