Diana Defries, CheshuntA unified and affordable rail system, owned by this country, would transform public transport and make it far more user-friendly.
Roger Stokes, BedfordA fragmented system is not a system. The whole thing is too complex to be efficient, effective and economical.
Valerie Grant, GatesheadThe railways are better run under British Rail.
Paul Regan, ManchesterNorthern rail are a joke with late and cancelled trains all the time. Privatisation never works.
Jon Hobbs, Leighton BuzzardPrivatisation has failed. Let’s return our rail system to the national asset it once was.
Valerie Coote, SalisburyThe service is so fragmented now, with everyone having their own little budget areas, that it’s no wonder that the investment in the railway itself is minimal.
Ru Raynor, SipsonThe price of travel in this country and lack of joined-up services is a disgrace.
Martin Price, Rowlands GillFare-payers and taxpayers alike are currently subsidising rail operators’ profits. Look at the East Coast to see how much better trains run in public ownership.
Jayne Carter, Weston super MareCommuting on modern trains costs more than driving. How can this be moral? Privatisation was a horrible mistake and should never have been done.
Philip Lowe, WoolerEast Coast Rail proved the advantage of a nationalised service; before it was gifted to Branson to milk.
Elizabeth Thomson, EdinburghWe want a re-unified national rail network run for people not private profit.
Terry Folkman, DidcotIt’s an absolute shambles.
Richard Williams, FishguardIt’s a shame this campaign cannot build momentum on the parliamentary petitions website. That would force the Government to debate this topic in Parliament.
Ian Mortimer, NorthamptonJust do it.
Eileen Smith, RushdenYes please.
Colin Mackenzie, ShrewsburyIt’s time for more accessible, affordable, accountable rail system that is owned by the public and is all inclusive.
Mr. R. J. Aston, Thurgarton, NottinghamshireSome rail fares are now just ridiculous and the profits being extracted by management companies should be kept by the people.
Oliver BullAll UK railways should be publicly owned instead of giving companies (many of which of foreign) our money.
Tom Ransom, BrightonLet’s get some pride back.
Nick Scarr, AldeburghPrivatisation of national structure is theft of public assets.
S LazellNorthern Rail Arriva couldn’t run a Hornby train set.
Jean Withers, MorecambeThe railways should never have been taken out of public ownership.
Lynne O’Malley, LiverpoolWe need this back.
Jeff Fendall, BroadstairsRe-nationalise.
Lesley Burt, ChristchurchWe need a rail network that networks for people who use it (or would use it if it worked properly) – not for profiteers.
P Rum, BrightonLack of visibility on increased fare prices on what service improvements have actually been made versus profits and high corporate wages has caused this dissatisfaction.
David Bowie, PortsmouthMy father was a driver. I worked the plactform. Traveling from A to B was so easy, but now you have to go by what the provider says. It’s madness.
Phil Hellawell, HuddersfieldI believe that the country is best served by a railway in which all taxpayers are effectively shareholders, rather than taxes being siphoned off by a minority.
Katherine Dixon, BristolWhy shouldn’t the profits go back into the company instead of into individual’s pockets?
Rick Evans, BedworthIt’s really time we had a service based on need not profit to benefit everyone not just the company shareholders.