Kathleen White, EdinburghPlease provide affordable, decent transport for the public. Transport should not be for shareholders’ profit.
Bruce Van De Gevel, HuddersfieldAs the privatised industry is in receipt of massive public subsidies, it should be returned to the public.
Jesse Mensah, LondonBring back BR along with Network Southeast, Intercity and Regional Railways, and end franchising for the good of the people, not profit.
Michael Rand, LancingThe heavily-subsidised private companies just cost more to run as with energy, water and health.
Maretta Rees, CrawleyEvery national asset that has been privatised appears to have been sold off on the cheap and it then becomes a very bad service.
Owen Smithson, HornseaFor people not for profit.
Ronald Copeland, BrighouseI support the return of BR.
Alan Johnson, LargsThe sooner the better. Stop the wreckers.
Roy Lawrenson, AccringtonI work on the railways and it needs to go back to BR to save the railways from meltdown.
Danny Kearney, LondonHalf empty first class seats, standing only on certain routes with above inflation ticket prices. Compare East Coast financial figures with franchises. No contest.
Bill Peter, AberfeldyIn my trainspotting days it was British Railways. Why stop at Rail?
Ken Tarrant, NewhavenOn the 16th July I was on Clapham Junction station when a train for Portsmouth arrived. It was only four coaches long and was so packed that many people didn’t get on, MP’s are a joke.
Maciej Krzymieniecki, BarryIt’s a joke how much the trains cost. In the era of productivity being bigger than ever, the state could afford public transport to be really cheap.
Sylvia Webb, SunburyIt feels as if it’s all disintegrated. Make it function properly by joining up the pieces.
Patrick Spain, Milton KeynesYes to re-nationalisation, but I do think they should be run for profit, with profits used for re-vamping our railway lines and stations, future and for re-opening lines.
Frank Nicholas AdamSince privatisation the costs of paperwork have increased dramatically with so many organisations to deal with to enable anything to get done.
Laura Yates, Newcastle-upon-TynePlease listen to the voices of reason and also see what the EC line is doing for the country’s finances.
Leo Watson, PlymouthI’m fed up with poor service and trains with insufficient carriages, leading to overcrowding.
Enid Khan, LeicesterThe railways should never have been returned to private ownership. The mess they were in then was the very reason for nationalisation. Will they never consider history?
Andrew Polley, GloucesterBring back British Rail.
Kye Savage, LondonBring back BR. Prices are absurd on trains at the moment. It should not cost £50 to go 50 miles.
Al Iby, HolsworthyBring back British Rail.
Denis Price, HullRail transport is for the common good so it’s time to think of the travelling public and not shareholders.
Kevin Wisbey, Bury St EdmundsThey are quite happy to delay passenger trains by late running freight. Once is unfortunate, twice coincidence and fifty times is downright incompetence.
Angela Marsh, WiganIt’s in the name – British rail. It should be run by Britain. I’m sick of over-priced tickets for trains that don’t show up.
Aaron Bliss, OxfordshireOne of the very worst privatisations. It makes no economic sense from either side of the political divide. Make public transport something to be proud of again.
Nigel Lightowler, YorkKeep the East Coast mainline out of private hands.
Lynne Coppendale, DoncasterWe have the highest fares I can think of anywhere. As a result I pretty much never use trains. I love train journeys and would use them but cannot afford them.
David Fellows, BrightonLet’s put this public service into the hands of people who have to listen to the public they serve rather than the enemies of public service.
Patricia Fort, GlasgowBritish Rail was good, but it did leave room for improvement. Some of that came with the sharp edge of privatisation but then the sharks came in.