William LoneskieThere are still many good men and women throughout Britain who will place country before profit.
Angela Bell, DidcotI’m fed up with cancelled trains and rising fares.
Delyth Chappell, SkiptonPrivatisation only works for the shareholders – for the rest of us it’s a mess.
Brendan Morgan, TauntonIt works in Europe so why not here? Better public transport would bring travel freedom and a better use of energy.
Hannah Rogers, MayfieldTrain tickets are unaffordable and driving is cheaper.
Susan Nutt, DorsetBring back our railway system and make us the pride of Europe, instead of Europe’s worst transport provider.
Sue Dean, WarwickLet’s do this as the British people together. Whoever thought splitting it up was a sensible idea?
Jim Gibbs, SheffieldIt seems like common sense to run a transport service for people rather than profit.
Vandad Hatami, LondonThe British railway system is a joke these days. Train travel shouldn’t be a luxury for ordinary people, especially in this day and age that we have to combat the climate crisis.
Graham Bedwell, ShanklinWhen will we all wake up?
Enrico van Leeuwen, UtrechtI’m Dutch but it hurts to see what has happened to the great British railways.
Lucy Renton, LondonThe train service in this country is vastly overpriced, ticketing system labyrinthine, and not fit for purpose.
Michael Brown, YorkAs a regular traveller I can only see benefit from having one seamless service.
Jonathan Hayter, RedruthThe railways should always have been left in public ownership and not run for private profit but in the interest of the user.
Roger WilliamsI’m fed up of paying full price for low quality service and double standards regarding blocking aisles.
Duncan Harris, Melton MowbrayPrivatisation has been an unmitigated disaster.
Chris Brown, Wimborne MinsterRail services need to be delivered by a unitary authority which will save duplication, increase safety for employees and passengers and focus upon developing services.
Dan Nash, West SussexI travel with Southern daily. If half the money poured into that franchise had been poured into British Rail, it would’ve been a success.
Pete Turner, PershoreThis is a no-brainer. A completely unified and integrated rail service is the only practical way forward. All else is madness.
Derek McCarthy, InvernessShould never have been sold off by the robbing Tories.
Sara Salyers, AuchtermuchtyIt has all been said. Public ownership of public utilities.
Rebecca Rimmer, NewburyI cannot remember the last time I had an enjoyable journey on a train in this country. Too busy, ridiculous prices, always delayed, missed connections. It’s a joke.
Geoffrey Gwaspari, BarnstapleThe time is now. End this madness.
Mike Blow, PlymouthFundamentally, public transport should be an enabling, democratising force for the people, not a competitive business venture run for the shareholders.
Deborah Lee, Weston-super-MareThe evidence speaks for itself and the public and taxpayer would reap the benefits.
Colin Heathcote, WarkworthEnvironmental and economical no-brainer. Rather than pour millions into the bulging pockets of Branson, use our cash to serve the public by investing in our railway.
Stephen Roach, HaverfordwestHear me, you wrangling pirates that fall out in sharing that which you have pillaged from me. (Richard III, William Shakespeare)
Stephen McVeigh, LondonI agree that the current system is expensive and deeply flawed.
Guy Woodcock, SheffieldPublic transport is a public service, not a commodity or luxury. Let East Coast Rail be an example to the government.
Hayden Sellick, Newton AbbotProletariats should unite wherever.