Ken Howe, HexhamIf the East Coast mainline can make money for the government, so can all the others.
Paul Sumner, SouthportIndeed.
Andrew Barrington, HockleyI’m a student and the fare prices are just too damned high.
Alan Johnson, LargsThe sooner the better. Stop the wreckers.
David Scott, BirminghamDefinitely.
Lynda Russell, St Leonards-on-SeaPlease bring back the railways into public ownership.
Ben Burman, RadlettRe-nationalise the railways. Renew East Coast’s contract to continue running that service in the interests of the people of this country.
Nick Shepley, CardiffRail is a natural monopoly and therefore all arguments in favour of marketisation are a complete nonsense.
Ted Goodhew, MaidenheadThe so-called profit motive has been discredited by the sharks who run these companies.
Hilary James, DonegalIt’s high time ticketing/pricing was unified. It’s the 21st century – people shouldn’t have to jump through hoops to book a train journey.
Keith Vause, HorleyUseless Southern Rail. I could do better on my own.
Ian Green, LeedsLet’s do it.
Christine Oliver, WellsI’ve used trains for 60+ years. It’s gone downhill since privatisation. We need a national strategy and organisation that puts people and the national interest first.
JamesI support you fully against this greed and want the link broken between private corporations and ministerial back-scratching.
Terry Marshall, DoncasterStart using commercial nous instead of political dogma and keep the East Coast line in public ownership.
Ian Munro, Tilston,Integrated rail planning is crucial to our country, passengers, freight and tourists. Why can’t we emulate Germany, France and Japan?
James Andrew Robson, LeedsPut passengers before profits. We’re the only country in Europe that has a privately-run national railway network, with poor governmental control and ‘toothless’ regulators.
Paul Simonite, WickBR was best.
Christopher O’Hara, GlasgowBring it back, as all the profit is going out of the industry and into the back pockets of the share holders.
Trev Davis, GloucesterThis would stop us being ripped off by all the different train companies and the profits staying in this country.
Hazel Edwards, Barrow-in-FurnessBring back efficiency.
Javed Miah, LondonI’m sick of train fares going up every year. It’s an absolute farce. How is this sustainable?
Chris Carver, LeatherheadThe railways should be restored to a public service, owned by the people, run for the people. Put passengers before profit.
Francis Derek Boyle, ManchesterBring back British Rail.
Allan McLean, BonnybridgeI’m a railway signal engineer with forty years service and I have never seen such waste in the industry since rail privatisation.
Paul Churchill, PeterboroughPeople can no longer tolerate the cost of travel.
Martin Bane, BrightonPublic transport run for the public.
Adelle Heatley, NorthamptonSubsidies up, prices up and service way down.
Kenneth Moore, BradfordIt couldn’t be worse than the present ridiculously complex arrangement and other countries seem to do it well.
Cyril Osborne, BoltonI think everyone has had enough. I know of constant fare increases, overcrowded trains and delays due to staffing levels.