Ben Burman, RadlettRe-nationalise the railways. Renew East Coast’s contract to continue running that service in the interests of the people of this country.
Reb Deacon, GloucesterEveryone used to whinge about BR, but if only they had known how bad it would get after privatisation. We are subsidising it far more than when it was ours.
Barney Hallawell, FalmouthThe tyranny and the bullshit has gone on too long. I’m tired of paying more for trains than it costs to drive, and so is the environment.
James WoodmanPrivatisation, fragmentation, subcontracting, internal markets, franchising, managers, managers, managers, jobs for the boys… Rip-off Britain!
Corinne Moore, NewarkEast Coast Trains is a shining example of public sector rail being both profitable and efficient.
Geoffrey Gwaspari, BarnstapleThe time is now. End this madness.
Mike Bellion, SedberghEfficient public transport is not a market product for customers to fight over. It is basic requirement of a prosperous and civil society.
Simon Edwards, Stoke-on-TrentReverse the idiocracy.
Gill Cuthbertson, BangorThe system is not fair. Different subsidies or hike-ups in different regions. It needs intelligent organising.
Mary T Johnston, EdinburghBring it back. It works for the people.
Catherine Russell, BattleThe franchise model is totally unsuitable for a modern rail network. It is less efficient and we are being priced out of travel and sometimes our jobs.
Mark Denny, WiganNot-for-profit railway for the people of the United Kingdom would be value for money and not-for-profiteers employment security for rail workers – and would be cheaper.
Terry Brough, St. HelensThe public ownership of the railways – because it makes sense. Public good. Private bad.
John Wilson, CambridgeshireNow there are so many different types of tickets in different areas, it’s impossible to be sure if you are getting a reasonable deal.
Matthew Griffin, GillinghamI’m fed up with high prices, illogical fares and poor, unprofessional service.
David Thomson, LevenAnd open the Leven to Thornton line.
Enid Khan, LeicesterThe railways should never have been returned to private ownership. The mess they were in then was the very reason for nationalisation. Will they never consider history?
Phil Drake, SheffieldThe success of Directly Operated Railways gives the lie to the idea that private equals better.
John A K Davies, HaverfordwestIt is galling to learn that privatised Arriva Trains Wales is owned by Germany’s state railways.
Simon Reynell, SheffieldPublic transport should be run in the interests of the people who use it, not private companies who want to profit from it.
David Penney, ColneIt is clear from the experience on the East Coast Line that nationalisation works.
Susan Walsh, BostonBring back British Rail.
Margaret White, Newton StewartIf a nationalised transport system could be run as a business and profits being fed back into the business instead of paying shareholders it might work for everyone.
Jon Camden, RedhillRail privatisation has been a disaster – the sell-off itself was a complete rip-off and we’ve been ripped off ever since. Huge subsidies, hugely expensive, worse service.
James Dougill, GooleI fully agree.
Kay Labon, SouthamptonPrivatisation created structures that seemed designed to fail. The same investment in British Rail would have given us a service to match European services.
John Lane, HastingsI feel that public ownership is best for business.
Ben Eldridge, EpsomWhat a ridiculous system we have for running our railways. It’s time for the railways to be taken back into public ownership.
Tom Nicholls, LondonDriving is so backward. People zooming around at 90mph in metal boxes at a cost to the planet. Trains for the future, blow privatisation.
Jonathan Dimsdale, HarrogateObviously, you have all forgotten that British Rail was never on time, equally expensive and passengers were treated as an unnecessary nuisance.