Jim Flanagan, SheffieldI don’t think privately-run companies should be receiving government subsidies to run public services. Re-nationalise now.
John Richard Jones, PrestonBritish Rail had more flexibility with tickets and better value. It was better all round.
Katie Jamieson, LeedsPrivate companies should not be benefiting from national essential services like this. It’s like the NHS and is a disgrace.
Jill Westendorp, Lyme RegisIt’s about time this happened – the privatisation of the railways/electricity and gas/water was the worst thing to happen. Give them all back.
Linda Hunt, ColchesterNothing has worked properly since privatisation.
Steve Alton, Haywards HeathFond memories of the days of British Rail. Bring them back.
Keith Cain, LlangedwynRailways are a natural monopoly. If we are to combat climate change we need to get cars off the road. A public service would be more efficient and cheaper.
Sue Mills, LeedsIt is insanity not to have a British Rail system that is coherent, coordinated and not about profit. Efficient transport should be part of the infrastructure.
John Carlson, South ShieldsI’m sick of expensive fares and low service.
Tomasa Bullen, SouthamptonIf only half the money given to the current private companies had been given to British Rail, what a wonderful, publicly-owned service we would have.
Harry Hansen, LondonThink about the travelling public, not shareholders for a change.
Brian Cox, StaffordCan be done over time, when contracts are due to expire.
Curtis Ablitt, KidderminsterBring Back BR.
Matt Simpson, Cradley HeathSomething needs to be done to make travel cheaper for everyone, in a time when people are having to travel more for work.
Mary Price, WorthingTo replace highly trained guards with glorified customer service operatives is ridiculous and an insult to rail users.
Nick David, CardiffI am fed up with late, over-crowded trains. Let’s sort it out.
Jill Hancock, DurhamEast Coast is in public hands and doing well. It should stay public. Profits are returned to taxpayers.
John Kearns, BoltonKeep going chaps. Railways first, utilities second.
Bob Rosenthal, BlandfordBringing back British Rail is the best idea in many a year!
C. Sanger, HaslemereThe service is better than it was, but hugely overpriced. Even cheap day fares have practically doubled since privatisation.
Ian Sambrook, BilstonTake back what is ours., which was stolen.
Shabir Ahmed, WatfordIt always worked better under government control.
John Goosetree, SpaldingGet all railway out of hands of greedy stockholders.
Jay Cannings, LewesThe East Coast line proves that public ownership results in better service than private profit-driven service. Government doesn’t want to hear this though.
Alan Brown, HullBR wasn’t perfect but it did usually have sufficient carriages to fulfil a generally decent service. The TOCs claim rail growth is due to their efforts. It’s not.
Andrew Spence, HastingsIt is high time to re-nationalise British railways and get the kind of system that the French now enjoy.
Alan George, YorkHow can we stop the new East Coast franchise?
Mary Ion, BromleyWe pay extortionate prices to stand like cattle. It makes no sense for a railway to be run for private profit.
Jan Clark, South FerribyA decent affordable rail service is essential for a sustainable future.
Thomas Davies, Ross-on-WyeIt is incomprehensible that a national necessity is in the hands of private companies, many of them foreign.