Mahsa Avadi, LeedsSlow, bad service, overcrammed carriages make it worthwhile for my husband and me to live in separate cities and keep our sanity. Nationalise railways and improve system.
Rob Jones, PenmaenmawrThe UK rail service has never been so disorganised, with so many prices available for the same journey depending on when and how you buy a ticket.
John Hubert, PencaderRailways work best as integrated networks. Unify our railways to spread prosperity and opportunity for all.
Fiona Flynn, LondonI’ve seen little improvement with privatisation. Please bring back a nationally-funded rail service.
Russ Hore, PattinghamI have watched rail travel get worse and worse over the last forty years. It needs sorting out.
Tom McGuinness, BourneI am a frequent traveller and believe that the fragmentation of the system causes waste and inefficiency. Blame John Major.
Julia Logie, HeathfieldPrivatisation of the rail network has devastated this country. I think the entire infrastructure of the UK is falling apart bit by bit. It’s very sad to see this happening…
Christina Sundborg, YakimaPlease bring back the British Rail for those that need it for transportation. It’s hard enough getting reliable transportation over here.
Ann Bennett, Kings LangleyI sincerely hope this works.
David Little, Swavesey, CambridgeThe Covid-19 crisis forced some degree of governmental control but still leaves the broken franchising system intact. Full re-nationalisation is long overdue.
Joanne Royston, LondonI’m being priced out by season ticket fares, and am on a three year pay freeze.
Thomas Sutton, DerbyshireIf this government is so serious about going green then the railways should be sorted out!
Claire Murphy, BexleyheathSave the taxpayer money. No more giving out huge subsidies to be passed out to private rail company shareholders.
Noreen O’Leary, SouthseaRail users have been subsidising the bloated capitalists for far too long.
Peter Gillon, Sowerby BridgePrivatisation has been a disaster for the railways. We subsidise it more now than when it was publicly owned.
Calum Wade, TodmordenBritish Railways is the only way to go, it will help bring prices down and trains will be on time for once.
Clare Annand, DunstableIt’s completely obvious that railway privatisation is a failure. The only train journey I have enjoyed was on an East Coast train, when it was run by the government.
Pamela Durham, PontefractLet’s put people ahead of profit.
Alex Ross, CambridgeWhy do we put up with a far worse rail infrastructure than Germany, France and Switzerland? Their governments have not let train users down.
Julie Woodley, HorshamWithout someone to answer to, privatised companies can walk all over the British public, providing far less for more. It’s time to stop this ludicrous demise of our railway.
Geoff Cook, CalneI can’t contemplate using the railways again, ever.
TedSince privatisation tax payers have had to pump billions more into the system, besides paying whopping fares.
Kevin McHugh, BirminghamThis industry ideally needs to be re-nationalised. A railway run for the benefit of the British people and not for private corporations.
Dave Thompson, PottonI like rail travel but, as a pensioner, can’t afford to use it often. Re-nationalising should bring costs down.
Martin Dallaghan, ManchesterI believe private sector has successfully shaken up and re-vitalised this previously semi-dormant form of public transport. So now it’s time it went back into public hands.
John O’Regan, LimerickDon’t let British Rail be privatised.
Richard Procter, IpswichThe sooner the better, Trains in East Anglia are old, dirty and expensive.
Matt Wellings, WrexhamI’ve joined. Good on ya.
Ron Green, BroomLet us try to recover from the privatisation disaster of John Major’s government.
Denise Rhodes, LondonYou know it makes sense.