Robin Lenox, Whippingham, Isle of WightThe only way forward for our railways is in the public sector as a non profit company. No greedy shareholders and over-paid directors to cream off the profits.
Brian Cane, UttoxeterStop the fat cats getting richer and still costing the taxpayer a fortune in subsidies.
Connor Gray, FarehamThe idea of running a key transport service for profit with no real competition has seen prices rise and no improvement in service. This is pricing out many people.
Alasdair Burman, SkiptonEast Coast livery dull. Bring back GNER livery.
Caroline Barenghi, PontelandFor environmental reasons rail travel needs to be efficient and cheap.
Mark Matthews, NorthamptonThe railway needs to operates as a unified mass transit system with adequate trains, staff and reasonable fares. I’m fed up with being ripped off by fat cats.
Stephen Wright, LondonPrivate train companies are making an average return of 147% on every pound they put into their business, while fares are rising and I can’t afford to travel anymore.
Claudia Tarry, LondonSouthern Rail made my life misery for years and may now prevent me from moving from London back to Brighton to be closer to my family, as I might not be able to get to work.
Diane Allman, WiltshireMaking vast profits on public transport is obscene.
Mat FlemingAs well as bringing back British Rail, we need the employees to have a bigger voice in the management of it.
James Delaney, BrightonPlease fix the broken and disjointed rail mess that has stemmed from the privatisation in the 90’s.
Dave Devaney, LiverpoolPlease re-nationalise our railway lines.
Samuel Joshua, LondonBring back British Rail, please.
Jane Morris, BedfordBritish Rail should never have been privatised in the first place.
Douglas Carey, EpsomAll British utilities should be publicly-owned, not just British Rail, but all public transport and water, electricity and gas, and all should be run as not-for-profit.
Derek Bibb, GlasgowI believe that it is very important to have a unified, not-for-profit railway sytem to provide travel at reasonable cost..
Dick Norton, CuparPublic service should not be in private hands.
Cathy Teesdale, LondonAbso-bloomin-lutely.
Eithne Bennett, YorkPeople before profit means Bring back British Rail.
Dennis Hunter, LondonAnd when we have re-nationalised the railways, next will be energy and power.
Ralph Holden, LondonI totally agree with your proposal – nothing else to say – we all know it makes sense.
Andrew Hall, YorkThe current set-up is not sustainable. Only a country can run its infrastructure – and a country wouldn’t spend billions on the old technology of HS2.
Tessa Gordziejko, Hebden BridgeThe privatisation experiment has failed. Rail transport is an integrated service essential to the economy and needs public ownership.
Alan Brown, HullBR wasn’t perfect but it did usually have sufficient carriages to fulfil a generally decent service. The TOCs claim rail growth is due to their efforts. It’s not.
William Paddock, EdinburghIf only British Rail had got the subsidies all these private railway companies receive, what a network we could have had.
Mark Pullen, RipleyI totally agree with bringing British Rail back. Instead of rail being in corporate hands, give it back to the people.
Sue Millman, LondonPrivatisation hasn’t worked. Re-nationalise now.
Daisy Green, BidefordOutrageous is the lack of a national rail service in this country. It was better when we had one.
Michael Clarke, PlymouthEast Coast has performed efficiently and profitably since being temporarily back with us. It’s time for a full re-nationalisation.
Martin Dawson, EdinburghBring back British Rail to give the customers a better deal.