Andrew Derrett, IpswichI am a train driver of thirty years.
Monique Van Beek, CambridgeAn absolute disgrace – the expense, the bad service, the delays, the uncertainty. I say, nationalise the lot. It can’t possibly get any worse.
Nigel Brown, PortsmouthNetwork rail is going bust.
Jane Walton, HorburyBring back British Rail. It was great. I had the best journey ever in 1985 from Kings Cross when it was good old British Rail.
Paul Clarkson, BrighouseI pay over £2000 per year for my train ticket to Manchester. We’re stacked in like cattle, no straw, always late. Public transport is a public service, so take it back.
David Connelly, BuryThe original sale of British Rail has proved to be a costly mistake for commuters and the public purse.
Stephen Noble, WakefieldThe privatised railway costs five times what British Rail cost.
Lorraine Martland, Milton KeynesWe need to bring the railways back to the people. It’s getting so that we can’t afford to go to work.
Andrew Grant Robertson, EdinburghPrivatising the railways was a misconceived policy that wasn’t even prosecuted competently. It is disgraceful that driving is cheaper than train fares.
Mike Hellyer, LondonWhat does ‘peak time’ even mean? So I have to pay more, but it’s highly likely I might not even get on my train, let alone get a sea. It should be the complete opposite.
Louise Long, BarkingBring back British Rail. One major train company for the whole of the UK. No battles to be made to find the cheapest ticket with different rail operators.
Simon Thompson, KendalBring back British Rail – I’ll even have the sandwich!
Charlotte Moncrieff, BrightonThe last train journey I made was a nightmare and the toilets were broken and/or filthy.
Stella Thomas, Hebden BridgeWe need all our public services to be nationalised. Let’s start with the railways.
Valerie Campbell, GosportTake away control from the people who have assumed too much control and give it back to the people who have earned it.
Roddy Macdonald, SheffieldWhile you’re at it, re-nationalise gas, electricity, phones and water.
David Bonner, HarrowTwenty years of private incompetence. It’s time to re-nationalise.
Alec Hayes, Burgess HillScrew Southern Rail.
William Dudley, StevenageI am a retired employee of WAGN (12 years) and have seen a lot of change, most by foreign rail companies. In my view the rail system belongs to the public.
David Otterson, BillinghamUK railways are years behind most developed countries. There is little incentive for investment in the current fragmented set-up with relatively short franchises.
Norman Fellows, LondonThe rail network in the UK should be owned by the state.
Joanne Smith Finley, North ShieldsPeople not profit.
Sam Hilson, LlanelliAwful service which is often late, combined with insufficient capacity due to the lack of carriages put on by the operator.
David Timpson, Ashton-under-LynePublic services should not be a cash cow trough for corporate investors whose only interest is profit.
Alan Stewart, FalkirkThe news that Abellio have failed to plan for the loss of trains on its flagship service is the last straw for me.
Diane Baskerville, BirminghamPrivatisation just doesn’t work for infrastructure or utilities.
Miles Stapleton, WorthingWe are paying the subsidies so we should own the network.
Robert Turnbull, KilmarnockOnly an entirely publicly owned railway system will bring down fares and increase safety.
Ian Tomlinson, LiverpoolThey should never have been privatised.
David Banks, PrestonRailways should be for the masses, not just for the super rich.