Barry Kay, ChesterfieldIf the old British Rail had received the financial support now given to the private operating companies we should have a ‘gold plated’ up-to-date railway system.
Lee Dalton, WeymouthUtilities should belong to the people.
Tony Wilmot, BirminghamIt’s not all about profit.
Hannah Meese, LondonMaking profits for shareholders should not be the primary motive for a public transport company. Providing reliable, efficient, safe and affordable transport should be.
Shirley Cameron, SheffieldTrains are too expensive and too crowded.
David Reilly, FarnhamAnd steam too.
Philip Kingston, WokingBring back British Rail. Privatisation isn’t working.
Ashley Sinani, LondonBring back British Rail.
Christopher Waterhouse, OxfordNetwork Rail vs. train companies. Hopeless scheme of penalty fees depending on who caused a delay – what a waste. They should be working together – it’s too fragmented.
John Moore, Weston-super-MareNo ifs, no buts, re-nationalise now.
Andrew Adam, NorwichWe need a fair rail network that is affordable and works.
Paul Houldsworth, YorkPrivate it’s theirs Public it’s ours.
Chris and Rosemary Staddon, NottinghamOur rail network needs coherence which is not possible with too many privatised bits
Caroline WinnTravel by rail is overly expensive, complicated, frustrating. The service is poor – trains are late on a daily basis – trains are dirty with toilets frequently overflowing.
Graham Elder, GillinghamLet’s put an end to fat profits for Southeastern Trains and a thin service for passengers.
Ian Buckley, WatfordIt would be better off re-nationalised. More efficient, more homogenous and any profits going back to the Treasury.
Patrick Adams, BarnstapleThe current system is too complicated and unaccountable and civil servants would be too involved in micro-management. Let the railway be run by professionals again.
Mark Gregory, YeovilAnd we’re passengers, not customers.
John Brogden, YorkRe-nationalisation of the franchised railway services would be in the public’s interest, as well as being more cost effective for the government.
Lesley Homer, DunstableI’m fed up with tickets not allowing you on certain trains. It happens too often to us. We don’t want money-grabbing shareholders taking the profits. Plough it back into travel.
Louise Marchal, ThirskBritish Railways should be for service and not for profit. Enable British success on an individual and national level by promoting affordable, efficient railways.
Margaret Sharkey, LondonBring the fares down by cutting out the profit factor and save and create jobs and improve safety. It’s a no-brainer!
Harry Mander, Westcliff-on-SeaThe fare rises are disgusting.
John Mangan, NorwichEvery privatisation has been a disaster. Beeching was in the pocket of the road hauliers. Bring back our rail networks in state hands.
Robert Whittington, SheffieldBritish Railshould never have been lost. We need British Railback.
Ashley Wells, LoughboroughI have to live with Southern Rail every day. They are terrible. I want a system that is primarily about serving passengers, not shareholders.
Jackie Ross, WakefieldBring back available, affordable travel for all. Not everyone has a car or can afford one. We all like to get out and about, not just car drivers.
Marc Brammer, GlasgowTaxpayer money built the rails and now we’re just getting ripped off by the companies that own the concessions.
Paul Nixon, CreweAll public transport needs to be integrated.
Vaibhav Khullar, LondonUnbelievable ticket prices, huge mark-up and terrible service. Privatisation was a bad, bad idea.