Malcolm Smith, LondonIf rail fares continue to increase at this rate, I won’t be able to afford to travel on the network. Therefore I will no longer be able to afford to go to work.
Richard Hull, St Leonards-on-SeaKeep the profitable East Coast main line in public ownership.
Tom EnglandIt’s a no-brainer really.
Lawrence Hall, BrightonThe railways are a public service and a monopoly and should be funded for the common good out of general taxation, but effectively managed and overseen.
Thomas CoylePut a advert on TV to say Intercity Trains are back, passengers are up and fares are down and boom baby!
William David Shanks, DurhamI worked for BR in the 1960s and still have many friends who now work for the various rail companies. They all say Bring back British Rail.
Maggie Harrison, WashingtonI think our rail network would be better and more user-friendly if it was nationalised.
Peter Dornan, LondonRe-nationalise and take the train network out of the hands of the robbers.
John Pallister, HullAs the railway is a public service, it should be owned by the public.
David Spratt, TavistockWe need a railway of the people, by the people, for the people – owned by the people, not a cash cow for capitalists.
B Freeman, StevenagePrivatisation is theft of publicly owned infrastructure, transferred at knock-down prices to the already wealthy, at the expense of the people.
Cameron Z Abbotts, RochesterBR or Network Southeast. Just anything but today I hate having several operators.
Laura Blake, StockportI’m paying more and more year on year, yet year on year the service gets worse and worse.
Jane Atkinson, WakefieldPrivatising our national assets has to stop. They are bringing the country and all that was good about it to a standstill. Stop the policies of exploitation.
Fiona Brice, HoveEnd over-complicated fare structures.
WendIt’s all such a muddle and a complete shambles at the moment. We want it back as it was please.
Rebecca Armstrong, ManchesterHow are we supposed to fight climate change when it is nearly half the price for me to travel by car from London to Manchester, than get an off peak advance train?
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.
Kathy Dancy, Milton KeynesCurrently a crazy system. Bring back single prices for a given journey plus the fact it should be a service, not a profit-making concern.
Graeme Routledge, TickhillRailway privatisation has been a disaster, and East Coast is doing a fine job. Leave it in the public sector.
Beavan Flanagan, ManchesterPublic transport is a right not a privilege and therefore should be accessible and affordable to all.
Craig Pitman, EssexTrain fares are way too high.
Sally Weston, WarehamBring back our railway.
George Miller, IpswichThis is a necessity now.
Christine Cooney, ChippenhamGive people the incentive to ditch their cars and be more environmentally friendly.
Susan Hathaway, MorpethOh for the days of simple ticketing and onward journeys, and local trains waited for connecting services, and timetables that didn’t have wiggle room.
Catherine Barnett, Hay-on-WyeNationalise our railways!
Sue Brooks, HarlowI’m fed up with trains being late, dirty seats, and the price of tickets. I travel from Harlow to Great Yarmouth and it’s gone from under £40 to nearly £57. That’s disgusting.
Keith Stepney, SwanscombeBritish Rail had no big crashes and trains ran on time. Return the railways to British Rail and return to a good service.
Martin Coupe, NottinghamThis should be the start of re-nationalising of all the srrvices, including power suppliers.