Paul Clarkson, BrighouseI pay over £2000 per year for my train ticket to Manchester. We’re stacked in like cattle, no straw, always late. Public transport is a public service, so take it back.
Adrian Nugent, CrawleyPut public transport back in the hands of the public and make people accountable for the service we are currently paying for.
Charlotte Peters Rock, KnutsfordWhat we have now is shambolic and has been ever since they split it. We need a re-joined rail network, with a slew of newly re-opened stations, especially in Middlewich.
Sally LemsfordGood on you.
Deborah Ryan, LondonI’m sick of 20 years of being ripped-off for lousy services.
Anthony Carroll, Stockton-on-TeesPrivatising the railways has proved to be a disaster. The re-nationalising of the East Coast mainline shows how it could be done.
Dylan Watkins, LydneyI am utterly opposed to the rotten franchise system, and the pointless split between track and train ownership, and increasingly unaffordable fares.
Sarah Rice, Castle CaryPrivatising the railways was madness. Reverse the decision before it’s too late.
Paul Cook, EdinburghShame on these privateers and they’re doing it all over again, with the Royal Mail, NHS etc.
Alastair Lings, GalashielsIn the past local trains would have waited until the arrival of late-running main line trains, but they don’t in the era of a privatised system.
Stephen West, BristolOur forefathers paid for the railways through hard graft and taxes, yet most didn’t gain a penny in the great British rail sell-off.
Miriam Henry, BristolFirst Buses need to be brought back too. It’s a poor service, serving shareholders’ interests first.
Beth Greene, LivingstonPrivatisation meant profit came before service and put travelling costs beyond the means of many. Poor service and quality too.
Helen Behagg, KetteringFree tea and coffee is a must for the British traveller.
Richard Partridge, WellingboroughI fully support re-nationalisation – let’s get our railway back and improve it.
John Lloyd, ExeterPrivatisation has been a disaster.
Martin Messias, LondonThe railways were broken up and privatised for ideological reasons, resulting in a costly mess. Re-integrate now and let’s have a co-ordinated cost-effective railway.
Bill Murphy, YorkThe Government should be running the rail lines, not the shareholders.
Dugald Cameron, GlasgowGet rid of the spivs and shysters from our railway.
John McIntosh, ThornhillNothing taken out of public ownership is an improvement. All they are interested in are profits for shareholders. The only losers are the consumers.
Paul Woodburn, ManchesterStop the corporates exploiting commuters
Andrew McGill, RomfordSome things should never have been privatised, i.e. transport, utilities.
Paul Bathgate, LondonEast Coast has proved the madness that is privatisation. It has made an operating profit and hasn’t needed any subsidy.
Rosie Roberts, EastbourneOutrage.
Catherine Cooper, MelkshamBring the railways back into public ownership and stop putting taxpayers’ money into private pockets.
Callum Thomas, LondonTo continue as we are now is destructive. Good public transport is a necessity. Parliament has yet to appreciate the importance of cheap public transport.
Ken Simpson, BournemouthRe-nationalise the railways for a better service and better run railways in Great Britain.
Michael Drain, LondonYes please.
Sam Pinington, BlackpoolWe need our railways brought back on track. Privatising the railway has not worked.
Aaron Bliss, OxfordshireOne of the very worst privatisations. It makes no economic sense from either side of the political divide. Make public transport something to be proud of again.