Alastair Carr, BostonWe need to bring back British Rail, as Network Rail outsource nearly all of their projects to scrupulous companies like Balfour Beatty and Alstom.
Jade Turner, DerbyshireI think that British rail should be brought back as it was very important to my grandfather’s trade.
Jonathan Martin, LancasterThere are some services the market can’t effectively provide and a rail network is one. It’s a costly experiment gone wrong and it’s time to wake up to common sense.
Rupert Kavanagh, Sudbury, SuffolkOnly criminals want things privatised, beginning with the Nazis in Germany.
Aaron Malcolm, FifePrices are too high.
Janet Townsend, DurhamEast Coast is a model to be followed. Yes, the railways have expanded numbers of passengers amazingly, but East Coast practice needs to be adopted everywhere.
John Roberts, LiverpoolOvercrowding, overpriced, understaffed.
Andy Lewis, LondonIf the rail tickets were sensibly priced, car usage would be reduced.
Jon Smith, BristolTrain fares are way too overpriced.
David Leigh, St.AlbansI object to paying for infrastructure that private firms will profit from. Public investment should support public services.
Julia Mulchrone, LondonBring back nationalised public services for the public who actually use the services, not the greedy fat cat capitalists in private jets.
Victoria Hartung, GrimsbyEast Coast Rail has been great. Why fix something that’s not broken? I think we know why.
Michael Smith, EnfieldUnite the railways and make it better for customers and staff alike.
Bill Hobson, MordenDo away with private regional rail networks.
Adam Smith, NottinghamI use the train daily to Leicester and a good portion of my wages goes on train tickets for a poorly run service.
Dawn Farrier, NottinghamEverything that was ever nationalised before Thatcher sold it should be re-nationalised.
Deborah Fitchew, LetchworthBring back British Rail – used by the people of the World – which should not have been privatised.
Sarah Henningham, Urmston, ManchesterPlease bring back British Rail.
Naomi Siderfin, LondonBring back British Rail, to ease the pain of buying a rail ticket online from faceless, obscure and non-accountable vendors. Railways for people.
Graeme Allister, DunfermlineAs the tax payer already contributes to the private rail network we might as well own it.
Ken Langley, Sliema, MaltaI joined British Rail as a Clerk in 1983, and was subsequently, as a Manager, put on the scrap heap in 2013, after 30 loyal years’ service. We need a unified public service.
David Walmsley, OssettThe current situation allows no choice and therefore no competition, so it should be re-nationalised.
Mike Shilton, StaffordThe general public are being priced out of rail travel by the private owners of the rail firms who only care about their shareholders’ profits.
Ian Macpherson, EgremontRun the railways for people – not for private profit.
Stella Hawkins, HounslowNot even Thatcher was crazy enough to privatise the railways.
Susan Gulliver, KeighleyLet’s put the British back and make the railways a state-owned company. Everyone then should be able to afford to use them.
Terry Barnard, BridgendPrivatisation is just a legal rip-off to the public in general.
Barry Hearn, WatfordWe all know that privatisation doesn’t work, time and time again.
J T, HoveIf any of the main parties had the balls to sow up re-election this is all they’d have to do.
M P L Muresan, LondonAt least, as a first step, bring back the BR brand within the franchise system, like with London Buses. The customer should only see BR, regardless of actual TOC.