Mathew Smith, KidderminsterBring back British Railways. Everyone is being ripped off over rail fares today.
Richard Lockwood, HeckmondwikeBring it back into public ownership before we are ripped off again with the sale of the East Coast Line.
Les Leckie, CheadleFrench railways are nationalised and are generally considered better than ours. Why not ours?
Mair Jones, DenbighExcellent campaign.
Bess Britton, RiponAbout time.
Stuart Butler, PortsmouthBR gave us a one hour Pompey to London service. It’s now 1 hour 40 minutes. It is also too expensive to use. Privatisation hasn’t worked. Bring back public service.
Luke Knott, EppingIt will have an extremely beneficial impact on rail travel today, both for rail passengers and staff.
Judith Edminson, Newcastle-upon-TyneI can’t wait, especially now the East Coast is privatised again.
Rupert Kavanagh, Sudbury, SuffolkOnly criminals want things privatised, beginning with the Nazis in Germany.
Anthony Hinds, HarrogateAspiration for passengers has deteriorated through privatisation and costs have risen. It’s a failure.
Richard Scott, ChesterThis looks like a wonderful idea.
Mary Finnigan, BristolFares from Bristol to anywhere are astronomical.
David Lay, FolkestonePrivatisation has been an ideology-led tragedy that makes no sense. Privatised rail companies cost more in government subsidy than British Rail ever did.
Yvette De Sylva, LeicesterStop charging inflated prices for rail journeys and profiting from rail travellers.
Paul Denyer, HorshamIf the fares were lower more people would travel by train. It’s got to be better than more roads.
Tommy Geddes, LiverpoolThe private system is shockingly badly run. We need a government to run it without greedy eyes on profit.
Conrad Bower, ManchesterAll hail, British Rail.
Fiona McMillan, LiphookTrains are far more punctual these days but, boy, are we paying for it?
Amy Wildman, EssexI’m a commuter on the Southminster Greater Anglia service. It’s overpriced, dirty, regularly late or cancelled and there’s a lack of trains for this line. Overall it’s an awful service.
Adam Rowles, BarnsleyThank you.
Phil Crumpton, SmethwickThere is no point in continuing the botched model, as rushed through Parliament in1994.
Colin FlowerdayI agree, we want British Rail back as the train services today are rubbish.
Anita Mannion, St AlbansI absolutely agree we should re-nationalise our railways.
Graham Towler, NorthamptonThe current system is complicated, no matter how hard it is tried to be portrayed as simplified for our benefit. There are far too many ways to book and I feel cheated.
Ben Twomey, YorkBecause the ‘free market’ is restricting our freedom of movement, extorting us with impunity, and failing to lift the burden of subsidies from taxpayers.
Neill Hendry, Henley-on-ThamesWe need to return to an integrated rail system that puts its customers and employees first.
Ray Grey, MachynllethLets stop pretending the emperor has new clothes – this dog’s breakfast of a railway needs sorting out now.
Madeleine Howell, BathPrivatising the railways was the most stupid political decision after Beeching’s Axe. It’s time to do something about it.
Glenis Singleton, NottinghamWe need public service and amenities to be owned by the public The rich are taking the country’s spoils and leaving the rest of us with the scraps and having to pay for it.
Tim Shields, ChorleyIt’s about time we gave power over train prices back to the people and took the initiative to have more state-owned commodities.