Kathleen Webb, GlasgowI worked on the railway for nearly 20 years and it was much better as British Rail than as a private company.
Hugh Butcher, TadcasterI travel the rails a lot. East Coast mainline is by far the best in terms of service, ticket price, and customer care. It is owned by us and makes a surplus for us.
Tony Wilmot, BirminghamIt’s not all about profit.
Neil Harness, Weston Super MareI rarely use trains since it took 7 hours to go from Chester to Doncaster. After that journey I purchased a motorcycle and never looked back.
Phillip Watson, YorkI fully support your campaign to stop wasting huge amounts of money on supporting the privatised farce of a railway.
Dilys Hartland, InvernessAn efficient rail service can only be run for its users, not its shareholders.
Karen Springer, DerbyBring back British Rail and bring back national rail engineering to support it.
Campbell Sangster, LondonLudicrous that train fares are so high it stops people travelling freely and spontaneously. It’s bad for tourism.
David McCann, BirminghamThere is no place in civilised society for essential public services to be controlled by for-profit private interests. Return to us what is rightfully ours.
Antoine Sud, WimbledonIt sounded like a good idea in theory 30 years ago, but politicians need to admit it has failed in practice.
Nicola Brown, LondonAs a frequent weekend traveller to Derby, I am sorry to say that it is now cheaper for me to drive around London and then on the M1 to Derby rather than travel by train.
Pat Williams, OxfordKeep the East Coast main line in public ownership. Run the services by putting passengers first rather than profit. That is what we need railways and trains for.
John Parkes, LeedsUnified, national, well planned, strategic, facilitating leisure and the economy, cheaper, better, social – easy.
Richard Elton, CarlisleIf taxpayers are going to subsidise the railways for evermore put the money into the railways not shareholders’ pockets.
Robert Poynter, LondonPrivatisation has ruined UK rail services.
Kade Ramsey, ColchesterI’m too young to remember the railways before privatisation, but I am disgusted with the colossal increases in fares every year. Re-nationalise the railways.
Steve Jackson, WellingPlease bring back British Rail and get rid of South Eastern Trains.
Kenneth Beaton, AberdeenThe current setup is just too split up and disjointed
Jane McGrath, BradfordAnother national asset sold off for the profit of the fat cats who support the Tory party.
John Sadgrove, BristolI love trains, but I hate what has become of our rail network. It’s called public transport. The clue is in the name…
Joe Merry, WorcesterBring them back.
John Mangan, NorwichEvery privatisation has been a disaster. Beeching was in the pocket of the road hauliers. Bring back our rail networks in state hands.
Mark Wilson, MalvernRailway should be the cheapest way to travel. What happened?
Richard Jones, LondonStop subsidising private companies.
Andrew Wetherall, Ashford, MiddlesexSet train fares at pence per mile. National railcard will bring a third off the price of the journey.
Geoffrey Allen, CramlingtonI wholeheartedly support your campaign to re-nationalise the UK rail network.
John Walker, BradfordPeople, not profit.
David NicholasEnd the travesty of rail franchising and the burden on this country of false promises and devious commercial practice.
Peter Manuel, StornowayEast Coast was a excellent service. Why let Virgin take it over? ScotRail is a disaster – dirty, unpunctual trains.