Rhys Brooks, NewportI am tired of a service that is late, dirty and where I pay almost £100 a month to stand in the aisles.
David Hufton, NewarkI like East Coast service – it works. It’s currently public and I want it to stay that way and get better with the people’s ownership.
Oliver Douglas, HastingsServices are there to serve the people, not grab profit at every opportunity. Unified railways would benefit everybody.
Sally Collings, BridportPublic transport should be provided as a service and not be subject to profit.
Yzabel Field, LondonPlease re-nationalise the railways and make the railways one affordable public service, not a lot of expensive private businesses.
Lindsay McDowell, LeedsThey were good old days. Where I live you could get a train and go a long way on it.
John Taylor, GuisboroughReturn to an affordable way of travel.
Philip Michaelson, LondonI belong to a walking group of retired people whose organiser suffers because of the disorganisation of the various companies running rail transport in the South-East
Ali Nariman, LeatherheadI think it is time the government re-nationalises the railways. We need real nationalisation, not the ‘Great British Railways’ nonsense.
Josh Kerry, LondonIt’s despicable that the train operating companies collect fat profits from driving the prices up on an essential public service.
John Hindmarch, PrudhoeEast Coast. Why privatise when it’s making a profit.
George Johnston, LondonThe privatised service is much worse for customers and employees. It makes no sense.
Danny Kearney, LondonHalf empty first class seats, standing only on certain routes with above inflation ticket prices. Compare East Coast financial figures with franchises. No contest.
Patrick O’Brien, SloughWorst value train service in the developed world.
David McintoshAs tax payers we pay more than any other country to run the rail network millions of us depend upon every day.
Garry Pease, FinzeanJust let’s have it back. The trains were great.
Dale Barnard, GlasgowI’m tired of over-priced, under-staffed and sub-standard train services, while the senior executives get large bonuses and travel in luxury cars. BBBR.
Gerard Moore, LondonPrivatised railways are a Victorian concept.
Michael Evans, TotnesPlease.
Sean Neagle, ExeterI have worked within the current system and have seen the franchising farce first hand. Bring back fairness for the rail user. Bring back British Rail.
John Webber, WareBring back our railways.
Sulaiman Durrai, LondonIt is impossible to create real competition along railway lines. Instead you hand a natural monopoly to a private provider who then extorts the public.
Joseph Morris, LeedsWe need better control of our rail systems as we had before they were made private. Also more local railway stations.
Edward Lindsay, BelfastRailways should not be run to make Richard Branson richer.
Fiona Powell, EdinburghDo it now.
Mitchell Hurd, AbingdonIf British Rail do make a comeback, hopefully it will mean BR engineering and more capacity on XC’s Voyager routes as these are some of the longest direct in the UK.
David Crossley, WelwynAnd get rid of that silly fare-structure which penalises people who do not know in advance that they wish to travel.
Mike Yeaman, Newcastle-upon-TyneI haven’t been on a train for an intercity journey in several years. Every time I cost it out, it’s cheaper to drive or fly.
Dan Marston, NottinghamThis summer we travelled by rail right across Germany with two bicycles. We paid 26 euros each and we bought the tickets the same morning on the platform.
Trevor Wise, UppinghamPublic services are services to the public not for private profit.