Kevin Wisbey, Bury St EdmundsThey are quite happy to delay passenger trains by late running freight. Once is unfortunate, twice coincidence and fifty times is downright incompetence.
Kevin Farrer, EdinburghRe-nationalise rail travel now and end the gravy train for the fat cats. Public transport for the public good.
James Davies, LeedsI use East Coast trains which shows what state-owned trains can do for service and value for money. Let’s extend this to the rest of the network.
Deborah Croker, MelkshamI used to travel everywhere by train to visit family and friends and for leisure but that feels like a distant memory now. It became too expensive.
Linda GibbonProfits made on the railways, as on the East Coast, should go back into government funds to enable improvements, not to shareholders.
Thomas Renstrom, DurhamStandard text book economics tells you that private ownership of a natural monopoly is a bad idea. Train service is cheaper and better in countries with public ownership.
Jonathan Butcher, SheffieldThe rail system in this country is a joke. Something needs to change.
Mike Sollitt, YorkBus companies owning the railways for clear conflict of interest/cartel/profit. What could possibly go wrong?
Shirley Coupe, NorwichWhy not re-nationalise, take more people off benefits to work in the Industry to, once again, give good customer service, instead of demoralising them with unemployment.
James Abbott, WithamA railway owned by the public and run for the public – that is what we want.
Jonathan Baker, WhitstableThe present system is too costly to maintain with shareholders, banks and lawyers to pay. With British Rail all the track, signalling and operating was all under one umbrella.
John Perkins, LondonTake it out of the hands of profiteers.
Patrick McGuiganLook no further than the East Coast line for an example, with profits going back into public coffers.
Derrick Marr, SouthendPrivatisation has failed. Re-nationalisation is long overdue.
John Coan, GlasgowTax exile scumbag Branson swindles millions from the public purse while living on a private island. The railways are ours so let’s take them back.
James Kirkpatrick, PortsmouthPeople not profit.
Alison Daly, ShrewsburyPlease re-nationalise and put people before profit.
Steve O’Connor, CambridgePrivatisation of essential services has proved to be costly to the public purse. Without unions in control, nationalisation would be far better.
Chris OwenI entirely support your aims and now understand why you reversed the logo!
Edith Howse, PrudhoeOK to do this, but I want to see high standards – not sloppy the way it used to be.
Dave Crowe, CreditonThis was a fatuous privatisation driven by greed and ideology (aren’t they all?) not public service and a sense of community.
Helen Saltern, BudeA re-unified rail network just might restore a rail link to North Cornwall.
Andrea Stanton, WalsallAnything to get rid of London Midland’s appalling service.
Christopher Black, IlloganAny profit paid to shareholders is paid for by the taxpayer and by rail users paying high ticket prices. This can’t be right.
Carole Hope, BromleyTh current situation is a mess. Something which should be as straightforward as planning journeys and buying tickets can be a nightmare.
Netti South, SheffieldIt was a bad idea to privatise it and now re-nationalisation is the only way to bring sense and efficiency to train travel.
Richard Gregory, BasildonNo public service should be privatised. The railways were more convenient and cheaper when nationalised.
Steve Rhodes, DoncasterEven the USA’s train system is a publicly funded one.
Richard Hillier, LondonPrivatising the rail network has left the UK in the doldrums. The nationalised networks across Europe and elsewhere have nearly doubled intercity speeds.