Robert Dawn, SheffieldStop the money makers ruining our national heritage, the first real railway system in the World.
Lyndon Day, HuddersfieldEnd the ripping-off and criminalising of passengers.
Gary Bevan, DoncasterWhy does it cost £376 return to Devon on a train when it doesn’t cost that for a return flight to Spain
Maurice Thomas, UxbridgeExpect nothing to happen with the Tories.
Angela Dignan, SheffieldWe used to have decent, relatively affordable and accountable public services such as rail before the days of privatisation with shoddy service and sky-high prices.
Stuart Daw, Newcastle-under-LymeWhat a way to run a railway!
Jeffrey Turner, NottinghamThe railway system should be unified and money that is currently paid in profits can be used to improve they system.
Marilyn Smith, DunmowI was against the idea at the time and it brings me no pleasure to know I have been proved right. It’s broke – let’s fix it.
James Kirk, BirminghamIncrease after increase after increase and we are left with a sub-par service where only the rich owners benefit.
Sue Kelly, EdinburghI have mourned the death of the public service that was British Rail since it happened. It made no sense to break up the railways.
Jamie Robertson, LondonSo we gave it a go and it failed us all. Bring back British Rail.
Michael Davies, GlasgowFor the many not the few.
Stuart Grant, LondonJohn Major stole the railways and sold them to his friends. It’s time to take back our railway.
Francesco Anselmo, WatfordIn UK public transport and trains are more expensive than cars. This is the incredible paradox of privatisation.
Ian White, LondonIt never should have been privatised.
Hazel Wood, East LintonAny form of public transport should be an integrated public service, designed and operated for the convenience of passengers who pay for it through paying their fares.
Jerome Tillotson, St AlbansThis experiment didn’t work.
Graham Potter, StevenageThis current rail system has gone to pot and is very expensive. Bring back BR now.
Michael O’Brien, ManchesterIt’s funny we subsidise European rail through the foreign companies running our railway system. We also give them tax payers’ money.
Patricia Wood, WashingtonEast Coast rail made a profit in public hands, a loss in private.
Jean Cole, DunbarWe need the railways to be run as a not-for-profit organisation, keeping only the money needed for further development.
Colin Raven, ManchesterEnough of the insanity.
Anne Atkins, BedfordPrivatisation has been a nightmare. No one is accountable and it is always another company’s fault. The idea was always flawed.
Susan Welburn, SheffieldIts all about greed when it should be about the public who pay for it all. It should be put back into public control where someone will be answerable to the masses.
John Dakin, DunstableI believe that the privatisation of British Rail has been a complete disaster.
Martin Crawford, DartfordPlease sort these bloody train operators out.
Dave Forecast, EdinburghEast Coast is the best. They have decent fairs, a great awards system and good service. Why privatise again? Oh, and they make a profit by the way.
Thomas Smith, CheshamHaving so many TOCs does not provide competition, but very complex and expensive fare structures. They should all be merged into a publicly owned company.
Andy Maltby, CambridgeBritain’s railways should be publicly owned and operated for the benefit of the country and not for shareholders.
Christina Richardson, SeafordPlease get rid of this impenetrable system that serves no-one. It’s supposed to be a major transport system for a whole country and so it should be in the hands of the government.