Patricia Steeden, WatfordThe franchising and ticketing for privatised railways is ridiculous. Bring back British Rail which my father worked for many years.
Roger Jackson, YorkWhat doesn’t make sense, either socially or economically?
Denise Robson, GatesheadAnyone who has travelled on European trains knows that Britain has a rubbish rail system – slow, expensive, cramped and no longer fit to carry enough freight.
Peter De Sousa, PortsmouthTrains should be easy to access and cheap for all. This is not the case with the current, failing system.
Chris Coombs, Stockton-on-TeesLook how successful the East Coast line is now, following de-privatisation.
Leslie Dalton, Weston-super-MareTrains for transport not profit.
Saira Gregory, LondonBritish Rail used to be amazing when I was in my 20’s. I’m now 50, and its awful to travel, especially in London – nightmarish in fact.
Wayne Bloomfield, DagenhamOver-priced fares, hardly any seats when I travel to and from London. Privatisation has become more of a joke than it did with British Rail. Bring back BR.
Adam Halls, BathBritish Rail should come back and run our railways.
Sean Connor, GlasgowA public transportation system for the people should be run by the people and not run for profit.
Oscar Ostrom, CroydonEvery single day, trains are cancelled or delayed, for months on end. This company is a joke. East Croydon to Victoria.
Fenella Watts, SouthamptonPeople not profit. Re-unify our country again. Encourage us off the roads.
Karen Robertson, EdinburghAll profits should be invested in the services, not given to shareholders.
Martin Maguire, SwintonNationalise them. Get rid of the robber barons and get back to fair fares and decent rolling stock.
John Myers, RedcarIt’s my railway. It was stolen from me and I want it back.
Michael Isaac, IvybridgeWe want service, fair prices, flexibility and customer-centred business plan, not shareowner-centred exploitation. Get traffic off our roads to reduce pollution.
Steve Radford, PoultonPrivatisation has had the exact opposite effect that we were promised.
Harvey Booker, Burgess HillPrivate companies are bleeding off farepayers’ and taxpayers’ money for profit, with no benefits for passengers.
Ali Joy, LeedsPrivatisation has given us a disjointed service that only benefits shareholders. If anyone can make the railways pay, so can the government.
Nick Callow, Midsomer NortonI would love to travel somewhere (anywhere) on a train again but the so-called discounts don’t actually exist for OAP day-trippers as fares are still too high.
Joan Maclellan, EdinburghSave East Coast from privatisation.
RenRail travel is becoming unaffordable for many, when it should be made the preferred mode of travel to the road.
Anthony Carroll, Stockton-on-TeesPrivatising the railways has proved to be a disaster. The re-nationalising of the East Coast mainline shows how it could be done.
Jeffrey Keight, LiverpoolIt was more reliable, safer and more cost-efficient in public ownership.
Peter Cranmer, DoncasterPrivatisation was a bad idea from the beginning. To attempt to break up a national service and maintain this integration was stupid, ill thought-out and inept.
R E Kenner, OxfordInvestment by central government for a national asset to enhance the infrastructure is the best way out of this mess.
Stephen Masters, GosportThe fragmented rail network is nonsense. Public transportation should be run for the benefit of all, not just the benefit of a few shareholders.
John Sadler, LongframlingtonPlease re-nationalise our railways. I believe this would help to control spiralling ticket prices and also make routes and schedules of the system more efficient.
Simon Godfrey, KilwinningOur railways should be run for the benefit of the people who use them, not for the select few who own them.
Dean Brown, EnfieldRe-nationalise our railways.