Brendan Smith, HarrogateWe now have the most expensive to use railway system in Europe, and integration with bus/express coach networks is generally deterred, unlike most European systems.
Andy Teed, DevonI work on the railways and I believe that it would be easier and better to have British Rail.
Andrew Marsh, PolegateTransport is an essential public service and should be run by the state for the people, not to line the pockets of shareholders.
Chris Dickinson, NottinghamIt’s a no-brainier. Run the railways for the benefit of the population and to support our industry. Get freight back on the rails and save the environment and lives.
Paul Wilkins, VerwoodOur rail industry is a strategic asset and should never have been privatised.
Stephen Field, WarwickPrivatisation was just a con and a rip-off of public funds. Let’s see an end to it.
Martin Gentile, ExeterRe-nationalise and bring back efficiency.
Andy Black, EdinburghIt’s time to put it back where it belongs.
Martin Cheeseman, Leighton BuzzardOn looking back on British Rail it was wonderful compared to what we have now.
Leslie Plumb, LeedsLet’s get back to a joined up railway please.
Andy Blanchflower, GatesheadJust watch Caroline Lucas’s and Ellie Harrison’s You-tube clips from my party conference. They’re excellent. Reducing fares by 18% would help to make train travel affordable.
Liz Moore, CoventryBut not the sarnies.
Nicola Hartley, LondonThe public have had to subsidise the railways so why not simply publically own them and then proper public travel services for all instead of profit motive alone
Guy Taylor, LondonI’ve had enough of train companies using “it’s a different company” as an excuse for appalling service and penalty fares. BBBR!
John Hammond, YeovilKeep up the good work.
Carol Neist, Perth, AustraliaBelieve me, the chaos that is railway in the UK is doing the tourist industry no good at all. It’s complicated and confusing.
Matthew Warren, BuryEnd corporate welfare. If we start with this small sector, it will snowball, then we can re-nationalise the oligarchs’ portfolios – gas, electricity etc.
Sarah Patton, HaslemereIt’s time all public services returned to being just that, not private profit-making enterprises.
Paul Crisp, StocksfieldBillions upon billions merely pissed away offshore – utterly corrupt, insane, incompetent, vicious Tory lunacy.
Richard Campbell, HuntingdonIt seems that over the years the whole country has been flogged off to private business, and look at the mess we are in. It’s time to put an end to this rip-off now.
Andrew Wetherall, Ashford, MiddlesexSet train fares at pence per mile. National railcard will bring a third off the price of the journey.
Ianwit Thorpe, TorpointIt simply hasn’t worked for the people who use the service.
Charlotte Eaton, St AlbansPeople not profit. Yes.
Connor Egan, ChathamScrap privatisation and bring back British Rail.
Mike FriendWe need a railway system that does not suffer from constant interference from transport secretaries who have no knowledge of railways or indeed transport.
Jeremy Peace, SheffieldTime to put British Rail back into public ownership.
George Tuck, GatesheadLike may privatised national assets, the service went down and prices up to satisfy the fat cats and to hell with customers.
Bruce Williams, BarmouthAs an ex BR employee it makes a world of sense, as passengers would benefit over and over again.
Bryn Glover, HarrogateMiliband must be blind not to see what a popular declaration it would be to declare now for the re-nationalisation of all transport.
Harry Riley, StamfordA national public transport system should be nationally owned. It should not be at the mercy of market forces.