Kathleen Butterworth, BoltonRe-nationalising the railways would put money back into the Treasury and not into shareholders’ pockets, some of them being foreign companies.
Darren Nutting, WrenthorpeLet’s make Britain a success again.
John Selby, LondonI’m fed up with the mess of franchises that all seem to rip us off.
Brian Bailey, ManchesterPlease stop the private bus companies receiving tax-payers’ money to run all forms of public transport to pay their bosses’ wages and shareholders’ dividends.
Tony Rawlings, WokingWhere’s the competition when I can’t get a National Express train in Surrey?
Graham Chadwick, LittleboroughThe sooner the better.
Robert Edwards, LeedsI work in the Industry and support the return of British Rail.
Bryn Escott-Allen, GloucesterWere there a viable alternative for me, I would definitely not be spending £85 per month for such poor service. The private companies are utterly useless in this case.
Lee Berry, RedruthUnified railway. People before profits.
Chris Dawson, Burnham-on-CrouchGreater Anglia is going from bad to worse.
David O’Driscoll, LondonYou know it makes sense.
Thomas Butler, HorshamOver the last year I’ve been unable to take the train when I’ve needed to due to cancellation, strikes and malfunctions. It’s insanely expensive too.
Chris Carter, HastingsI travel to London every week and eight times out of ten it’s delayed or cancelled/missed connection.. This needs to change. I’m fed up with the service and it shouldn’t be the case.
David Gallemore, Leamington SpaIs there a local group?
Edward Hughes, YorkBring it back.
Isaac Price-Sosner, ExeterA national railcard please. Why should only the South East get the Network Rail card. And please can we have the algorithm used to calculate fares made public for all?
Lauren Hellicar, BrightonBecause this just isn’t working.
Corinne Deakin, BarnsleyThe price of public transport seems to go up all the time. The trains are a mess and are often late. What are we paying for?
Raymond Walley, BexhillWe need a unified system that Whitehall does not micromanage.
Andy Gordon, SheffieldPeople not profit.
Zack Kahn, LondonPrivatisation was and still is a publicly funded rip-off, to defraud the public of money, the very taxes we all pay. Shame on you Con-Dems!
John Sheard, WarkworthMy MP is Lib Dem Sir Alan Beith. I have written to him and sent articles in favour of state-run railways but he is more like the Tories in so far as the railways are concerned.
Kieron McCarron, BathEnergy companies as well. Some things are too important to be left to free markets.
Carl Nolan, LiverpoolNot-for-profit railway.
Nyla Cooper, LeedsI’m sick of delays, last minute cancellations and overcrowded carriages.
Peter Da Roche, ManchesterPeople before profit.
Linda Martin, LondonBring back BR. It is only common sense.
Christopher Connery, BirminghamLong Overdue for changing, this nightmare called privatisation.
Chester Reed, Newton AycliffeIt’s disgusting how they let these private companies run riot on fares. We should be able to jump on a train on the day at similar costs to the rest of mainland Europe.
Clive Marshall, YorkWe grumbled when British Rail was in charge but its faults were miniscule compared to the shambles we have had since 1995.