Laken Walker, HerefordIt was better when British Railways ran the system. The liveries and prices were great. The government should listen to the people and not the franchisees.
Lynda Pickersgill, BarnsleyI’ve just had the worst train journey ever travelling from Birmingham to Wakefield. It took just under 3 hours, making an average speed of 34 mph.
Keith Smith, HuddersfieldKeep up the good work. I’m sorry I cannot help out with money, being a pensioner.
Peter SleggI always said that privatising rail was a really bad idea.
Tate Matthews, ChertseyIt should be a public service not a profit-making organisation.
Helen Scott, Downham MarketKeep staff at small stations. Ticket machines aren’t enough.
Roger Payne, HarpendenThere are some services and utilities that are too important to be in private hands, energy, health, education amongst them.
Reece Watren, SheffieldIt’s horrible to be sat on a 142.
Martin Griffiths, FraserburghTake rail transport out of the hands of profiteers and banks.
Simon Kelleher, LondonHow can our fares be so expensive in comparison with other countries? I’ve had to cancel a day trip because the fare was simply too much – there are no winners here.
Richard Hillier, LondonPrivatising the rail network has left the UK in the doldrums. The nationalised networks across Europe and elsewhere have nearly doubled intercity speeds.
John Longstaff, KnaresboroughThis always was the most stupid of the privatisations and if Christian Wolmar thinks it ought to be re-unified, that’s good enough for me.
Terry Grimley, BirminghamThe kind of people who complain about the bureaucracy of the EU are the same kind of people who designed the Byzantine complexity of Britain’s privatised railway.
Oliver BullAll UK railways should be publicly owned instead of giving companies (many of which of foreign) our money.
David Younger, Chester-le-StreetPrivatisation of publicly-run companies has never worked and will never work.
Sarah Snell, WalsallBring this vital service back under our control and learn from the East Coast main line.
Alexander Kounoupias, TadworthSouthern Rail are genuinely a disgrace to the British rail industry. They can’t be allowed to hold commuters to ransom with constant industrial action.
Malcolm Halliday, ExeterI remember old Beeching, the beginning of the demise of the British Rail network, and it’s even worse now.
Paul BrightBringing back British Rail is a wise policy which is essential for our economic and social recovery and future shared prosperity.
Amy Smith, DartfordGreedy, inefficient and monopolistic. That’s the reality of UK rail companies. Enough is enough. We want regulation and a state investment in our transport.
Frank Nicholas AdamBritish Rail days were far better.
David Hunt, NottinghamThe present system is costing the taxpayer more than British Rail did.
Linda Walker, BirminghamWe need a good reliable, reasonable travel network to support and reduce the amount of traffic on our congested road network.
Michael Lee, WorksopDo not wait for the franchises to run their course. Take them back into public ownership now.
Sharon Reid, North BerwickTotally useless.
Joy Partridge, ChesterfieldCommuters are not there to be exploited for vast profits.
David Bacon, SheffieldBringing British Rail back into the public domain is a no brainer. A state owned system would cost less and profits would go to the nation.
Malcolm Padmore, ChesterProbably split up into competing lines – West Coast, East Coast etc.
Maureen Raud, TeignmouthThe time has come to tell the Government that we’ve had enough of all this privatisation that doesn’t work for anyone except the fat cats.
David Scott, East LintonWe need a rail network that serves the people and isn’t there for private profit.