Caroline Schmutz, LondonFor an affordable and integrated public transport network.
Kenneth Toulson, SheffieldSolidarity with all rail activity.
Stephen Robinson, NortholtOverpriced, over complicated. I was stuck in Southampton and needed to beg a rival train company to get me home. It’s pathetic.
Michelle Nailor, BasingstokeFares are too dear and rolling stock poor and not enough carriages. People have to stand. If fares were cheaper people would use trains more. I know I would.
Andrew Stewart-Wright, RugbyMore money has been wasted on consultants and legal fees that could have been spent on Rail. It would be great if we had this wasted money spent on rail instead.
Henry Sherridan, DoncasterNo to privatisation.
Glyn Morrow, YorkThe selling off of British Rail was a cynical disaster on a par with Beeching’s disastrous decimation of our rail network in the Sixties.
Susi Harris, Hebden BridgeI commute to work on trains three days a week. The carriages are too short and trains regularly cancelled. Surely we can do better.
Sami Richards, LiverpoolI think that privatisation was a stupid idea, There is basically no competition on the railways and so the core argument for privatisation is invalid.
Brian Racher, West SussexThe current franchise setup is a national disgrace, designed to generate maximum profit from poorly served passengers.
Linda Jenkins, OxfordI believe that certain organisations should not be privatised at all. That means railways, and the NHS.
Mark Jude, LincolnI think once it’s 100,000 it’s heard in the House of Commons.
Steven Lucas, AddlestoneWe need a railway that will put passengers before profit.
Carole Birtwhistle, BiggleswadeI would like to see more people able to afford trains for their daily commutes – better connections, clear information about delays and better cyclists’ storage areas too.
Lynne Norker, NottinghamI can’t afford train travel as it’s too expensive. Please bring back affordable travel run by the state.
Stuart Elms, WorthingCertain things in our society are done best where the ethos of ‘public service’ is paramount, not first making profit so we need to think back to the British Rail of late 80’s.
Peggy Clatworthy, GloucesterI can hear my two great grandfathers, grandfather and great uncle (all dedicated railway men) turning in their graves – they took such pride in their work.
Lindsay Hatherley, LampeterTransport is for all, not just the rich. Give us back what is ours.
Mair Jones, DenbighExcellent campaign.
Elizabeth Hodgetts, ChesterfieldBritish Rail was one of the few companies that offered a cohesive service through the UK. Bring it back and give us value for money.
Ian Pearce, LondonRe-nationalise British Railways.
Marie McCahery, BradfordThere are so many social and environmental benefits from having a well-used railway system. It is not suitable to be run by short-termist corporations.
Robert Montague, Langley MillMajor gave our railways away, so how about having it given back to us on the same basis. In fact the people of Britain did not consent in the first place.
Anne Brodie, CowesAs an ex-commuter I can vouch for the outrageously bad state of trains and rail services, and the extortionate fares. We need change.
James Haley, LeedsUnified and for the public not the shareholders.
Melinda McCheyne, ChristchurchPrivatisation and profit before passengers is wrong.
Chris Hayden, Milton KeynesI believe that the railway should be owned by the country and government run.
Martin Edwards, NottinghamWe need a unified network on a not-for-profit basis.
Anthony Wrinch, RedhillSouthern Rail are a disgrace. Shame on the Government for letting this farce continue so long.
Mike Kirwan, NottinghamIt’s a diabolical service and they don’t care about the passengers, but useless top managers are paid millions.