Meic Batten, MaestegThe present set up is wasteful.
Matt Wellings, WrexhamI’ve joined. Good on ya.
Melanie Reinhart, Old WardenCompeting over basics like food and travel turns people into savages. End privatisation now.
John Burrell, CambridgeA co-ordinated transport system is essential to a 21st Century developed country. This cannot be achieved with the current set up.
Richard Love, StamfordDr Beeching screwed the railways up. So let’s do the right thing and bring back British Railways. Forget HS2.
Paul Ellerington, BedfordAt present the railways in our country are a shambles that only the richer in our society can afford to use. One almost requires a computer brain to calculate the fares.
Patrick Spain, Milton KeynesYes to re-nationalisation, but I do think they should be run for profit, with profits used for re-vamping our railway lines and stations, future and for re-opening lines.
Mark Lauri, ReadingAll profits should go back into the railway not into private investors’ pockets. Railways should be subsidised and for the people not the wealthy.
Robert Canning, GlasgowEverywhere I travel in Europe by train they’re cheaper and much more efficient.
Thomas CoyleLet’s build and test trains in the UK, it’ll be good for economy!
Raina Thompson-Brody, East GrinsteadIt’s official; it’s now double the cost for me to take the train to work than to drive. I make good money, but even I can’t afford train prices. Private rail is bad for UK.
Michael Ward, NottinghamA botched and malicious idea from its inception. Railways of this country should be owned by the state and run for the benefit of all. There should be a public debate.
Jane Scott, FleetIt’s time to bring back affordable transport.
Liz Yates, High WycombeThe railway infrastructure and all other infrastructure should be owned by the state as, for example, in France.
Barbara Wilcox, WatfordGive the railways back to the people. There has been nothing but trouble since they were made private.
Steve Cobb, AshfordTime for a change. Commuters have increasingly been mugged off by the rail companies and Network Rail for too long.
Raymond Watson, BingleyWe need a national approach as part of a national transport strategy with profits re-invested, not paid out to shareholders and meeting the overheads of private sector.
Katerina Turner, ChelsmfordThird world service for first class prices. I’m sick of spending insane amounts of money on trains that are terrible.
Joe McKechnie, LiverpoolNot too much to ask.
John James, OrpingtonPrivatisation is the worst idea. It feeds corruption and is a joke to Great Britain, the best example of “Rip-off Britain.” The system is broken.
Stephanie Thomas, LondonBring back British Rail.
John Byrne, GatesheadYes, bring back British Rail and re-nationalise all the utility companies which are currently holding the country to ransom (to use a 1970’s phrase.)
Steven Peacock, ChelmsfordBefore our national rail system becomes exclusively only for the rich and famous, re-nationalise it for affordable travel for everyone.
Lynda Woodroffe, LondonThe railways have got worse and worse and more and more expensive under privatisation. It should never have been put on the market.
Michele Webber, ColchesterNational travel should be cheap and affordable and subsidised by government. The gains to the economy would more than pay for it in my opinion.
Tristan Tozer, PlymouthIn a modern era like today, we strive to have better and reasonable transportation. Let’s get on track.
Adrian Barron, MaidenheadSelling essential public infrastructure was (and still is) absolute stupidity.
Linda Poulter, LeedsThe railways should be owned by us and any profits reinvested into upgrading the system.
Luis Osborne, Bexhill-on-SeaI’m fed up having to get on a bus when I’ve paid for a train. There’s engineering on the lines every weekend.
Chris Queen, LondonI run walks outside of London. Weekly I buy return Group Tickets at mainline stations run by 9 different franchises, all operating differently. What a nightmare.