Audrey Jones, LondonBring back the rail network as it was when my Dad worked on it. It was cleaner and more efficient and family affordable.
Kane Clements, ExeterThe East Coast mainline in public hands has needed less subsidy, increased efficiency and returned money to the Treasury. Government response? Re-privatise. Madness.
Maya Ring, SomptingThe rail network is a mess. Bring it back to the public. Privatisation has not worked.
Penny Wilcox, ExeterAs a regular traveller I care passionately about rail travel. Under unified, coherent, public management/ownership it would be so much better.
Mick McCannSome of the greatest trains ever run were designed and built under British Rail.
Carole Hope, BromleyTh current situation is a mess. Something which should be as straightforward as planning journeys and buying tickets can be a nightmare.
Nick Green, BrightonAbout time. Let’s go for it.
Bernard Abel, LangleyDisgusted with the fare increase. Not only, de we have the worse network in Europe bit it is the most expensive one… Fed up!
Eddie Saunders, DoverI have 24 years as a railway employee. I want us to be providing a service, not a business.
Eloise MacKenzie, BrightonSouthern Rail are bloodsuckers, money hungry.
Eileen Nicholas, MelroseAs a very frequent user of busy East Coast Trains which is now profit making, I feel the country should benefit, instead of private companies.
Sean Hewitt, NottinghamRail privatisation is a disaster on every level.
Steven Hurford, WatfordPlease re-nationalise the railways to enable more infrastructure investment, instead of lining the pockets of shareholders with the profits of the travelling public.
Brian Shepherd, LeedsJoined-up thinking, not piecemeal profit centres.
Matthew Allison, DoncasterNationalise rail again and stop handing all the profits to shareholders.
Betty Hollingsworth, YorkFrom the outset this de-nationalisation was doomed. Its sole purpose was to force a change for purely political reasons, and has not resulted in a better service so far.
James Lyon, LiverpoolCentrally-planned, paid for by the taxpayer but not for profit. A great British network for a great British people. Together we can make it happen.
Ewald Schroder, CroydonLet the franchises expire and let’s see how much better the taxpayer can run them than FCC or Virgin or any other.
Stephen Hanna, ReadingProfits over progress, these scumbags have to be stopped.
Clare Jennings, NottinghamEMR have been so unreliable that a two hour journey now very often becomes five hours. They monopolise the service that is run for profit not passengers. We need better.
Dennis Blair, HarrogateNationalise now. Undo Tory damage to a British institution.
Gbenga Anisere, ReadingWhy take away people’s meal ticket when you can’t better their lives? Reduce rail fares and re-instate retrenched rail staff.
Paul Quadros, NottinghamNo HS2 though, please.
Maria Dolores Moreno Manzano, LondonIt is absurd that a public service is in the hands of those whose sole interest is their own profit.
P Moon, AberystwythBecause the current system is over-priced and under-delivers for passengers.
Brian Griffin, St AlbansNumerous failures of private business demonstrate that Tory policies of more and more privatisation will not make for a happier or more just or effective society.
Maureen Wright, LiverpoolPublic transport should not be in private hands.
Andrew Stock, ColchesterI’m bored with paying to run Europe’s rail network with the profits from ours.
Aude MortonFor a first world country, we have a third world travel service.
Patricia Notcutt, LondonIt goes from bad to worse. God help those that have to travel to work every day. It’s expensive and useless.