Julie GriggOur railways are a disgrace now, expensive and too full of people to be safe, unless you are in first class.
Kate Foster, RotherhamI work on the railway and getting ready for retirement but have always thought it should be British Rail. There’s too much emphasis on profit, not on customer service.
Giles Long, St AlbansPlease let us have a train system that a modern country like ours deserves.
Dominic BeamanPlease make British Rail about safely transporting people again. It’s all about companies making money now.
Keith Hitchings, QueenboroughIt should never have been sold off in the first place.
Mark Dawson, CarshaltonTrains are public transport. It is obscene for a private company to run them for profit.
Nigel Dallison, AngleseyLet us all have our railways back in public ownership. A Labour government might help.
W S Stevenson, Weymouth,Open more branch lines too, and forget high speed trains with massive costs. Just arriving on time is OK.
Ian Thompson, Newcastle-upon-TynePrivatisation of the railways was a big mistake. Let’s have an unfragmented system that really works.
Margaret Havercroft, HarrogateKeep British Rail ours.
Pierre Ofzareck, Cologne, GermanyTo divide the railways into different companies makes a cut in responsibilities at the weakest point of the railway ever – the point between wheel and track.
Conor Dunne, LeedsSpending £100+ to get to London is extortion.
Kaan Sahin, WiganBBBR.
Stevan Hezseltine, Carshalton BeechesStop putting money into the pockets of the greedy privatised railway owners.
Kath Lockhart, SedberghPublic transport has no place for spivs. It is a basic human right.
Gary Taylor, EpsomI support this totally.
John Marsden, LochgilpheadA unified national network run in the interests of passengers can only be better than the current fragmented system run in the interests of private profit and bureaucrats.
John Keith, ApplebyWe’re being subject to legalised robbery. HS2 will bring more of the same. Fat profits and a service priced for the rich or on expenses.
Andrew Lombardi, EastleighPlease stop rail profits from going to non UK corporations and being used to subsidise non UK rail fares and investment in others’ infrastructure.
Muhammad Rajput, BirminghamYes, yes, yes! I favour bringing back British Rail.
Garry Rogers, SouthamptonOther countries prove that railways can be run efficiently. This government does not have the right to keep dishing out franchises to private speculators.
Sandra Cotterell, Ross-on-WyeToo much of our country has been sold off without consultation with us.
Sue Clark, LondonLearn from past mistakes, i.e. the previous privatisation didn’t work. Why repeat the exercise?
Ann Ferguson, Tyne and WearBritish Rail should never have been privatised in the first place. Bring ownership back to those who pay their taxes.
Janine Gallagher, HuddersfieldWe need to take back control of our railways, so we get cheaper rail fares and better service.
Francis Valentine, EdinburghThese companies are virtual, so it wouldn’t cost much to take them back. Get on with it.
Mike Gordon, BarnstapleModern train travel is not what it should be, with high fares, delayed or cancelled trains, overcrowding and so it goes on. BR was not perfect but at least they tried.
Amyan Macfadyen, SheffieldThe splitting into private companies was a disastrous mistake. Reverse it.
Em Law, HastingsAmber Rudd is trying to kill our local rail route to implement another even more corrupt, private, expensive disservice in order to kill our town.
Sue Budd, FalmouthI miss British Rail.