Maureen James, NorthallertonThe East Coast ran very well recently and was making a profit. It didn’t need a private company to run it.
Mike Broom, RydeGet rid of the current, dishonest shambles now.
David Black, HarrogateWe need to bring the railways back into public ownership rather than giving money to private (and mostly foreign) companies.
Paul Marchant, LeedsThe idea of competition when there are fixed routes makes little sense. The public subsidy to all the lawyers and spivs involved is wasteful.
Bill Brade, BroadstairsPower to the passengers.
Ian McKinnon, Newcastle-under-LymeOur publicly-owned rail system was raped by the Tories and sold off to their buddies who’ve just made a total screw-up of the whole affair.
Carlo Ferri, OswestryFrom Glasgow I can’t get home to visit family due to the high cost of all transport. But you know when trains are beyond ridiculous when it becomes cheaper to fly home.
Malcolm Whitmore, LoughboroughRail policy needs to be determined by the collective interest of the country not the short term gain of shareholders.
Emma HaddenToo many bad experiences, too few characters to write them in. Bring back British Rail.
Ann Stieglitz, WallingfordAs a frequent user of trains, it would make life better if British Rail was returned to us.
Bren Cook, PrestonOur key utilities shouldn’t be in private hands.
Jacqueline Rattray, LondonPrivatisation has been shown to not work. Taxpayers are paying three times what they would if the railways were nationalised. Performance is down and fares are up.
Ivor Wiggett, LondonThe only way forward.
Ron Barrett, GloucesterForget HS2. Look at the unused, existing track bed infrastructure. Endless possibilities exist to reopen our original rail network, for tourism, freight, etc.
Paul Denyer, HorshamIf the fares were lower more people would travel by train. It’s got to be better than more roads.
Sheila Black, YorkBritish Rail works – why change it for the sake of profit for shareholders?
Rob Shepherd, BeckenhamWith good management British Rail can cut prices, improve services and still make money for re-investment.
Barry Teague, BuryBring back British Rail.
Robert Robinson, LondonGive us back our railways.
Shane Storrow, PembrokeshireBring back BR.
Ian Wright, RedditchPrivatisation has not benefited the customer. Bring back BR.
Ian Enters, SheffieldCurrently we have the worst privatisation. The loss of British Rail started the robbery from the people to the powerful.
Gloria Percy, DurhamCertain things should not be de-nationalised and BR was definitely one. The East Coast line has been in public hands for a while now and it’s bloody great.
Ben Guest, WinsfordThe people of this country spent decades building our public infrastructures, funding them with taxpayer money, only to have them sold off at a fraction of their worth.
Tim Boxley, GraffhamIt can’t come soon enough.
Sven Hanson, BrightonThe money earned from an integrated system should be used to invest in government and the railways themselves instead of lining the pockets of shareholders.
Sue Macfadyen, HaddingtonWe need a rail service that is not at the mercy of profiteering companies.
Michael Benis, HoveSense and responsibility, not politics.
Matt Bennison, WareGreater Anglia is an absolutely appalling service. Let Transport for London run all the systems – they seem to know what they’re doing.
John Podger, WareAnd we want clean trains.