David Dickson, NelsonIs it true that we subsidise German rail fares.
Darren Skeet, PitseaPrivate railway companies have over-inflated prices for far too long. We need to try something else.
Ethan Humble, WhitbyBring Back BR.
Robert Hargreaves, HuntingdonIt’s time for public services to be owned by the public and to put the public first.
Alex Ogden, BuryThere are institutions that, even in a free market economy, function far more effectively when run nationally. Transport, along with health care and others, is one of them.
Joe Mullen, LiverpoolIt was better then anyway.
Chay Paterson, ManchesterRail should be re-nationalised so that all the profits are re-invested, and nothing paid out as dividends.
Kenneth Marshall, ColchesterHigher fares, more taxpayer subsidy, equals shareholder payout or to foreign railway operators.
Greg Marshall, NottinghamStop profiteers making a packet out of ordinary people.
Steve Manchee, Newcastle-upon-TyneA publicly-owned railway will need to allow much more regional control and influence.
B J Gibbons, SouthamptonThe subsidies to the privatised companies are going into shareholders’ pockets. We need a properly integrated service. Only BR can do this.
Rob Sworn, ReigateThe current UK system is a rip-off. The French system works. I have used it and I know.
Peter LucasSouthern strikes are showing that the private sector is not more efficient at running the railways.
Stephen Ward, CarnforthAs a pedestrian, motorist and rail user, it is high time rail users enjoyed an equal ‘playing-field’ with road users.
Richard Owen, LiverpoolBring back British Rail. Bring it back now.
Peter Staker, EdinburghI wasn’t around when British Rail was running, but when I see other European countries with railways of a quality almost unrecognisable to us in Britain, I want BR.
Felicity Webster, Kingston-upon-ThamesIf they are privatised, why are they subsidised?
Della White, LondonI don’t suppose any proposed buyers of Eurostar are British. That’s disgraceful.
Roger Jackson, YorkWhat doesn’t make sense, either socially or economically?
S Blickem, CambridgeTrying to buy a railcard and finding out how restrictive tickets trains and times are is like swimming in treacle and I still have not succeeded several hours later.
Pete Boor, PenzanceRailways should be state-owned and a not-for-profit industry.
Tim Lewes Gibbon, LondonThis is a complex infrastructure which needs holistic management.
Nigel Jones, CreweI got a long service award from BR, been retired for four years, and haven’t seen much improvement in real terms. Safety issues get overlooked, due to cost cutting.
Donald Hutchison, PenzanceBring back the big blue trains.
Mary Johnstone, SurbitonI’m tired of catching overcrowded trains.
Dean ShawWhy break what was working?
Margaret Howard, WorthingThe railways should not be run by private companies looking to make a profit. Passenger safety and reliability should be paramount and profit should go back to railways.
Daniel Leslie Leckenby, CosbyPeople before profits, and while we are at it let’s bring back gas, water and electricity too.
Cindy Sullivan, LondonPlease bring back British Rail.
Denis Howe, LondonPassengers before profits.