Patricia O’Donnell, HarrogateWe need a re-unified national railway which is run for the people. We need to get rid of privatisation.
Simon Williams, SuttonPrivatisation has failed. Neoliberalism has failed.
Dawn Woolley, CardiffI frequently travel by train and have witnessed standards and services reduce as prices increase. The trains should be run as a not-for-profit service for everyone.
Clare Honey, NorwichWe need affordable fares and clean trains.
Patricia Stevens, NewcastleLet’s have a rail service and not a privatised joke that fills the pockets of a few fat cats.
William Reynolds, HounslowThe railways should be run for the benefit of the nation, not for private profit.
Jen Henderson, WarehamWe need our old Britain back.
Ashley Beavis, CleethorpesBring back British rail to save splitting train tickets because of different train operators on our network.
Alacia Gent, CambridgeImprove the UK quality of life. It helps employment issues by offering affordable transport and affordable holiday transport benefits seaside towns. Everyone wins.
Ged Moore, JarrowFranchising doesn’t work. How can operators on different routes provide competition? Thatcher idiocy.
Leigh Hatts, LondonTrain tickets are too expensive and too complicated to understand.
Jan Clark, South FerribyA decent affordable rail service is essential for a sustainable future.
Ethan Storey, ChichesterGet rid of Southern.
Morwenna Griffiths, EdinburghWe used tax payers’ money to rescue East Coast and now we are giving it away again. What?
Chris Tucker, BristolNationalised services for the common good should be preferred over shareholder profit for the privileged few.
Gordon Reid, ExeterJust do it.
Oskar Postmyr-Barclay, GlasgowRenationalise.
Neil Morrlle, BuckleyBring back British Rail.
Harriet Rogers, BirminghamBring prices down. Re-nationalise now.
Gwennan Thomas, LondonWe need a fairly priced, efficient public transport system that’s run for people and not for profit.
Kerstin Fletcher, IpswichThe success of the publicly run East Coast Main Line service as opposed to comparable privatised lines strongly suggests that re-nationalisation would be the best option.
Jimmy McGurk, LivingstonI can remember when British Rail ran things and there were cancellations and late arrivals, but privatisation ruined the service to all but the folk who made a killing from it.
Philip Edwards, LeedsBring the railways and the power companies back to the people.
Sarah Macbeth, St Leonards-on-SeaI’m stick of being overcharged by rail operators who provide disconnected services on dirty, uncomfortable and overcrowded trains.
Michael Owens, WiganI recently travelled to Germany. The Deutsche Bahn was far cheaper, more efficient and of better quality. Their example of rail public ownership should be followed in the UK.
Alister McNeish, ReadingLet’s have the profit for the nation – it should cut the deficit a bit.
Rachel O’Hare, LondonIf trains were more affordable, fewer people would drive long distances and the environment would benefit.
Jojo Yexley, HertfordshireStop the rip off.
Reece Hancock, BrightonIt’s the obvious fix. Lower prices, better service and better benefits for employees as well as the customer. It’s a no-brainer.
Nigel Holmes, HullThere is no logical reason not to return the railways to public ownership, run like a business, to keep tickets economical and benefit the travelling public.