Martin Cheeseman, Leighton BuzzardOn looking back on British Rail it was wonderful compared to what we have now.
Heather White, SouthportMake train travel easy and cheap again.
Dan Cooper, BrightonIt is not the fault of the workers, it is the government’s failure.
Geoff Proctor, BuryRe-nationalise all our trains, rails, buses, power. Don’t let people get rich from privatising national services.
Geoffrey Wootten, IpswichIt should all be about the service, not the shareholders.
Ahsan Naseer, BirminghamPlease bring back real rail travel in the UK.
Alexander Kershaw, CaterhamRe-nationalisation of the railways would mean more care for people, more efficiency, fairer prices and less stress.
Frank Nicholas AdamJonathan Swift once said “the party is the madness of the many, for the gain of the few”. How true old jest is today!
Kingsley Elliff, HalesworthThey should never have been privatised in the first place.
Kevin O’Connor, LondonThe present railway system is an grossly over-charged and poorly staffed system that only puts profits before people. Re-nationalisation now.
Richard Procter, IpswichThe sooner the better, Trains in East Anglia are old, dirty and expensive.
Daphne Hibberd-Franks, LeedsWe should be called travellers not customers and the railways should be run for the benefit of us all, not just for shareholders.
Norma Tyler, Whitley BayTravel by train used to be my favourite way to travel. I can’t afford the luxury any more. It’s actually cheaper to fly. Bring back our trains for public transport again.
Ethan Lane, KilmingtonBring back British Rail. Privatisation has been a disaster.
Jean McAulay, BrechinPrivatisation equals rip-off.
Chrissie Keelan, Preston,We lost a chunk of Britain when the small railway lines and stations were closed, and then some more when what was left was privatised. Put it all back where it belongs.
Sam Parkins, HuddersfieldPublic transport should be public, not private.
Jill Malenoir, AndoverSince the sell-off, prices have gone sky high. Occasional travellers cannot afford the fares, trains are crowded, even at off-peak times.
Pietro Halle, LondonFor a better rail service.
Greg Davis, CleveleysI was an employee of British Rail before the Beeching era, and afterwards. Goods traffic was the profit then and we never saw passenger train delays either.
Owen Chua, SingaporeI am very unhappy with the current state of Britain’s Railways. It’s a great example of “United We Stand; Divided We Fall.”
Dave Bennett, HorshamPassengers are being put in danger on a daily basis by the severe overcrowding. If this goes on, there is a very real risk to health and safety.
Margaret Brown, WashingtonNationalised is best.
Mark Stewart, AyrPrivatisation was done on the cheap, supposedly to allow the firms to upgrade the network which they reneged on.
Michael Dunne, DarlingtonNearly every European country has its state-owned railway. We should have the same, run for the people not fat cats taking all the profits.
Paul Morgans, BakewellI am a frequent user of rail transport and can’t believe the overall poor quality for the cost of the service, compared to other countries.
Tereena Costard, SloughI’ve been using East Coast trains for the last year and a half. I would hate to see this change.
Jeff Zie, DorkingI’m sick of seeing profiteering from our infrastructure.
Rob Willis, ShrewsburyYes we need cheap trains.
Janet Bungay, BidefordCompare and contrast British and Spanish (state-owned) railways. British are way down.