Alison Richards, PenzanceI believe that British Rail should never have been privatised. Britain should be British and proud of it, so let’s make it publicly-owned and British again.
Andrea Fry, HuddersfieldThe sooner the rail service is out of the hands of greedy shareholders, the better.
Stuart Jeffery, MaidstoneBring BR back and invest in it properly. Public transport should be for public service not private profit.
Hugh Pincott, PlymouthCome back British Rail – all is forgiven.
Jean Taylor, SelbyI travelled as a student on BR with ‘Passenger luggage in advance.’ Where are such services now? It’s all about money.
Benjamin Glatz, LondonRail travel should be a public service run at cost rather than lining the pockets of a few at the expense of the majority.
Susan Nutt, BlandfordBring back a nationalised rail system. If private companies can make money, so can a nationalised system.
Jake Morris, CambridgePublic transport is so crucial for some people and yet it’s so expensive and not run as a public service. We need this.
Emma Yexley, HertfordWe are forced to travel in conditions that are illegal for cattle transportation.
Sue Kelly, EdinburghI have mourned the death of the public service that was British Rail since it happened. It made no sense to break up the railways.
Michael Church, DewsburyMoney is being wasted paying dividends to shareholders rather than being invested in the infrastructure.
Graham Hale, Hemel HempsteadIt was better when we owned it.
Jane Herbert, ChelmsfordIt should never have been privatised. We need transport that is cheap and reliable so that people can be less reliant on their cars.
John Bostock, SwadlincoteFragmented, profit before service, this proposal is long overdue.
Brett Burnell, IpswichPrivatisation hasn’t worked.
Sarah Redman, ManchesterWe need a dependable integrated fairly-priced rail network rather than the current mess and HS2. Two hours from Manchester to London is completely fine.
Paul Kettle, RochdaleBR should never have been privatised. Being from a long line of railway employees, it’s a disgrace what we have lost and never recover. It breaks my heart.
Mary Keenan, ParboldThe left and right hands need to be unified. At the moment neither knows how many fingers are on the other hand, or even on their own.
Chris Marsh, RustingtonI’m fed up with high prices and competing networks.
Colin Mackenzie, ShrewsburyIt’s time for more accessible, affordable, accountable rail system that is owned by the public and is all inclusive.
Gerry Smith, Tunbridge WellsThe current system offers a deplorable and unaffordable service. Bring back British Rail.
Graham Williams, HamptonRailways are a public service and need to be run as such. We are wasting millions of taxpayers’ money running private railways.
Ryan Martin, PooleReduce cars, link towns and villages, create more jobs. This has to be the only way in consideration of the growing population and numbers of vehicles on the road.
Daniel Bourn, CanterburyOur fares are so much higher than everyone else’s in Europe. Canterbury – Swansea is £90. It’s time for change!
Colin Naisbitt, Stockton-on-TeesPlease re-nationalise the railways.
Martin Richards, AshfordWe deserve a rail system that is run for only our benefit.
Peter Woodcock, LondonIt’s common sense to re-nationalise the railways and use the profits for this country.
Rob F, DerbyPrivatisation of the railways has been an abject failure. Re-nationalise.
Kenny Pryde, SuttonI want an accountable minister in charge, not a chief executive seeking to maximise profit over service and passengers.
Stephen Pegum, BarnetThe decision by John Major’s Government has been nothing short of a disaster for the UK. Re-nationalise now while there’s still time.