Manuel Schimpl, LiverpoolBring back British Rail!
Martin Hollington, ManchesterI’m appalled at privatisation of the railways and have contempt for the outfits running them. The destruction of BR and loss of skills and knowledge is criminal.
Shanthie Wild, BristolI wish I could afford to use the trains more.
Ken BrodiganAll vital public services such as energy, water, transport, postal services, education and health have no place being run for profit by tax-dodging multinationals.
Darren Burling, ChesterIt’s time for people to take the railways back.
Bernice Broggio, GatesheadPrivatisation is a right wing ideology that does not work with industries that need to be countrywide and where some areas need to be supported by others.
Chris Fry, KidlingtonBring back British Rail. We need a national rail service as the private companies have made a complete mess of things.
Martin Bane, BrightonPublic transport run for the public.
Mark Read, Newcastle-upon-TynePublic transport. The clue is in the title.
Lee Edmonds, KentBritish Rail brilliance!
Chris Purser, ThirskOur railways cost us more in subsidy. Running and upgrading them is more expensive and millions are siphoned off in profits. Look at East Coast for proof of this.
Carl Morgan, Pembroke DockNetwork Rail makes £506million profit, How about making train fares simpler and cheaper like other countries. Also we don’t need speed we need capacity.
Cameron Stewart, GlasgowThe prices, the staff and the quality of the trains are all really poor. We need to try and reopen the lines closed by Beeching as well.
Rosemary Dun, BristolOur roads are clogged, our air polluted. Bring back British Rail. Public ownership of the railways is the only way forward.
Dawn Appadoo, RochesterGive back to Britain our heritage.
Andrew Iddenden, AldershotA government decision that was incredibly misguided and influenced by greed and corruption.
Tony Hoad, IlfordThe present system is fragmented and needs a common co-ordinated approach.
Andrew Winser, NottinghamPrivatisation of BR has been an unmitigated disaster.
Aron Clay, SouthamptonIt’s disgusting that rail fares have become so extortionate when we live in a country with such severe over-crowding on the roads.
Ian Mayman, Leamington SpaI usually avoid trains now. It’s just not worth it. I take the coach instead.
Sebastian Butterfield, Weston-super-MareWe love the railway. Bring it back together.
James Ward, ManchesterTrain stations and train lines – no thank you. Railway stations and railway lines – yes please.
Ian Broadbent, BristolPower to the commuters and not the shareholders. Currently all profits go to shareholders and not back into the railway. It’s so subsidised it might as well be re-nationalised.
David Wallace, HaddenhamBring back BR.
David And Sonia Crow, BedfordRail travel should return to being owned by the people of the UK.
William Edmonds, HuddersfieldPrivatisation was a disaster. All it brought was private profit with the public paying more. Electricity should be re-nationalised too.
Pauline StephensA more unified approach will give a better railway. Common sense and realism should prevail.
Hannah Brown, ManchesterWe need a publicly-owned transport system that is affordable for everyone.
Jacqui Butterworth, HuddersfieldThey should never have been sold off.
Andrew Watson, BuryAs a West Coast line user I have seen rise after rise and I only get a seat on one in four of my journeys.