Vivienne E Heatley, LondonAnother wonderful institution built by the people for the people. Keep it decent. Keep it affordable!
Paco Terrasa, RotterdamThe British railway system is an awful experience. It can and should be done much better. You invented the railway system: claim it back.
Paul Pennington Marshall, BrightonI’m sick of poor service and profits going to shareholders not back into the service.
Richard Lowe, LeedsBring back a decent rail network.
Stella Haynes, Market HarboroughIt, by rights, belongs to us anyway and was stolen from us.
Bruce Asbestos, NottinghamFair railway ticket prices are the path to a zero carbon country!
Derek Wickham, OxtedPublic service, not private profit.
Jacqui Lewis, HookWe’ve tried global privatisation – look where it got us. Let’s return to publicly-owned local and national services run for the public good.
Mohammed Zulkernain, SloughBring back British Rail, when open return tickets were the norm.
David Black, HarrogateWe need to bring the railways back into public ownership rather than giving money to private (and mostly foreign) companies.
Tim ByrneThe promise that privatisation would bring lower prices and a better service is as false with rail as with water, energy and, soon, the postal service.
Lesley Ward, ManchesterThe trains are old, dirty and late or cancelled.
Kevan Broom, ChelmsfordGive it back to the people, reduce the profit margins.
Dot Walker, MaldonThe rail network does not work under privatisation and needs to be taken back into our hands, run for commuters not profiteers.
Michael Heslop, DurhamThe present system is inefficient and wastes money. It’s time for change.
Eunice Wormald, NuneatonI always thought Labour should re-nationalise all our services as well as BR.
Martin Gentile, ExeterRe-nationalise and bring back efficiency.
Andrew Rosthorn, DarwenOf all the European countries that came to investigate Britain’s great railway privatisation experiment, not one country copied the British experiment.
Ian Donnelly, PrestonNobody did it better than BR.
Enrico Policardo, LondonThe longer this goes on, the harder it will be for people in this country. We want a functional and fair railway system like the rest of Europe.
Stephen Wearden, LancasterIt’s time to bring in 24hr manned and serviced stations too.
Jane Begley, ExeterBuying a ticket takes so long. It used to be so simple when the ticket seller would tell you the best deal and you’d buy your ticket. Tax on fuel should fund public transport.
Margaret Al-Rekabi, NottinghamWhen British Rail was in existence the price of a journey was set. 1st and 2nd class. Now it is a muddle and many different fares depending on when you book. Not good.
Meg Gain, Stratford-upon-AvonA confusing plethora of train companies and fares which does little for the customer.
Tim Byrne, Newcastle-upon-TyneNow the East Coast line is in public ownership, it is more efficient and makes a profit.
Ian Wilson, DarlingtonRailways and utilities should be owned by the taxpayers rather than exploited by investors both here and abroad. How can it be right that vital assets are owned privately?
Marie Macfarlane, GlasgowIt would be good to have rail travel available to all of us and the need for profit to be at the bottom of the priority list.
Alison Smith, HoveTicket prices are now so high that they will force commuters off the trains. Please re-nationalise the railways and run them as a public service.
Jamie Anderson, SwindonPrivatised rail doesn’t work. It doesn’t allow for competition, so a private system can never work.
Lindsay McDowell, LeedsThey were good old days. Where I live you could get a train and go a long way on it.