Carl Spurling, FrodshamThe system at present, with so many companies, is too complicated, particularly when planning a cross country route. Fares are complicated and expensive. No one seems accountable.
Rachael Foxevans, YorkQuite simple really – public transport owned by the public for the public.
Margaret Littlejohn, NewarkI have been disgusted with the poor running of trains in the UK with the exceptions of Virgin Trains, which the coalition want to change, and East Coast Line, which is public.
David Robert Grimes, OxfordAs a non-UK national living in the UK, I am shocked and disgusted at the outlandish prices and dreadful service UK customers are subjected to.
Allan Savage, CramlingtonBritish Rail should never have been privatised for it belongs to the people.
Peter Allerhand, MonmouthPrivatisation is a poor way to treat the general public whose ownership of nationalised industries has been devastated by corporate greed and petty politics.
Yvonne Jeffers, WashingtonIt’s about time we started to buy back our property.
Rik Manning, StroudA railway network based on service not profit. I want a truly inclusive rail service so the average citizen can travel at a reasonable price.
Ricky MillingI would love to go to explore England more during the weekends, but the price of travel just stops me. This is why rural towns and villages are closing down.
Amila Y’mech, Tedstone DelamereTrains are a public service, not an excuse to make a profit.
Andrew Remedios, BrightonNo more subsidies to fat cat franchise owners. We need a public transport system fit for public use.
Jonathan Hayter, RedruthThe railways should always have been left in public ownership and not run for private profit but in the interest of the user.
Jon Miller, LiverpoolRe-nationalising the rail network is the only solution to a terrible, over-crowded, under-staffed and overly expensive rail system.
Allen Lane, LeicesterThe taxpayer is already subsidising the rail companies. Rail means less road pollution.
Simon Bampton, HoveThe UK must be one of the few countries in the world with a privatised rail service. A National Rail service would benefit all
Andrew Lynch, OrpingtonIntuitively I support private enterprise – but it only works where genuine competition exists, and that is clearly not the case with rail, where there is no alternative.
Robert Smith, GravesendIt’s definitely cheaper for me to drive than use the trains, even off-peak and that is crazy. If fares were half the price I would let the train take the strain.
Donasld Wilson, BristolBecause we are tired of fuelling share holders’ pockets and getting worse and worse services.
Kenneth Holliday, Stockton-on-TeesCrosscountry run a very busy city service with not enough stock. Trains are overcrowded with catering at a minimum. We have to do better than this.
Simon Murray, Newcastle-upon-TyneLet the public sector manage our infrastructure for the benefit of our society and not the pockets of big business.
Russell Miller, West WickhamWe own most of the road network so it’s time to own the rail network.
Mortimer O’Connell, ErithThey should never have been sold off, nor all the other services.
Lewis Herries, LondonPrivatisation doesn’t work. PFI ruins public services. Transport has become extortionate. We need to become passengers again, not customers.
Graeme Chegwidden, Hemel HempsteadSome things are better not done for personal enrichment at the expense of others.
Sulaiman Durrai, LondonIt is impossible to create real competition along railway lines. Instead you hand a natural monopoly to a private provider who then extorts the public.
Samuel Vickers, BarnsleyBritish Rail – better service, better value, better values.
Ian Crockford, BirminghamBritish Rail I miss you!
Robert Barry, Forest Gate, LondonRailways should be run as a public service, to complement other transport and logistics, not compete with them. Funding also needs to be protected from government whims.
Andrew Bell, DelamereEnough is Enough. Bring back British Rail.
Mike Nagle, WilmslowRe-nationalise the railways, energy and water companies now. Put it in your election policy, Labour, and you will win the election by a mile.