Denise Elliott, North ShieldsThere are some things which should never be in private hands. Indeed it is difficult to think of anything which can be entrusted to the private sector.
Hereward Pooley, LondonWhen I was a student I commuted to South Sussex every weekend. This was affordable. Now it would not be.
A Paterson, ShropshirePeople need trains and they should be run for them and not for the profit of shareholders.
Fiona Macaulay, EdinburghIndeed – ‘Bring Back British Rail.’
John Spokes, LutonEast Coast trains have shown the way. It’s no good saying if it was privatised it would do better. It was tried twice and failed twice. Let’s bring all the network back.
Jean Richmond, NottinghamThis should be owned by us. East Coast line has made a profit in public ownership.
Derrick Joyce, Newbiggin by the SeaThe privatisation of British Rail is a failure and, like many other utilities, needs to be nationalised urgently.
James Ross, AddinghamGet the rail network back on track.
Joan Fournier, HarlowThis scandalous rip-off of ordinary working people obliged to depend on the railways to commute to work must end. It is legalised extortion.
Charlie Burgess, PolegatePower back to the people in the south.
John Hodey, SwindonI’m not able to afford the fares, being retired.
Adrian Martinez, EdinburghMcNulty said we are paying 40% more than we ought for privatised rail. No other EU country has privatised as fully as we have. UK has the most expensive fares in the EU.
Michael Bennett, Berwick-upon-TweedI applaud your efforts, but this can only happen with a socialist government.
David Hill, Welling, KentBritish Rail should be for the hard-working people and not a gravy train and toy for the rich.
Sue Sparks, LondonRail should be under unified public ownership, only more accountable than it was before to passengers and employees.
Michael Crook, HucknallProfits at all levels instead of one public service.
Robert Gordon, LiverpoolIt’s time we the taxpayers have more say on how our money is spent.
Bill PorterBringing back British rail is the only solution to this savage destruction of our railways.
Nigel Ball, SheffieldState-run rail systems are efficient and affordable. Try Deutsche Bahn.
Peter Garland, WhittlesfordThe service is regularly late or cancelled. There are never enough seats. They run four carriages when clearly eight or more are needed. The service is a joke.
Mervyn Collyer, NottinghamIt’s been no good since privatisation.
Mark Ovington, SaltburnA fully-integrated state-owned public transport system is required please.
Ken Simpson, BournemouthRe-nationalise the railways for a better service and better run railways in Great Britain.
Emaan Ahsan, LondonLower your prices.
Lucy Wade, KentI hate the trains. We are the passengers. Make the railways a public service again.
Jim Parker, Hampton WickCutting out stations to make up time and not keeping customers informed drives me crazy.
Sarah Richards, Newcastle-upon-TyneA railway system should be a public and publicly-owned service, not a profit-driven company.
Fiona Maclennan, DunfermlineBetter train transport is vital to cut emissions and pollution and improve accessibility for people outside cities. Profits should be re-invested to develop a bigger network.
Tom Lynchehaun, PrestonLet’s have our railways run the way they should be run.
Tom Watts, St NeotsNow more than ever, we need a publicly-owned, properly integrated railway system that puts passengers and the environment first, rather than private profit.