John Sheard, WarkworthMy MP is Lib Dem Sir Alan Beith. I have written to him and sent articles in favour of state-run railways but he is more like the Tories in so far as the railways are concerned.
Tom Casserly, ReadingNo competition, frequent delays, dangerously overcrowded trains, overpriced fares. Who’s benefiting from privatised rails? Shareholders!
Edward Pentney, TauntonRe-nationalise now.
Edmund Kyberd, BirminghamThe railways should be run by the public, for the public. Also, see article six of the Sankey Charter – the TOC’s speculate.
Thomas Marshall, OxfordI pay more and more extortionate amounts for an ever less reliable train service. How long must this continue before we admit that privatisation is a failure?
Colin Ives, WiganThe privatisation has been a sham and a travesty.
Gavin Pickles, LeedsThe monopoly on train services has gone on for too long, the services they provide are a joke to put it politely.
Timothy Laurence, ReadingCustomers are fed up with escalating fares, poor reliability, awful services and not enough carriages. British trains, built in Britain for the British people.
Graham Hale, Hemel HempsteadIt was better when we owned it.
Luke Stratton, AlresfordTime to get this outrageous Tory notion wiped off of our British image.
Barry Graham, YorkCritical infra-structure like railways should be owned by the public as in many European countries.
Llio DaviesPrivatisation of public transport is criminal and should never have happened.
Clive Pinnock, MaryportBring back British Rail.
Ron McLean, MoffatI totally agree with the railways being returned to the public sector. I find it amazing that we are paying the private sector public money to run our railways.
Martin Chadwick, WrexhamWe want lower prices for poor people.
Chris Walker, DarlingtonGreat British Railways – the latest Tory privatisation scam!
David Sherwood, NorthwichPrivatisation has failed, tax payers pay more subsidies to give private companies more profit.
Stuart Grant, LondonJohn Major stole the railways and sold them to his friends. It’s time to take back our railway.
Liam Brown, LiverpoolAvanti is a mess, Virgin was a much better service in general.
Margaret Garland, AylesburyThe railway network should never have been privatised in the first place.
Jim Lodder, GreathamWhat a sensible idea! I worked for British Rail in Derby in the late 80s / early 90s and witnessed the ridiculous effects of mismanaged privatisation.
Roger Andrew, New MiltonWhy are we never consulted on major changes? I detest privatisation and will fight it as much as I am able.
Derek Haggar, LewesFor crying out loud, someone sort this country’s rail network out. We’re way behind Europe. It’s embarrassing.
Sueton Sayers, WolverhamptonThere are far too many different companies operating the railways. It’s far too complicated.
Alwyne Richards-Ellis, LutonIt’s the only way to improve rail transport and get an integrated network.
Laura Flynn, BishoptonTrains are awful in this country.
Susanna Newbery, LondonTrain ticket prices are disgraceful these days. How are we meant to stop using cars and save the Environment with costs as high as they are?
Alan McVitty, Welwyn Garden CityBring back BR now for everyone’s sake.
Brian Baylis, VillageBR should never have been sold off in the first place.
Phyllis Pelosi, InverbervieI fully support the campaign for a re-nationalised British rail network. Millions depend on the rail network for leisure, but especially for work.