Ann Milroy, LondonBring back British Rail. The present set-up is a complicated mess.
Glen Reeves, FolkestoneBring BR back. SouthEastern and the others are a joke, and are ripping us all off.
Ben Cowell, West YorkshireThe railways were a great parting gift of the Conservative government before they left in 1997 and now, more than ever, it is clear it simply just does not work.
Craig Lydiate, ManchesterI cannot see any other way to make this work.
Timothy Doughty, LondonEmail me please, I’m very keen on making noise.
Roberta Carradine, BristolIf the current company is private then why is the taxpayer subsidising it with government funding and high fares? shame on you.
Janice Hine, BrockenhurstSimple pricing please and non-hiked prices on the day. One company for one country please.
Brian Courtney, AlexandriaThere’s a billion reasons to keep it in public ownership.
Jacqueline Dougall, HanwellIt was a dark day when the railways were privatised, sold from beneath our feet. British Rail should be run as a whole, not fragmented.
Ruth Dunstan, BradfordBring back a rail system that works and is British owned and operated.
Martin Elliott, GuildfordThe current subsidies and ticket prices for a terrible system to pay shareholders must end.
Tony Gosling, BristolI’m a Bristol-based socialist researcher, writer and broadcaster. Check out my RT article here: ‘Bomber Beeching’: Undo the axeman’s vandalism and get Britain back on track.
Babel Wallace, LondonIt’s time we had more say on public services.
Peter Sims, BasingstokeThe buses and trains need to be run as one system with the aim of getting people from anywhere in the country to anywhere else.
Angelo Ciraulo, EdenbridgeBring back British Rail.
Edward Currie, LondonAs an artist and member of Equity, we often have to travel at short notice. Our current rail system does not work for me. It’s expensive and unreliable.
Howard Elcock, Newcastle-upon-TyneThe fragmentation of the system caused by privatisation is a disaster and fares are too high because of the need to satisfy shareholders.
Peter Wilson, GlastonburyThey should not have been privatised in the first place. Like all the utilities they belong to the people and not private companies.
Nick Urquhart, AberdeenThe shocking performance of rail services shows it needs to be state-owned. I do not remember the last time a train left exactly on time.
George Parkin, WorksopThere is proof that railways can make a profit in the public sector.
Anne Debens, CheshuntIt should never have been privatised.
Elizabeth Blood, BuxtonLet’s have the trains for the public, not shareholders etc.
Ian Ward, BridlingtonIt’s time to take back control from fat cat shareholders and introduce cheaper travel.
Richard Bullard, SalisburyBritish Railways was, at the point of its passing, the most efficient in Europe if not the World. It is now one of the most expensive for taxpayers and passengers alike.
Arthur Hornby, LiverpoolLet’s get them all back.
Peter Taft, NottinghamOne system. Then we’d know where we stand – where / what / who will deal with things, not running around like headless chickens.
Andrew Rogers, ShropshireFranchised rail is ludicrous. Just look at the success of Germany’s DB rail to see that the UK needs to return to a unified railway system.
Steven Lucas, AddlestoneWe need a railway that will put passengers before profit.
Matt Hessing, IlfracombeBring back British Rail.
Barney Hallawell, FalmouthThe tyranny and the bullshit has gone on too long. I’m tired of paying more for trains than it costs to drive, and so is the environment.