Paul BrightWe should reintegrate the railways with bus and sea travel, so that British Rail can offer seamless travel from Europe to all parts of the UK.
George Odlum, LondonRail enthusiast from London. Bring back British Rail.
AnonymousThe price of train tickets is honestly ridiculous. I saw an old British Rail advert from 1982 that said ‘Anytime Return London – Manchester only £11’. Now it’s about £100!
Sean Millwood, StevenageWe need to maintain a core of public services which create a sense of shared ownership and shared benefit. Water, energy, health, education cannot be open to profiteers.
Arthur Crawford, EdinburghIf BR had been given the subsidies that are being given to private companies we could have had the best railway in the World.
Lesley Few, DurhamMajor should never have done this. A lot of the companies are just out to make big salaries for themselves and aren’t bothered about giving a good service to the country.
Susan Thomas, LondonRe-nationalise the railways and offer a good public service to both passengers and employees, instead of lining the pockets of the shareholders.
Arun Prathapan, ChingfordTrains are for the public good, not private profit.
Alex Stocker, BristolEnough profiteering, let’s get our social railway back and serve the people who really need it, as well as those who choose to.
Amyan Macfadyen, SheffieldThe splitting into private companies was a disastrous mistake. Reverse it.
Matthew Harris, NewportMore than just British rail should be brought back in to public ownership in my mind.
Marylin Potter, LeedsPublic ownership is the only way forward for rail travel. Use East Coast as the template for success.
Stephen Pegum, BarnetThe decision by John Major’s Government has been nothing short of a disaster for the UK. Re-nationalise now while there’s still time.
Paul BrightWe need to bring back British Rail properly with an integrated public travel system like they have in Switzerland.
Ben Walsh, CambridgeI wish to see the railways re-nationalised, because it will be back as a service for the public, rather than a source of cash for the rich.
Claire James, CoventryWe need a singular railway operation.
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.
Brian RacherWhat we need now is a return of British Rail, in whatever form it may take, to get everything back under one roof.
Dympna Child, WareEnough is Enough. Stop robbing people and making their lives a misery. All everyone wants is to be able to get to their job at an affordable cost.
A Mathur, WirksworthPrivatisation means fragmentation and the loss of co-ordination and accountability. It also means a profit take from every part of the service leading to higher costs.
Ian Lariviere, St AlbansA national rail network is a national asset and should therefore belong to the nation, and needs to be run in a holistic way.
Richard Shaw, SheffieldIt’s horrendous at the moment in comparison with the rest of Europe. Why should we settle for this? It’s so expensive too.
Karen Vaughan, Little ClactonOverpriced, understaffed, unbelievable. And we subsidise them with tax money anyway.
Ffran JonesNationalise the railways! They never belonged to Thatcher to give away in the first place, they belong to the people of Britain.
Duncan Stone, Hebden BridgeBring it back.
Roberta Gamble, ShrewsburyFares have increased out of proportion to wages or the cost of living.
Dot Walker, MaldonThe rail network does not work under privatisation and needs to be taken back into our hands, run for commuters not profiteers.
Julia Vango, SheppertonBring back British Rail, so that we can try to make rail travel what it once was.
Robin Kinrade, MaidstoneThe hotchpotch of private companies and railway track providers etc. is just not working efficiently and travellers are being milked more and more. Public ownership is best.
Mike FriendWe need a railway system that does not suffer from constant interference from transport secretaries who have no knowledge of railways or indeed transport.