Roger Clifford, CraigavonBring back British Rail, for the people, owned by the people.
Alison Harris, PontefractRailways and other forms of public transport should be subsidised by the state for the benefit of the users and employees and not for shareholders in private companies.
Thomas Patterson, Whitley Baywhy can European national railways be allowed to run lines in the UK with less success than East Coast and worse customer survey results.
Jesse Mensah, LondonBring back BR along with Network Southeast, Intercity and Regional Railways, and end franchising for the good of the people, not profit.
Richard Gillett, SheffieldAll national infrastructure and any business too big to fail must be owned by the nation and run for the benefit of its citizens.
Julie Woodley, HorshamWithout someone to answer to, privatised companies can walk all over the British public, providing far less for more. It’s time to stop this ludicrous demise of our railway.
Lauretta Pearson, HinckleyThere are others we need to bring back too, but his would be a big move in the right direction.
Joanne Smalley, BeaconsfieldThe service across the Chiltern Railways line has been disintegrating steadily and consistently over many years. The current service shows the results of underinvestment.
Margaret Pedley, HuddersfieldNationalise the railways. It’s the only way forward.
Alex Clifford, BristolThe fares are too expensive.
Stuart Smith, WiganI want the service I pay for! Is that too much to ask for?
Liam Hamilton, CardiffI’m a Master’s student from Newcastle living in Cardiff. Extortionate rail fares mean that I’ve barely been able to see my family over the last four years.
Joan StewartPrivatisation does not serve citizens or passengers. The East Coast service is making a profit, which goes into public coffers.
Mark Leith, ManchesterIt is insane that we have a system of legalised highway robbery, where we pay more now to private firms for them to make a profit.
Ross Taylor, HinckleyI completely agree with British Rail and I believe that privatisation has not served the purpose it was meant to.
Richard James, BrightonI had to leave a job in London because the service is so horrendous. The railways need to be re-nationalised.
Paul Lewis, LongfieldAll the most successful and fair railway systems around Europe, and indeed the World, are state-run and not-for-profit. Let’s defeat the Tory scum.
Doreen Coburn, Hemel HempsteadIf I travel from Hemel to Newcastle I have to buy two separate tickets because they are two different companies.
Tim Pickles, CardiffWhy did we ever privatise a fantastic national system? It doesn’t work.
Robert Bain, GlasgowPrivate companies are being subsidised for failures and raking in huge profits whilst the average citizen’s fare is being jacked up exponentially. Bring back British Rail.
Peter Gilbert, NewarkIt will be cheaper all told. Private companies have wasted too much taxpayers’ money.
Lynda Pickersgill, BarnsleyI’ve just had the worst train journey ever travelling from Birmingham to Wakefield. It took just under 3 hours, making an average speed of 34 mph.
Philip Knight, North PethertonMy Father spent 41 yrs on the railway, from cleaner to top link driver, Royal Train et al. He said it would go to pot.
Alan Rimmer, FleetwoodRip-off Britain. See it by rail, if only you could afford to.
Anthony Oatham, EppingI believe rail transport should be run as a joined-up service and this should be funded out of general taxation.
Hugh Dean, LeedsIt’s ridiculous how much money is wasted on subsidising the private rail sector. Privatisation always costs more.
Andrew Adams, Newcastle-upon-TyneI am a frequent traveller on the East Coast mainline, both to London and Edinburgh. By far the best service is by the current provider who should keep the contract.
W S Stevenson, Weymouth,Open more branch lines too, and forget high speed trains with massive costs. Just arriving on time is OK.
Vivienne Roberts, LondonPrivatisation has been a complete failure, inept, heavily subsidised and confusing.
David Pigden, BristolA private network never worked. There are high fares, low service and a total disgrace.