Naomi Durkin, Cortlandt Manor, New YorkMy dream from when I was in my 20’s was to see Britain by rail — as it had the best railroad system in the World. I hope to still do that some day. Please de-privatise.
Jamie Evetts, Milton KeynesTo re-nationalise the Railway under British Rail and build and design British locomotives and British rolling stock and British Multi units again.
Robert Jump, ColneThe infrastructure is owned by the government and the promised private investment has failed to materialise. Competition has failed to keep prices down.
Timothy Laurence, ReadingCustomers are fed up with escalating fares, poor reliability, awful services and not enough carriages. British trains, built in Britain for the British people.
Ian Roberts, TelfordBring the railways back under state control and provide a better service to passengers.
Chris George, BristolRenationalise now.
Trish Joscelyne, East SussexIf they can do it in the rest of Europe, why not here?
Pat Cairns, DoncasterRail travel should be run for the public, not for the greedy to get richer. Cheaper travel for all.
John Evans, WestburyI’m a former BR employee at Westbury. Because of privitisation I was made redundant.It was a very sad day.
Carolyn Saunders, Stoke-on-TrentA country-wide rail system needs a single national point of control and investment.
John Kearns, BoltonKeep going chaps. Railways first, utilities second.
Lynda Jones, WolverhamptonWe need a rail system that serves the community, not one that chases profits.
Lynn Rimmer, BathThe worst privatisation. Bring it back into public ownership.
Colin Ives, WiganThe privatisation has been a sham and a travesty.
Pelozuelo Simon, FrancePrivatisation is not progress. I want to be able to afford to use the train.
Anne Hayes, ChesterfieldHiking prices up is wrong and especially in view of the fiasco at Kings Cross Station this year. What a mess.
Derrick Marr, SouthendPrivatisation has failed. Re-nationalisation is long overdue.
Iain WoodfieldA great place to start. Then we can see about bt and the other utilities.
Teresa Marshall, GatesheadI wish to join the growing number of people who want to make our train service unified.
Andrew Stark, LeedsThe privatisation has resulted in a worse service for much higher fares and a few people getting very rich. The only way to get better railways is to re-nationalise them.
John Sewell, HuntingdonFirst Capital Connect must be one of the few rail operators not to offer reduced advance fares. East Coast seems to give a better service – why? No profit motive?
Keith Donald, HarlowPrivate railway sucks.
JamesWhen it comes to public transport, the green measures the government boasts about are belied when rail companies can increase their fares at will.
Sue Griffiths, Newcastle-upon-TyneOur internal transport system, our water, our energy supply, and services for children and vulnerable adults should not be run by corporations to make vast profits.
Derek Lawther, CardiffWe need to take back into public ownership those businesses and industries which have been sold off by the Tories.
Matthew Macaulay, CoventryFares keep rising, and as a result I have found more people becoming unable to commute to work with us.
Jeremy Leverton, WinchesterWhy should we pay more in subsidies for a worse service?
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.
Colin Jarvis, BedfordThe current system is shambolic. Go to any mainline station where the mixed bag of livery, some even outdated, is a disgrace.
Andrew Wright, YorkSubsidised state rail travel is what every other European country takes as normal.