Antony Perry, LondonEnough is enough, sometimes society needs to consider issues from other than a profit standpoint and our rail is one such.
Fraser Paterson, EdinburghThe last 20 years have been a shambles, not least the Railtrack saga. Service standards on trains have also plummeted, whilst prices have rocketed.
Roger Wells, StourbridgeThe Tories won’t do it but why didn’t Labour?
Valerie Grant, GatesheadThe railways are better run under British Rail.
Lindsay McDowell, LeedsThey were good old days. Where I live you could get a train and go a long way on it.
Paul Beard, Bovey TraceyIt’s about time there was a unified railway for the people once more.
Susan Gassaway, AlfordI want all utilities re-nationalised too.
Robert Bailey, BristolIt’s a long time coming.
Joanne Hughes, DerbyUnder privatisation standards have fallen whilst prices have risen. We should re-nationalise the railways.
Rachel Garnett, LondonUtterly fed up with our privatised rail system – trains are always late, expensive and over crowded.
Jon Gratton, Hayling IslandThey have sold off the most profitable piece of the rail network We must regain control of it.
Janis Bradshaw, WolverhamptonA national rail system run efficiently for the convenience of the people, not for the profit and benefit of the few.
Jacob Rothman, Llandrindod WellsIn the 1980s British Rail had about 5 managers on high CEO salaries. The private railways now have 150.
Stephen Calvert, Newcastle-upon-TyneEast Coast mainline has shown the service that’s possible under government funding, but even that success has to be turned into another franchising disaster.
Peter Challis, OxfordWe need a unified, affordable and expanded railway network run in the interests of the public not to increase the profits of Stagecoach and their ilk.
Shaun Hall, HalsteadSince privatisation, about the only thing which I can see which has improved is the coffee. Trains are still late, overcrowded and staggeringly expensive.
Denise Morell, Newbiggin-by-the-SeaPassengers before profits please.
Rose Burn-Murdoch, LoanheadThis makes sense.
James, LondonBring back British Rail, there is too much confusion out there!
Lewis Mitchell, LondonA train with room for bicycles would be nice. South West Trains are always woefully underprepared.
Richard WinfieldThe sooner the railways are re-nationalised, the better it will be for all of us – rail users and non-users alike.
Richard Whitfield, LeedsIf our rail franchises can be run by French and German nationalised railways why cannot we run our own nationalised railway network answerable to a parliamentary committee?
John Porter, FranceWe used to live in Staffordshire and hope to return to UK next year. We’re appalled at what Tory doctrinaire policies have done to UK railways.
William Houston, Grange-over-SandsIt’s better not to use wording like “re-nationalise”. Include all utilities and bus companies. Make sure the latter run services co-ordinated with the rail system.
Annie Weatherly-Barton, SpaldingBring back British Rail into public ownership. It’s a disgusting rip-off in privatised hands.
Rob Fleay, DerbyshireAll this cheap tickets marketing spin is an illusion.
Sarah Bowen, ChelmsfordWe commuters have no choice but to catch trains, and are held to ransom by train operators, who have their shareholders’ interests at heart, over and above their passengers.
Eve Tait, LeicesterI’m sick of spending 4-10 hours on coaches to visit family because of ridiculous rail prices.
Liam Woods, BrightonPrivatisation of British Rail was the biggest farce our country has ever created.
Richard Walthew, DunsWill common sense and the obvious finally prevail?