Tom MorrisRailways aren’t a market. If I don’t like, say, the London to Bristol train, I can’t choose a different train company. Capitalism without competition is just profiteering.
Caitlin Burns, Leamington SpaThe train service should be more integrated and more affordable, if they want people to use public transport.
Amila Y’mech, Tedstone DelamereTrains are a public service, not an excuse to make a profit.
Roger Hawkins, MorpethRe-nationalise, but keep a limited role for the private sector in running some trains and ancillary services like catering.
Arthur Shaw, BromleyGreedy bastards.
Rhys Williams, ManchesterOne unified entity for the railways, in public hands, for the people of the UK, saving the taxpayer huge amounts of money. Look at East Coast. Enough said.
Claire Liebig-Denham, Thornaby-on-TeesWe owned it, you sold it and we want it back.
Barbara Badger, EdinburghWhat else is the government going to sell off? We’ll soon have no public services left. Please keep something which still works.
Tony Rawlings, WokingAlso red star.
Anne Stephens, LancasterOh yes please, let’s return to the sanity of a nationalised rail system.
Verity Dams, SwindonAs an actor I have to travel all over the place. I am just starting out, but I can’t afford to go to many an audition because of the crazy cost of train travel.
Deborah Ryan, LondonI’m sick of 20 years of being ripped-off for lousy services.
Mary Ion, BromleyWe pay extortionate prices to stand like cattle. It makes no sense for a railway to be run for private profit.
Kyle Amps, BirminghamThe monopoly the train companies have over the lines we have no choice but to use is disgraceful and should not be tolerated
Chris Simpson, LancasterI would like to be able to afford to use public transport.
Ron Chalack, SheffieldStop the thieving speculators.
John Hicks, Sunbury-on-ThamesIf even ‘Red Ed’ couldn’t be persuaded to re-nationalise the railways then it doesn’t look too hopeful – but good luck anyway.
Paul McDonnell, MordenProfits back into the running of the railways rather than shareholders’ pockets makes more sense than what stands at the moment.
Noz Mcneil, DerbyCheap trains for all
Clive Glaister, SloughRe-nationalise the railways! Proof of the pudding is East Coast Mainline. Nationalisation does and can work.
Charlotte Suckling, LondonGet freight back on the railways. Get cars off the roads and out of the cities. Implore Britons (especially politicians) to obtain a lost sense of civic duty.
Stephen Holmes, WakefieldThe privatisation of an integrated railway system has been a failure. It has brought nonsensical fare structures. Many trains are simply not fit for purpose.
Peter Hannifan, BournemouthAn innovative transport system built with the shovels, barrows and early graves of our Victorian forefathers – today’s capitalist corporation is an insult to their memory.
Carl Nolan, LiverpoolNot-for-profit railway.
Michael Barlow, DurhamGNER was the most efficient service in the country when back in public hands, which says it all. Privately owned means profit before investment.
Mike Lawley, LondonNationalised railway with decent management.
Charles Lewis, EdinburghYes Bring Back British Rail.
Kevin Morrison, BlackpoolStop the wasteful fragmentation of our railways. Put the mega-profits back into the infrastructure to improve services.
Judith Hodgson, LiverpoolKeep it simple. One railway operator and save all the billing charges and lawyers’ costs.
Denise Smith, ExeterWe have an absolute mess now.