Vanessa Rambridge, PrestonPlease re-nationalise our railways, as the privatisation of them is not working. We do not have to make a profit as it all goes into the pockets of the wealthy shareholders.
Augustin Belza, Great GonerbyPrivatisation of rail services has failed. We have a disjointed expensive system. The East Coast line proves that as a publicly run service the rail system can work.
Mark Pilkington, ElginSomething wrong with the service if it’s cheaper to fly from Elgin to Manchester than use the train service. It needs change.
Ash Bashar, LondonBring the icon back which would be the pride of UK.
Gary Clark, ManchesterI use Northern Rail every week and they are the worst company in existence, late near enough every time. The trains themselves are near 30yrs old and in a terrible condition.
Alex Tinkler, BarnsleyRequired services in our country should not be open to profiteering on the free market.
David Timpson, Ashton-under-LynePublic services should not be a cash cow trough for corporate investors whose only interest is profit.
Sara Cooper, Whitley BayPassengers pay twice, through subsidies to private companies from our taxes, again on ticket purchases. Ticketing system ludicrously complicated.
Bill Kruse, East MoleseyRobbing bastards! Let’s not forget they couldn’t do this without the connivance of government.
Daniel Sargent, Newcastle-upon-TyneRailways must be nationalised. They should never have been privatised. It’s a service not a business.
David Fearnhead, NottinghamPublic services are public assets.
Phil Ferguson, WarringtonWhy are we paying subsidies into the pockets of shareholders instead of into the rail system?
David Fox, BristolRailwaymen, not accountants, should be running the railway.
David LatimerUnless we wake up, we’ll find that the whole planet is run by one global corporation, with all the remnants of democracy eliminated.
Oliver Pardo, ChesterfieldThe privatised railway system is a chaotic, over-priced mess. Public transport is a service, not a money making operation.
John Mapplebeck, BamburghI believe in a publicly owned rail network. Railways are the arteries on which our lives depend. We should own them.
Charles Honderick, LondonI am appalled by the sky-rocketing price of travel, the most expensive in all of Europe. It’s disgusting.
Patricia Sutherland, GlasgowPrivatisation has brought huge increases in fares, cuts to provision and poor services everywhere. Bring back British Rail.
Jason Leyton, LondonStop the fares rip-off.
Trevor Ellis, DoverLet our state run our railways and not other countries’ nationalised systems. Let the profits go back into the network and not into shareholders’ pockets.
Ashley Smith, BathI want to see the railway nationalised because the private companies don’t care about quality or service. They are only profit driven not customer driven
Gregor McIntosh, KirriemuirNationalisation is necessary to lower fares and make rail travel more affordable and attractive in the face of the climate crisis.
Mark Leith, ManchesterIt is insane that we have a system of legalised highway robbery, where we pay more now to private firms for them to make a profit.
Christopher Evans, Byton HandA unified railway system is the only way. Bring back the branch lines too.
Mia Carr, GlasgowPrivatisation has caused all costs across the board to rise beyond affordable.
Glyn Howard, CroydonThe rail network should be owned by us.
Nathaniel Dodd, ChelmsfordRead ‘On the Wrong Line’ by Christian Wolmar. It’s right to Bring Back British Rail.
Jane Herbert, ChelmsfordIt should never have been privatised. We need transport that is cheap and reliable so that people can be less reliant on their cars.
Ben Walsh, CambridgeI wish to see the railways re-nationalised, because it will be back as a service for the public, rather than a source of cash for the rich.
Cathal McCarron, LondonChoo choo!