Jen Tierney, SouthportIn these days of overcrowded roads and polluting automobiles, we need an affordable, clean and comfortable rail network. Money should be ploughed into providing this.
Ruth Dunstan, BradfordBring back a rail system that works and is British owned and operated.
Clare Honey, NorwichWe need affordable fares and clean trains.
Lisa Gillott, WalesBritish Rail was a national institution. It should be brought back. If the people want it they should get it, and Parliament should do what we want.
Paul R, HorshamThe fragmentation of Britain’s railways has its roots in EU directive 91/440/EU used as a blueprint for the Major Government’s privatisation of Britain’s railways in 1994.
Jim Edwards, RydeEvidence clearly shows that fragmentation has led to its being harder to use trains and much more expensive. Bring back British Railways.
Mark Parsons, BristolSave the planet. Give us a better public transport system.
Brian Hammond, EssexJust see sense and bring it back along with London Transport buses and tubes.
Brian Cobb, Newton AbbotWhat a mess.
Dan Marston, NottinghamThis summer we travelled by rail right across Germany with two bicycles. We paid 26 euros each and we bought the tickets the same morning on the platform.
Anne Clark, PrudhoeI wish to support the campaign to bring back British Rail.
Terry Knapton, RotherhamBritish Rail was better run.
Glynis Marshall, NottinghamIt could be as good as East Coast trains is, but they’re selling that.
Cameron Telfer, Newcastle-upon-TyneI think bringing back British Rail is a good idea as the prices of tickets can be equalised and made fair for all rail users. Cheers.
Robin Harvey, Newcastle-upon-TyneMost efficient, profitable and customer-focussed TOC is East Coast, which is currently publicly owned.
Federico Moscogiuri, HertfordIn recent years we have seen spiralling costs, deteriorating services and vast amounts of public money used to subsidise the rail companies. This experiment has failed.
Collin Deurance, BrightonPrivatising BR was a blatant disregard for the millions of passengers who use it every day for work. The only ones benefitted were the companies and the MPs directorships.
Barry McNulty, LewesWe’re held to ransom with poor services which are heavily subsidised and with no choice. How is privatisation a benefit?
Simon Kempthorne, HastingsPrivatisation has done the opposite of what was intended – to save public expenditure. How many times have franchises been bailed out at taxpayers’ expense?
Ola Adebisi, LondonRe-nationalise the railways. Enough is enough with the rip-off.
Leslie Reid, AberdourIt is one area where it makes sense to subsidise public transport for economic benefit in moving the population around safely.
Thomas Davis, LondonI believe the new rail ticket design is confusing for all and unfair for people with sight problems. The design needs to revert back to the old one.
Paula Boakes, PontefractKeep it simple. Public ownership for an effective public service.
Ian Ferguson, LondonEast Coast Rail shows how it can be done.
Augustin Belza, Great GonerbyPrivatisation of rail services has failed. We have a disjointed expensive system. The East Coast line proves that as a publicly run service the rail system can work.
Steve Davies, RomfordPublic transport should not be operated for profit. Take a leaf out of our European neighbours’ book and put train travel back in the public domain. It works.
Margaret Rumble, OakhamNot before time.
Richard Morgan, BradfordWe’ve had enough of companies taking profits and under-investing. All profits, responsibility and decisions should be the Government’s on behalf of the population.
Lynne Campbell, DurhamBring back British Rail.
Wayne Lamming, ScunthorpeThe service is a disgrace and a waste of tax-payers’ money.