V Boot, Newcastle-upon-TyneLet common sense prevail.
Michael McVey, BrentwoodThere is no competition. It’s a license to print money
Ken Taylor, SalisburyThe business structure is simply too complex and expensive.
Ian Green, LeedsLet’s do it.
Philip Wallace, SwindonI would like to see the rail system under public ownership, with a promise of constant investment, and not left to run down.
Christopher Teitge, StaffordBring back our British Rail. It is for the people of Britain and not for the profit of these greedy selfish fat cats.
Glyn Morrow, YorkThe selling off of British Rail was a cynical disaster on a par with Beeching’s disastrous decimation of our rail network in the Sixties.
Gail Richard, BracknellUsing trains often lets my wheelchair-user husband down, with rudeness from staff and lack of space. The expense of using trains cannot compete with using a car.
Tina Comparini, Southampton20 years of above inflation price hikes and I’m travelling in trains, not properly cleaned, with broken dirty toilets.
Andrew Philp, Budapest, HungaryI live in Hungary where the railways are much better and state-owned.
John Roe, YorkAll other European countries, including Switzerland, run a national railway. Our railways, which run only for private profit, are a disgrace.
Martin Shaw, DoncasterI just want it back, joined-up and efficient.
Dean Robinson, HastingsFollow the German example.
Patricia Notcutt, LondonIt goes from bad to worse. God help those that have to travel to work every day. It’s expensive and useless.
Gillian Lawrence, EdinburghCurrent rail transport is complex, profit-driven, with safety loopholes. It should be replaced by a sustainable service offering an alternative to car travel.
Teresa White, FlitwickMy daughter commutes to London daily. She pays almost £1000 a month to stand, herded like cattle. Privatisation means profit first, people second. Wake up Britain.
Steve Tolton, HockleyI would like to see our railways supported more effectively by our government to reflect the critical role railways play economically and socially.
Nicky Whittenham, WeymouthI rely on public transport to travel to work and its cost is becoming prohibitive. Something needs to give.
Aaron M, East SussexWhat we have now is the worst of both worlds – the service is worse and the cost of operation higher.
Wendy Turner, NottinghamThe current rail system is a mish-mash of over-priced, under-performing cash-cow for the shareholders. Let’s return to a joined-up service.
Peter Roberts, EdinburghProfits should be re-invested in the business and not frittered away to shareholders (whilst accepting taxpayer subsidy). Nationalise and improve the service from within.
Anne Stockport, PeterleeAs soon as shareholders and profits come in, consumers needs go out.
Jean Wilson, BradfordWe need a not-for-profit rail network. East Coast has succeeded since being taken out of failing private hands. Bonuses and payments to shareholders put the prices up.
Nicholas Lyle, Woking / PortsmouthAffordable, local rail services for everyone!
Mark Waters, East LintonIt’s strange that we have DB running some of our trains.
Gerlinde Rambausek, FromeI’d love to have a unified, publicly-owned railway.
Jennie C-Knight, CromerPrivatisation drives up prices and encourages companies to make too much money out of a public service.
Brian White, DoncasterBring back value for money and a reliable service of yesterday and stop the profit making short cuts of today.
Janet Townsend, DurhamEast Coast is a model to be followed. Yes, the railways have expanded numbers of passengers amazingly, but East Coast practice needs to be adopted everywhere.
Luke Heanue, LondonNo to the privatisation of public profits. No to the subsidy of private companies. No to increased fares. No to inefficient private sector maintenance contracts.