Carmen Bell, NelsonGreed has become the norm, time to start running the railway for the benefit of the people and not some greedy corporates.
Jack Elliott, LeedsI feel trapped in my city, as rail is uninviting and expensive.
Andrew Mclean-Reid, SherfieldThe railway is a service, not a business. It enables business, so should be viewed as a means to an end, not run as the end itself.
Paul Smith, SheffieldBring back British Rail and get rid of this joke of a railway we now have.
Susan Golden, BridgwaterYes please. Let’s guard our rail assets.
George Turnbull, LeedsMorally, economically and for reasons of efficiency public ownership of rail makes sense.
Florence Cooke, PeterboroughWe older people have good memories of British Railways – good prices, good and helpful staff, trains on time and, if they did strike, we were with them.
Peter SleggI always said that privatising rail was a really bad idea.
Stephen Millership, StockportIt’s great that we finally have a forum to help put an end to this crazy state of affairs that is rail privatisation.
Mary Wyburn, AmblesideI want collective ownership of a rail transport system for the benefit of service users, not shareholders.
David Radford, ChesterfieldPublic transport is a public service. The railways have constantly gone downhill since privatisation.
Patrick Hanmer, NottinghamTravelling on Continental railways frequently, I am ashamed of the complexity of our ticketing systems here; they’re nonsense and exploitative.
David Black, HarrogateWe need to bring the railways back into public ownership rather than giving money to private (and mostly foreign) companies.
Susan Gentleman, EnfieldA comprehensive national rail system is essential. Nationalise it in order to have a comprehensive system with profits kept for re-investment.
Dean Faccini, SurbitonIt’s time to put an end to the privatisation of our rail networks. I’m fed up with paying over-inflated prices for inadequate services run by those who remain untouchable.
Alan King, EdinburghFragmentation has wasted money on in-fighting instead of delivering a fully integrated service for business and families.
Dimitrios Tsierkezou, HertsIt’s called British Rail not private rail. It should belong to the British public for the benefit of the British public, not for private investors to increase fares..
Cathy Smith, LondonOur current system hoodwinks, fleeces, and punishes the customer. I’m sick of navigating the labyrinth of pricing and timings. Bring back our national system, please.
Peter Calliess, WienA public service in public hands is common sense.
Lee Milne, Great YarmouthRe-nationalise the railways for cheaper fares and better service. Some commuters are paying through the nose for train travel.
John French, LiverpoolI’m an ex British Rail driver. I left when Major sold off your railways to his friends.
Rosalind Collier, BristolI grew up with British Rail and was not happy when it was sold off.
Dale Barnard, GlasgowWhy on earth did we ever privatise the rail network? We have the only private network in Europe and it’s the worst run. Stop emulating America. BBBR!
Lesley Tompkins, LeedsWe need a railway system run for passengers, not for profit. Also run for environmental reasons.
Giovanna Vettese, LondonThey should never have been privatised in the first place.
Michael Perre, BeaumarisStop sending our money off-shore.
David Eldridge, WallingfordI’ve had enough of this privatised rail charade, costing taxpayers more and more. East Coast Direct Rail is the right approach. Re-open strategic lines, e.g. Oxford-Cambridge.
Barry McNulty, LewesWe’re held to ransom with poor services which are heavily subsidised and with no choice. How is privatisation a benefit?
Phil Miller, ManchesterIt’s impossible to get a seat on the train in the morning to work and they’re overpriced and dirty..
Simon Thompson, KendalBring back British Rail – I’ll even have the sandwich!