Brian RacherThe public transport system must be attractive enough to leave your car at home, thereby helping to save the planet.
Jane Walton, HorburyBring back British Rail. It was great. I had the best journey ever in 1985 from Kings Cross when it was good old British Rail.
Evin RyanWhy must they all privatise the profits and nationalise the losses?
Sue Fairweather, DanburyTake a leaf out of the East Coast mainline’s book, taken back into public hands successfully.
James Nicolson, LondonInteresting that the route taken back by the state is the profitable one now.
Ian Buckley, Castle DouglasCould we get BR as good as SNCF?
Matt Mitchell, ExminsterPrivatisation has failed miserably.
Jeannine Cooper, BingleyIt simply makes sense.
Emma Kane, StockportIt would be wonderful if Britain was proud again of its rail network and led the world rather than lagged behind. The only way it works is one company i.e.. government
Bethan Williams, CaerphillyMy train fare goes up in price every year, and only to see millions of pounds spent on new stations, which result in even further delays and disruptions.
Iain Melville, YelvertonBritish Rail should never have been privatised.
Denzil Moran, NottinghamPrivatisation of a national service has been a disaster, particularly in health and safety terms. People died at Hatfield because of privatisation.
Jonathan Alder, WenhastonAlthough it is probably bottom of this government’s agenda, for thousands of people the goal of having a railway system run for people as a service is fundamental.
Lee Calder, BirtleyRe-nationalise the railways.
Alan Hughes, OxfordRe-nationalise British Rail.
Robert Pierce, DolgellauTravel by rail is out of the question for me. It’s far too expensive.
Martin Lawrence, BrightonPrivatisation has been a disaster from start to now. It was ill-conceived, based on John Major’s silly personal dreams, and has cost the taxpayer vast amounts.
Greg Baser, PlymouthService before profit.
Matt Harrison, ReadingSupport Labour’s policy to bring back the people’s railway because people come before profits.
Kristin Barrett, BlairgowrieI travel a lot by rail and find it very inconvenient to have a plethora of different companies. Other countries manage with one company, so why not us?
Timothy Williams, Colwyn BayA rail system that serves the people of Britain – not rips them off.
Alex Ward, AshfordI believe that we should return to British Rail. It’s become outrageous how expensive train travel is in this country.
Douglas Nash, Hamilton, USAGet rid of these damned psycho paint schemes and ugly new equipment.
Oliver Banks, Shoreham-by-SeaInitially my hatred lay with Southern Rail (before that Connex). Now It lies with the idiotic decision to privatise in the first place. Bring back nationalised services.
Martina Gross, Berlin, GermanyYes, something essential as public transport shouldn’t be in private hands, because this sets the wrong goals. It’s “People before Profit” and not the other way around.
Matthew Harris, NewportMore than just British rail should be brought back in to public ownership in my mind.
John Heyburn, Rochfordthe price of season tickets is at an all time high. The service since privatisation Is awful. I have had enough. Please bring back British Rail.
Philip Thomson, DalryThe Neo-liberal experiment has failed, catastrophically. Bring back public ownership of all public services.
Roger Howard, ManchesterIt’s a no-brainer.
Edward Freeman, DundeePrivate interests should not profit from national infrastructure or a national service or a national utility at the expense of the public.