Paul Taylor, MatlockThe current system is the chaotic and dysfunctional result of the disastrous selling of public assets and needs to be brought back into the modern public realm. Good Luck.
John Morrow, SunderlandI’m sick of getting ripped off.
Mike Glanville, GloucesterBring back a unified national rail network run for people not profit.
Geoffrey Duncan, Potters BarWe need the railways to be nationalised. It is totally unfair that the privatised companies make profits out of a public service.
Nancy NealIn the US the push for the privatisation of government functions and services has always resulted in reduced services at higher costs.
Phil Nicholson, NottinghamIt would get rid of the chaos of having several different train companies charging different amounts for the same journeys.
Charlie Mannell, DealConcessions to the proletariat.
Jojo Yexley, LondonTotally unfair and disgraceful.
Michael Holleran, Newton-le-WillowsI saw a sticker in Oxford Road gents, so you know it’s worked at least once.
Suki Gill, SloughPublic transport should remain public.
Emily Ormerod, OxfordRe-nationalise British Rail and re-connect with the bus timetable so that people can plan an entire journey as we used to.
Edward Childs, RadlettI would like the government to justify its claim that our privatised railways are both more efficient and more cost-effective.
Mary Griss, DarlingtonEast Coast experience shows it can be done.
Jean Hopkins, ShetlandBritish Rail was established by the British taxpayer. To sell it off to rich friends and corporations was criminal.
Chris Henwood, BrightonThe sooner the better.
Oliver Charleston, LincolnPublic ownership of the railways is not just desirable but an urgent priority – Bring back British Rail.
Ian Macpherson, EgremontRun the railways for people – not for private profit.
Jan Jesson, WednesburyI prefer public ownership of our key infrastructure, with railways run as a public service, rather than for private profit.
Pamela Durham, PontefractLet’s put people ahead of profit.
Stuart Flude, DurhamWe simply must fight for a better life.
Brian Wilkinson, HarrogateI think the East Coast should remain publicly owned as a means of comparing profit levels and costs while continuing to raise money for improving other public services.
Michael Fuller, HorshamWhat does it take for the government to finally do something about this level of incompetence?
Graham Brook, WokingI’ve been to other countries on the Continent, Germany for instance, and seen how fine their publicly owned system is in terms of price/quality, it makes me want to cry.
Max Parkes, BristolThe never ending rise of transport costs within the country has never made sense to me. No one will travel here if they can fly abroad for cheaper.
Owen HockeyJust look at the East Coast line, publicly run and puts money into the Treasury. The West Coast line, privately run, takes money out of the Treasury.
Paul Tidmas, DartfordThe railways are poorly run and expensive and a small number of people are making massive profits on this shoddy service.
Roy Koerner, WylamDon’t put too much faith in Labour re-nationalising anything. The best pressure comes from passengers.
Gareth Brown, InverurieEast Coast worked fine – why not apply this model to the whole network?
Alison Rodgers, RotherhamWe spent one and a half hours on a cold (we could see breath), wet (water dripping onto seats and swimming over the floor), and late train on Sunday.
Rohan Badiger, PeterboroughThis issue personally affects me as one of the disgruntled rail passengers. Countless cancellations and unnecessary ‘competition’ for public services is wrong.