Brian Cobb, Newton AbbotWhat a mess.
Rowan Brock, ChesterJust because London is where the money is, it isn’t where all the people are. We deserve better, not for the profits, but because we deserve and need it.
Dean Brown, EnfieldRe-nationalise our railways.
Susan Roberts, AbertilleryRegrettably, commonsense isn’t too common. This is undeniably achievable, so let’s do it.
Mark Cowley, LiverpoolA national rail system needs to be restored. How Michael Portillo has the nerve to go on European rail journeys and extol the virtues of their systems.
Louise Kemp, Haywards HeathStop pouring public money into private hands. Run the railways for the people, not profit for a few.
Darren McNiven, WorthingI travel by train a lot and it is very expensive now, I can remember the early ’90s train prices were fair. I think we should bring back British Rail.
Lorna Cameron, LeedsLet’s go back to British Rail and reclaim rail services for the British public now.
Gerry Mooney, PaisleyRe-nationalise the railways now and plan for a long term investment in the most sustainable form of transport.
Robin Lenox, Whippingham, Isle of WightThe only way forward for our railways is in the public sector as a non profit company. No greedy shareholders and over-paid directors to cream off the profits.
Marek Kazmierski, LondonOnly the corporations that own the railways can now afford to buy their staff tickets to commute to work on the railways. Do please give us our railways back.
Paul Malone, StorringtonRe-nationalise and reopen more stations.
Frank Nicholas AdamBritish Rail ought to be brought back for passenger trains in England, Wales and Scotland.
Harry Neeve, BarnsleyI’m actually sick of foreign governments jacking up our rail fares and simply not caring. What we need is our railways run by the government with more investment and care.
John Hague, LoughboroughThe current rail system is a total mess. Franchising has not worked and we are over-charged for a poor standard of service compared to other EU countries.
Sean Jackson, WindsorRailways for the people, not profit for the elite.
Richard Walker, WilmslowPrivatisation has ruined our railways almost as much as Beeching. The status quo only benefits the shareholders and bosses. Too much freight on the roads now too.
Roger Sidaway, EdinburghBring back British Rail. It makes economic and ecological sense.
Christopher Gale, NottinghamNationalise our railways. Any profit should benefit its users, not go into pockets of shareholders.
Carol Canning, High WycombeTrain services should not be run for private profit.
Joe DiamondI don’t use trains anymore because I can’t afford them.
Jane Bunting, BristolWe will never have reliable weekend travel while shareholders matter more than rail users.
Eriks Teteris, ReadingHow could anyone have tried to privatise, and make what is a core service to the nation a profit making industry? Now there’s a good idea to make it all go wrong.
Elspeth Gray, EdinburghOther countries run superb, state-run rail services. Why can’t we?
Jason Clements, HarrogatePrivatisation has not shown itself to be good value for money and the different franchises don’t provide a ‘joined-up’ service.
Anita Bartholomew, YorkShould be run as a public service not as a private business.
Noel Inge, Harrold, BedsThe current system is uniquely stupid. Dogma should not be the starting point for delivering such a vital public service.
Marc Brammer, GlasgowTaxpayer money built the rails and now we’re just getting ripped off by the companies that own the concessions.
David Holmes, LydneyThere’s too much subsidy paid for a lousy service.
James Addyman, SidcupSoutheastern are consistently terrible at running a rail service.