Keith Davidson, Hemel HempsteadTicketing is a nightmare and needs to be simplified and rationalised in a comprehensive national system.
David Treadgold, PurfleetI couldn’t agree more. These franchises are run as businesses and not as a public service.
Kevin Webb, AccringtonThe current rail structure is lunacy with no real competition anyway. I believe there are 23 companies responsible for different aspects of safety etc.
Anthony Martin, ExeterIt’s about time Britain was made Great again. Key infrastructure like railways should be for the public, not for shareholders and profiteers.
Sian Megginson, MiddlesbroughAll privatised companies and services should be re-nationalised. We the public are getting ripped off and there is no competition with any of them. It’s immoral.
Tom Cloughton, DarlingtonPrivatisation has lost the unique ’rounded’ service previously provided by lifelong railway workers with cross department co-operation and were ‘proud to belong’.
Daniel Miller, LondonPrivatised rail still relies upon public money as well as fares, so only the profit has been privatised, not the cost.
Chris Molyneux, NottinghamA public service does not have to make a profit. If it does, it certainly shouldn’t be given to private shareholders. The profit should be re-invested for the public good.
Thomas Butler, HorshamOver the last year I’ve been unable to take the train when I’ve needed to due to cancellation, strikes and malfunctions. It’s insanely expensive too.
Shirley Stott, BrighousePublic Transport should be owned and managed by the public, for the public as a public service and always on a not-for-profit basis.
Joan Sanger, BeckinghamPut the railways back into public ownership. It will save money and save tax-payers’ money.
Maggie Cochrane, YorkKeep East Coast nationalised and add the rest of the network as it becomes available.
Elaine Whybrow, DartfordExpensive, unreliable, worn out stock, needs central control across the board. Take away from the franchisees who are only interested in their bottom line.
William Edmonds, HuddersfieldPrivatisation was a disaster. All it brought was private profit with the public paying more. Electricity should be re-nationalised too.
Jennifer Fulton, EdinburghEssential transport which is privatised, inefficient and too costly is contributing to hardship and increased expense for ordinary working people.
Frank Smith, West BromwichThere are certain services that should be run on a not-for-profit basis because people rely on them, e.g. water, gas, electricity and transport.
Matthew Whale, LondonCorrect the disastrous selling-off of our national infrastructure.
Charles Honderick, LondonI am appalled by the sky-rocketing price of travel, the most expensive in all of Europe. It’s disgusting.
Barrie Pederson, TorontoI lived in the U.K. from 1971 to 1988 and still miss British Rail every time I am back in the country on a visit. I hope you’re successful, but it will be a long road.
Christine Ogilvie, BexleyOur fragmented rail system does not work. Bring back a National Transport System.
Jonathan Heeles, YorkOne railway with profits back into running the railway.
Richard Rankin, North HumbersideIt’s about time they brought back British Rail and realised that competition is horrible for the passenger.
Chaz Coupland, BasingstokeAfter leaving school and joining British Rail it was supposed to be a career for life not just till 1998. What happened ?
Julia Taylor, LeicesterBritain needs an efficient, unified, real service run to provide a high quality service, not an over-priced, disjointed railway system run for profit at our expense.
Can Gencer, TwickenhamI’m disgruntled with a sub-par train service.
Charles Lewis, EdinburghYes Bring Back British Rail.
David Butcher, LutonAs a public service, the railways should belong to the people and any profits go into the public purse, not to make the rich richer.
Lewis Torrington, ChristchurchBecause it is right to do (ex BR employee).
William Walker, PeterboroughStop politicians messing with our national assets – rail, NHS and the utilities.
Claire RichardsJust getting rid of London Midland would be an improvement.