Your Views - Bring Back British Rail

BR forever.

Let’s have an integrated railway.

Britain’s passenger railway network should be re-nationalised and run for us, not for profiteers.

We need a national railway.

I use the train frequently and am disheartened at the decreasing levels of quality of all journeys. We need to standardise the whole network as it is a disgrace.

Lauren Hopkins, London

We need a national rail system which has the needs of passengers at heart rather than those of shareholders.

Marion Wallwork, Nottingham

Back to public rail.

Bona Mohammed, Southampton

Having worked for BR as a signalman for 20 years, I have seen our railway system slowly deteriorate into the shambles it is now.

Bruce Williams, Dyffryn

Private operators waste too much time apportioning blame for late trains between each other.

Aaron M, East Sussex

I lived in SE London for a long and happy time and used BR quite a lot on the way into town. Never was I late or felt unsafe. Privatising is a huge mistake. British Rail forever.

Ant

Privatisation is not the solution. Better investment is.

Lesley Hall, Westbury

It is time to end rip-off fares, poor service, delays and overcrowding. The East Coast Main Line success shows it is time for re-nationalisation. People before profit.

Nicholas Koopman

Having experienced the shambles of Southern and the marginally better Arriva Trains Wales services it is high time they were done away with and re-nationalised.

Gordon Leach, Portslade

Privatisation of the railways has been an abject failure. Re-nationalise.

Rob F, Derby

Stop HS2 and spend the money on improving regional lines.

Keith Gunstone, Machynlleth

British Rail worked. The current mess only works if you’re a shareholder. Let’s get rid of it and bring back BR.

Steve Duffy, Betws-yn-Rhos

And while you are at it, bring back the rail link between Brighton and Tunbridge Wells.

Mark Kingston, Ringmer

Passengers not profit.

Neil Ainsby, Ickleton

I pay £215.00 a month for my ticket from Potters Bar to Blackfriars. Trains are consistently delayed, cancelled and overcrowded. How can a price increase be justified?

Ben Eastwood, Potters Bar

We need a rail network to service citizens not city banks.

Malcolm George, Wakefield

British Rail always provided a good service. If you got a job with them it was for life.

Ann Welton, Orpington

Bringing back British Rail is the sensible thing to do. Unfortunately this government does not do sensible.

Malcolm Young, Grimsby

When I think of what we used to have and what we have now it is definitely regression not progression.

Julie Hope, Cheddar

An efficient, well-run state railway with proper investment. Not subsidised ‘pretend’ markets.

Dave Draycott, Halifax

I never understood why taxpayers pay private rail operators to take passengers’ money, with no gain to the taxpayer.

Jane Lennie, Shepshed

To continue as we are now is destructive. Good public transport is a necessity. Parliament has yet to appreciate the importance of cheap public transport.

Callum Thomas, London

Great idea. Bring back BR.

Daniel Wellbeloved, London

I couldn’t think of anything more depressing than being bled dry for just trying to get to work and back.

Jordan Crawford, Northampton

I would like to be able to afford to use public transport.

Chris Simpson, Lancaster

I’m an ex-BR permanent way worker, back in the days when we knew every inch of the track in our area.

Kevin McGrath, Great Yarmouth