Heather Charnley, HexhamThe idea of a coherent rail network that is one body rather than many fragments makes more sense and the public is extremely tired of huge expense with little quality.
Nigel Groom, DerbyThe rail network is in a mess and I fully support this. I would put all utility services back in public hands and reverse the proposed plans to sell off Royal Mail.
Marc Carless, St AlbansWhile I never lived in the age of British Rail, it was in a better state than our current railways. Bring back NSE, Bring back provincial, bring back British Rail.
Debbie Horn, BlackpoolI come from Blackpool to Manchester each day for work. This costs £3236 per year. The trains are old, dirty and generally not up to standard with the amount I am paying.
John Liversage, LlangollenI’ve never known an organisation waste so much money.
Rob Wardleworth, LondonLet’s go back to being passengers again, served by a railway service for the good of all.
Ian Revill, MatlockWhy pay shareholders when the money can go back to the railways?
Andrew Lombardi, EastleighPlease stop rail profits from going to non UK corporations and being used to subsidise non UK rail fares and investment in others’ infrastructure.
Paula Robinson, AberdeenNo more Southeastern. Enough said.
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.
Carol Milner, CoventryBring back British Rail.
Mary Wyburn, AmblesideI want collective ownership of a rail transport system for the benefit of service users, not shareholders.
James Lynch, AllertonThe present system is overpriced and overcomplicated. Why should taxpayers’ money be going to Richard Branson?
Sue Mason-Green, BedfordThis should be for the people, and non profit making.
Sue Flint, BristolHigh time, too.
Rebecca Gracey, LewesPrivatisation is not working and we have the ridiculous situation whereby it is cheaper to run a car (with one occupant) than it is to make a rail journey.
Paul Lock, StroudPrivatisation has been an unmitigated disaster.
Pal Singh, LondonPlease bring back the old British Rail system.
Julian Gillespie, ManchesterA workable transport system can only work if subsidised. Re-nationalising the railways makes sense in any civilised equal society.
Jo Savill, RetfordThe only thing privatisation has brought us is poor quality, expensive, unreliable rail services.
Robert Davison, NewtownardsBring the railways back into public ownership. They are a national asset, not something to be traded and put into the hands of foreign railway operators.
Aimee Neat, LondonKeep up the good work and let me know if you need volunteers.
Joe Rus, TrowbridgePlease bring back a decent, nationalised rail service that is accountable to its customers and not to shareholders and profiteering executives.
Joseph Maser-Clarke, BrightonObviously an automatic monopoly can’t be a private industry, honestly.
Alan Moss, CanterburyThe greatly increased taxpayer subsidies paid out since privatisation are spent on subsidising shareholders’ pay-outs instead on improving the railways.
Anuj Bhatt, LondonI’m tired of expensive train tickets. People should be able to visit all the beautiful parts of our country for less, encouraging people to spend money in those parts.
Robin Harvey, Newcastle-upon-TyneMost efficient, profitable and customer-focussed TOC is East Coast, which is currently publicly owned.
Helen Stokes, BillericayTerrible over-priced service. Disruption is daily and there is a complacent attitude towards passengers. The rolling stock is old and the trains are dirty and unkempt.
Patrick Phillips, CardiffI’m old enough to remember BR and, though it was far from perfect, it performed really well, given how starved of investment it was.