Thomas Glenn, Newcastle-upon-TyneSomething has to be done to sort out the mess of our railways. My train was late by 6 minutes and the connection was allowed to go because it was another company.
Elfyn Griffith, BristolRe-nationalise now.
Nathan Manthorp, HarrowThe franchising experiment has failed.
Terry Grimley, BirminghamThe kind of people who complain about the bureaucracy of the EU are the same kind of people who designed the Byzantine complexity of Britain’s privatised railway.
Jemma Harris, West ByfleetStop Southwest trains bad service and high prices.
Bob Jones, WolverhamptonMost rail services in this country are run by nationalised railways – just not our nationalised railway.
Alison Oxley, PickeringWhy break something that was working so well?
Credwyn Livesey, PeterboroughBritish Rail should belong to the people and not private investors.
Alan Blackford, CrowboroughHaving a privatised railway means it is run for private profit and not to serve the public. We need to reduce car journeys.
Sonya Allen, DerbyAll in favour as long as there is effective leadership genuinely committed to a fair deal for all.
Max Tanner, LondonSafety before profit not profit before safety. I’m someone who works on the railway. It’s time we brought back the real railway to Great Britain.
JamesAt my station, there is no assistance, no plants and no-one who can advise what is happening at any given time.
David Ventress, AlsagerEast Coast trains – nationalised and making a profit – need we say more?
Craig Norman, BasingstokeI definitely agree! Bring Back British Rail!
Paul Manning, WinchesterLet’s stop handing over vast amounts of public funds to private corporates.
Phillip Crosby, LondonHaving been a regular user of train services, I have seen no improvement and yet year on year price rises that far exceed salary rises. It’s a racket and it needs to stop
James Ward, ManchesterTrain stations and train lines – no thank you. Railway stations and railway lines – yes please.
Miriam Jones, LondonBring back British Rail and it’s why I vote Green.
Asiya Ali, SloughFirst Great Western are consistently late.
Chris George, BristolRenationalise now.
Patricia Borlenghi, ManningtreePrivatising British Rail was a purely political act and has been disastrous.
Vivienne E Heatley, LondonYes! Re-nationalise the railways and everything else we paid for.
Jus Sargeant, MiddlesbroughRestore our national rail.
Josephine Curtin, SheffieldPrivatisation has been a disaster for the public and great for shareholders and big business. Put profits back into infrastructure and give us a better service.
John Lambert, LondonI miss BR.
Rod Siddall, SheffieldHaving shareholders creaming off huge amounts of taxpayers’ money never makes anything more efficient or cheaper. This is a lie which the public falls for time and again.
Rebecca Michel, ExeterCivilised societies run transport, health, education etc. as services, not opportunities for private profit.
Raquel ThokchomRe-open closed lines and stations as well to ease traffic pollution and the loneliness and alienation so many now face.
Malcolm Young, GrimsbyBringing back British Rail is the sensible thing to do. Unfortunately this government does not do sensible.
Jordan Walker, DarwenBring back a rail company that actually cares for its passengers and employees.