David Barrett, LondonSince privatisation fares have gone up and quality and efficiency have gone down. That’s all you need to know, really.
Della White, LondonI don’t suppose any proposed buyers of Eurostar are British. That’s disgraceful.
Adam Halls, BathBritish Rail should come back and run our railways.
Ned Lane-Barry, LeedsBring back British Rail.
Gordon Johnston, BiggarThe shocking, politically-driven carve-up of the nation’s railways was a disgrace. It’s time the politicians climbed out of big-business’s pockets and did what is right.
Kevin Philliskirk, SunderlandFragmented privatised railways with these ridiculous ticket structures just make no sense. We need a state-owned rail system.
Peter Eggison, SolihullRe-nationalise the railways, like the utilities. They are all a vital national interest.
Maureen Price, HartlepoolToo many services have been axed making it difficult to go on what should be simple journeys without several changes.
Allan Robinson, SussexWe need a railway that’s a source of pride not profit.
Keith Smith, HullThe rail system needs to be a national service. At the moment, it’s too fragmented. Unite it in public ownership.
Jonathan Browning, LeedsFares are too high. We need stricter government regulations so there are no benefits for opting for a car over a train.
N Summerson, LutonProfits should not be used to pay shareholders, they should be used to improve services.
Tim Tyler, ManchesterTrain travel should always be cheaper than a single person driving. There is also a duty to provide affordable travel for citizens that are not able to drive.
Barney Cox, LondonI’m so sick of spending an increasingly vast amount of my wages on trains. Freedom of movement is a basic right.
Robert Poynter, LondonPrivatisation has ruined UK rail services.
James Ritchie, CarnoustieGet back to the good old days with railways who cared.
David Bell, Ashby-de-la-ZouchRe-nationalise the rail service. It was ours and should be again.
Michele Moatt, PenrithThe return of British Rail would be absolutely fantastic.
Edward Shaw, HuddersfieldWhy are the German, French and Dutch state railways allowed to run our railways, yet our own Direct Rail (BR) state railway cannot. It’s crazy.
Dan Burgess, BathA flourishing, resilient equitable society needs affordable public transport. My train fares are like a second mortgage., and the service is poor.
Mark Lansbury, Isle of WightPeople Not Profits.
Paul Campbell, DoncasterPrivatisation is not the answer. Nationalisation can only improve things.
Jordan Murray, LondonRun for people, not for profit.
Trevor Ellis, DoverLet our state run our railways and not other countries’ nationalised systems. Let the profits go back into the network and not into shareholders’ pockets.
Atkins Andy, LeedsIt’s time the Labour Party made it a manifesto pledge.
Colin Everest, SherborneIt is high time we started to reverse at least some of the damage that was done to our services by selling them off to profiteers.
Jacqui Jones, ChertseyBritish Rail. It says it in the name. British – and need I say more?
Anthony Jeffries, LincolnEast Coast is in public hands and runs at a profit. The simple thing is not to renew franchise contracts. Take the lines back one by one.
Jennifer Brock, BradfordTransport is such an essential part of people’s working lives and ensuring the contact of families and friends in this more disparate society. It must be better integrated.
Noreen O’Leary, SouthseaRail users have been subsidising the bloated capitalists for far too long.