Gemma HillWe pay more money per capita for our dreadful, privatised railway service than our European cousins, who enjoy an efficient, value-for-money, nationalised service.
Sophia Hale-Sutton, EdinburghThe East Coast line seems to be running much better now it’s government run. Public transport should serve the public, not shareholders.
Simon CarneBring back the breakfast car for civilised travel not HS2.
Sasha Timofeev, CambridgeI desperately need the transport to be fixed. It’s a shame we lag so far behind other countries given our position in the world.
Barry Ould, AylesburyI’m disgusted at today’s news about Virgin and Stagecoach, getting the East Coast franchise.
Jane Allely, Barry5 times higher fare than anywhere in Europe. Outrageous to say the very least.
Padraig Curran, Bishop’s StortfordI spend a lot of time in France where the system works very well and is miles cheaper too.
Owen Thomson, AberdeenThese vultures are burning far more public money than BR ever did (and it’s all going into private pockets.)
Wayne Medina, ColchesterBring back British Rail
Steve O’Connor, CambridgePrivatisation of essential services has proved to be costly to the public purse. Without unions in control, nationalisation would be far better.
Geoff Lange, GosportPrivatised rail companies charge us twice. We the taxpayers pay for their subsidies then have to pay their extortionate fares.
Tess Farley, YorkIt costs me at least £150 to go home to Devon from York, and often I can’t get a seat and have nowhere safe to store my luggage.
Andrew Wale, HoveHigher prices, poorer services, year on year. How long do they think people will be pissed on like this?
Laura Blake, StockportI’m paying more and more year on year, yet year on year the service gets worse and worse.
Janet Townsend, DurhamEast Coast is a model to be followed. Yes, the railways have expanded numbers of passengers amazingly, but East Coast practice needs to be adopted everywhere.
Shaji NarayananI don’t think austerity stricken Britain and its common public can bear any more fare increases.
Kelvin Hanratty, SalfordPlease bring it back to the people for the people, rather than for private profit. It’s not worked and never will work. We demand redress and an affordable price structure.
Murray Sackwild, WareWe had one of the greatest railway networks in the world and it’s been broken up purely for private profit. It’s time to put it back together again.
David Nicholson, LeedsOur railway system is nothing short of a farce. They must be under one control to make them work as one complete unit.
Will Miller, LondonI commute on Southeastern and they are useless.
Ethan Lane, KilmingtonBring back British Rail. Privatisation has been a disaster.
Simon Bell, TorpointPrivatisation has failed the passengers and serves only the shareholders of the rail companies. Re-nationalised and run efficiently East Coast line shows public success.
Paul Higgins, HalesowenI fully support this idea.
David Barlow, Newcastle-upon-TyneTrains for transport not profit (or subsidies to private firms).
Michael Prada, KendalCurrent rail companies pull prices out of thin air. Neither the service provided nor the actual journey is worth what they charge. It’s over inflated and needs to stop.
Bert Bell, BarnstapleA cost-effective and efficient service can be achieved by a single provider of a nationalised rail service.
Richard Gillanders, LondonIf private enterprise can/will not run Railtrack/Network Rail, why should it operate the profit-making parts and hold fare-payers to ransom for an essential service?
Walter McLeod, PrestonpansI go every week into Edinburgh and the guard rarely gets through to sell tickets. At Waverley, six to eight staff are waiting to sell tickets. The wait is longer than the trip in.
Helen Sills,East Coast mainline now in public ownership is a success. Anything which turns back the iniquitous tide of privatisation is to be strongly supported.
Susan Scarth, EdinburghRail travel is a human necessity and should be made accessible to all in availability, price and quality.