Christine Skinner, LondonAs a student in the sixties I could travel from London to Brighton for a pound and. on occasions for an extra shilling (5p), travel on the famous Brighton Belle In luxury.
Isabel Cairns, DurhamWe must fight to bring back British Rail.
Chris Coulthard, CarlisleThe successful return of the East Coast Main Line to public ownership makes an irrefutable case for the return of British Rail. Bring it back.
David Fletcher, NuneatonRail is a natural monopoly so public ownership is the appropriate system.
Francesca Bray, EdinburghAll public transport should be publicly owned. our railways should be a national resource.
Carolyn Mayfield, OkehamptonWe need proper services, proper pricing which is comprehensible and trains that are affordable and usable. I would use a train to commute to work if I could.
Philip Melaney, LondonEssential services and infrastructure should never be in private hands. The potential for corruption is too high and on too grand a scale.
Phil Wall, PontypriddThe poorest suffer; the richest grow richer.
Tania Tucker, Newcastle-upon-TynePrivatisation has failed. Poor service poor value – need I say more! Also as an example East Coast mainline was fantastic last time it was put back under state control.
Jenny Vaughan, LondonThe utilities too.
Joginder SinghImagine what sort of railway we could have had if British Rail had been given half the money trousered by the privatised rail fat cats!
Andrew Foulds, LeicesterDue to the crazy price increases in recent years, far outstripping my wage rises, rail travel is simply not a viable alternative to my car for commute or leisure.
Jim Tait, EdinburghLet’s do this and end the monopoly.
Richard Butterworth, WorthingRailways are very much the life-blood of this country and are a public service for public interests and thus should not be run by private companies for private profits..
Rachel Wight, LondonThis could make such a difference to life for commuters.
Josie Wassall, BirminghamPlease make our railway one again. Ever since the fragmentation passengers have become secondary to profits. I think safety issues will be a higher priority then.
Tony Rawlings, WokingWhere’s the competition when I can’t get a National Express train in Surrey?
Jon Shaw, LondonPrivatisation is not working. There is only one answer.
Adrian Nugent, CrawleyPut public transport back in the hands of the public and make people accountable for the service we are currently paying for.
Marshall Wade, OrpingtonWith British Rail, fares will be cheaper, people will ditch cars, and the environment will take a deep breath and thank us all. Bring it back. People Power.
John Appelqvist, ScarboroughSmash all privatisation.
Richard Quigley, BirminghamPublic service not a profit making industry.
Dexter Dennis, ChalkwallThe new timetable does not work.
Trevor McEneff, WiganBring back British Rail.
Kay Turberville, LowestoftIf foreign state railways can make a profit out of our railways, why can’t our state?
Michael Coleman, RedditchLet us take it back. It and all the other state companies and the NHS do not belong to a sick bunch of half-wit profiteering politicos to sell off as they wish.
Helen Evison, HarrogateEast Coast rail, state-owned, more efficient than private rail companies, also given taxpayers’ money and costs more.
John Shields, RichmondIn 20 years has the passenger been fleeced? Enough is enough. Railways are for the people, not for fat cat profit.
Ternan Macnamara, ThirskThe first experiment in private management of transport in this country ran for 100years – the turnpike system. It ended because it was useless and expensive.
Mike Black, BrightonThe rail services in UK are a bloody disgrace.