Joan Fournier, HarlowThis scandalous rip-off of ordinary working people obliged to depend on the railways to commute to work must end. It is legalised extortion.
Alan J. Coyle, Newcastle-upon-TyneThey should never have been privatised in the first place. Money-grabbing Tories and their mates.
Gary Haley, PontefractPeople not profits.
Andrew Morrison, SheffieldThe most expensive rail network in Europe by far. Enough is enough. It’s time to take it back off the ‘fat cats’.
David Ellershaw, High BenthamI’m sick of the cost of train tickets.
Yasser Sheikh, High WycombeIt’s terrible. I take so many train journeys a year and it’s all Virgin Trains – so expensive.
Michael Taylor, LeicesterAnd then the bus services, and then gas and electricity.
Matthew Brigden, CardiffI wasn’t alive when British Rail was around, but everyone I know who was alive tells me that everything was much better than it is now, which isn’t that hard a task.
Sarah Gee, TeessideIt’s a mad enough world without making travelling so complicated.
Steve Lewzey, EdenbridgeThe railways should be run for the good of the user not for private profit
Nicholas Parry, ColchesterBring back British Rail.
Dave Kavanagh, WokingEvery private railway has demonstrated their total inability to serve the nation. We cannot rely on the profiteering tendencies of private business.
Patrick Hulme, AvonI am of the generation that remembers British Rail. It was not perfect, but during the Conservative years it was led by politicians who severely starved it of investment.
Charles Hemingway, BarnsleyBritish Rail should never have been stolen from us in the first place. Lousy Tories.
Jon Matthews, SwanleyVote Green to bring back British Rail.
Colin Lewis, LondonBring back British Rail now.
Micheal McClelland, LondonI’ve never felt safe on the railways since privatisation.
Jacqui Morris, ClactonMore good public transport, fewer cars.
Antony Clarke, LondonFares are extortionate. Re-nationalise now.
Judith Klaus, LeedsEast Coast in public hands is making a profit. Don’t Let it be sold off again. The profits should go to us not a private company.
Finn Croker, Hurst GreenOur railways have become inefficient and disgustingly expensive.
Matt Haskins, LondonA state-owned rail network now.
Tom Powell, OxfordFares since privatisation have spiralled out of control and the quality of service on some routes has actually decreased (namely First Group) Look at East Coast. BBBR!
Terry Wood, ChesterBring it on.
Norman Fellows, ConfolensThe railways should be run as a public service, not for private profit.
Nick East, StroudEvery ticket is overpriced so no wonder rail travel is decreasing.
John Price, LiverpoolBring it back.
Paul Jones, Worcester ParkTimes have changed. Publicly-run lines have proved successful and profitable. This is almost too obviously the way forward.
Ramona Andrews, LondonHow can anyone who uses public transport be against nationalising the railways?!
Diana Baur, LlangollenEducation, the Health Service and Railways should be publicly owned.