Michael Owens, WiganI recently travelled to Germany. The Deutsche Bahn was far cheaper, more efficient and of better quality. Their example of rail public ownership should be followed in the UK.
Mike Burgess, SheffieldIt has to be done.
Alan Spicer, BodminBritish Rail was better run than all the private rail companies put together. I should know – I have been travelling on them for more than 60 years.
Lesley Silver, BedfordThis is a public service, not a public cash cow.
Matt Campbell, LeedsThe state-owned SNCF in France is fast, efficient, affordable and reliable. Pull your finger out Britain and copy this world class model.
Laken Walker, HerefordIt was better when British Railways ran the system. The liveries and prices were great. The government should listen to the people and not the franchisees.
Vivien Vibert, TrinityThe coronavirus has laid bare the fallacy, long-seen by many, of having essential services such as rail in private hands, with profits going into those private hands.
Colin Carr, WalmerWe need to have the best rail system ever. Under British Rail we will get that.
Janine Hancock, SedgleyBring back British Rail and all of the benefits it had.
Tom Faulkner, EastbourneNothing but delays and strikes on Southern. But fares still keep rising. Privatisation is not helping passengers.
Frankie Hewett, CanterburyPrivatisation has led to the awful destruction of our national resource of rail side forests and vital wildlife corridors, by the environment vandal Network Rail. Save our trees.
Thomas Hallam, LondonI do want Britain’s Railway back into our hands.
Barry Kay, ChesterfieldIf the old British Rail had received the financial support now given to the private operating companies we should have a ‘gold plated’ up-to-date railway system.
Glenys Hutchinson, Milton KeynesService of vital interest to the nation should belong to the people.
Alexandra Lejeune, DorsetCome on. You know it makes sense.
Arthur Hornby, LiverpoolLet’s get them all back.
Sam Satyanadhan, SouthamptonHaving a publicly-owned transport network (railways and coaches) is essential to the welfare of a nation. The needs of the public should be the priority.
Tiernan Macnamara, ThirskPrivate enterprise has no interest in long term issues. Railways need long-term management.
William Greenwood, CroydonAll profits made now could be ploughed back into a not-for-profit UK railway system.
James Siddle, WakefieldTransport, health and utilities should never be in the hands of the private sector.
Graham Lawrence, DundeeWe need to have it back in government control as the companies are only thinking of profit for themselves and not the commuters.
Stanley Gray, HartlepoolNo more privatisation where foreign companies own all our utilities.
Ian Dargo, LondonReturn the national rail network to public ownership.
Lee Bryer, GraysI really do not agree with ridiculous rail prices any more.
Mark Pascoe, LondonThe franchise system is a joke. BBBR.
Alex Kay, LondonWe need a rail service, not unethical profiteering at public expense.
David Williams, StamfordIt couldn’t be worse than it is now. Where are the bigger trains we were promised 30 years ago? It’s still horrible on our line.
Alex Bradshaw, SandhurstNationalise all public infrastructure.
Keith Chambers, SouthportBring back British Rail.
Ian McKay, EdinburghBritish Rail was just so good and integrated. The current system costs more. Trains are far too small except in the South East. Cost is huge compared to BR.