Graham Hargreaves, CaernarfonOnce we had a railway, now it’s gone, blimey that is sure a crime.
AndiIt would be nice if Britain also still had some industry left in the form of locomotive and carriage manufacture, instead of having to buy everything from abroad.
Douglas Coutts, NottinghamBritish Rail, British Coal, British Steel. Britain works only for the nation when its jewels belong to the nation, not to private shareholders.
James Watson, EdinburghThe East Coast line is working well, so I think all the lines would work in the public domain.
Paul Taylor, MatlockThe current system is the chaotic and dysfunctional result of the disastrous selling of public assets and needs to be brought back into the modern public realm. Good Luck.
Chris OwenAll I see are resources being run into the ground to benefit the short-term profiteers of the franchised railway.
Christopher McNaughton, Newton AbbotBring back BR now.
Brian Simmons, LondonYour site says it all really. BR was much, much better than this shambles, where they make huge profits from a woeful service.
Martin Randle, CambridgeIt should never have been privatised.
Geoffrey Richmond, NottinghamI’m not a regular user of trains but believe profits better spent on rail infrastructure than high executive wages and company profits.
Tony Tyler, Letchworth Garden CityIt works so why mess it up again.
Alan Garnett, Silver EndPublicly-owned services for the public. Profits for the public. The best rail networks in the world are publicly owned.
Daniel Grixti, LondonI strongly believe that any part of our society that serves the masses and helps our society run efficiently should be non-for-profit and for the people.
Joe Loughrell, LondonEnough is enough, I don’t care about fancy stations with shops and restaurants. I just want to go to work and get home with the minimum fuss.
Neil Chamberlain, BlackwoodBring back British Rail.
Matthew Allen, PortsmouthInflation-busting fare increases year on year with nothing to show must stop. We are lining the pockets of shareholders with no net gain to ourselves.
David Buttle, WinchesterThe biggest mistake was to privatise the railways. I am a working volunteer on heritage rail and grandson of an LNER staff member from Stockton station.
Jenny Cooke, YorkAs a rail engineer, I’m proud of what Network Rail has achieved. Let’s stop giving money away to shareholders and spend it on what matters – trains and tracks.
Courtney Williams, AngleseyI travel on a bus for two to three hours extra to go to university and back as the trains are too expensive. It saves me about £26 per week.
Sue Mantle, BorehamwoodOur country is in such a financial mess partly due to privatisation of all services, where profit comes before giving a good service. We need to stop this now.
Steven Craig, GlasgowPublic ownership means accountability. Otherwise predatory corporate power dominates. I want to be a passenger not a customer.
Paul White, HuddersfieldEast Coast Line is the model railway outfit for all UK rail.
William McKay, KetteringWe need a rail system that puts people before profit.
Roger Kilvington, ManchesterBritish Rail was very bad in its day but we can do much, much better and we should try again.
Adam Collier, LeicestershireOur trains are just the worst in Europe and something needs to be done. Fast.
Andrew Read, EdinburghThis is the age of the train, or not as it happens. What happened to Intercity 250? Why are we stuck at 125mph. How much for a ticket? This is the age of the Megabus.
Aiden Gill, DoncasterLet’s wind down the franchises as they each come to an end. Create a streamlined railway network for Britain again.
Oliver Heathcote, IpswichBritish Rail may have had its problems but nothing like the expensive muddle bequeathed to us by the Major government.
Park Chang Sik, Daejon, South KoreaBring back British Rail. The awesome railroad.
Jane Baghori, BristolBring it back please.