Katharine Jones, SwanseaThe chaos of different companies charging different rates and all in it for profit, while being heavily subsidised. It’s crazy. Rail travel should be simple and integrated.
Sean Jones, WalesHands off our property. If we say don’t sell then you should not sell. Railways should belong to the British people, not to the Tory elite.
Vasant Chotai, EdmontonBritish Rail services were more efficient and cheaper. Bring back British Rail.
Andrew Dolan, PeterboroughRail fares increase, subsidies higher than ever, privatisation in its current form is abysmal.
James Biddlecombe, BanburyPublic ownership of a public service.
Brandon High, RoystonUrgent public ownership of the railway system must be a priority.
Stephen Baker, HerefordDo it. Privatisation is a mess.
Elaine McDonald, BasildonKeep public services public!
John Campbell, ManchesterReverse this ridiculous example of Tory dogma as soon as possible. The Railtrack fiasco proved how poorly thought out it all was.
Chris Howells, LondonSomething must be done before people cannot afford to travel within the UK any more.
Catherine Davies, Richmond, YorkshirePlease bring back the nation’s railways. We need to reach rural areas. People will volunteer to help get it back up and running.
Carl Nolan, LiverpoolNot-for-profit railway.
Tina Audus, St NeotsI can’t believe the cost of a return to London. I thought the government wanted us to use public transport.
Roger Chiswick, HuddersfieldRail privatisation has been a disaster.
Chris Davison, DissThere’s a reason why it is called a ‘natural monopoly.’
Barry Buttigieg, LondonWe need a co-operative, not-for-profit railway with no shareholders and lower prices.
Joshua Langstaff, DriffieldWe need cheaper, people-friendly fares not company fares. If we go back to state ownership of railways with British Rail everyone should have a better outcome.
O J Donnelly, AldershotExpand our railways to where people need to go and not just where it is profitable. Get people off the roads and save the environment. Bring back and expand motor-rail too.
Deirdre Duncan, EdinburghI’m appalled at levels of safety – too many terrible accidents since privatisation. No-one taking responsibility overall.
Raymond Howells, DinningtonTime to stop pandering to the failed markets and letting foreign government-backed organisations buy our railway.
Daniel Ward, SuttonBring Back BR.
Sarah Richards, Newcastle-upon-TyneA railway system should be a public and publicly-owned service, not a profit-driven company.
Graham Askew, CambridgePrivate profit never serves people.
Mimi O’Halloran, DealWhere I live, the cost of a railcard to send a child to school costs a family £600+ a year. No wonder the kids bunk the trains.
Nicholas Phillips, CardiffAs most of Wales is served by one franchise change would be easy and London service franchise is renewable within two years.
Douglas McCoy, St HelierMost people I know would be happy to travel by train if they weren’t so expensive. Let’s get more people off the road by nationalising the railways.
Suzi Mitchell, Shepton MalletDriving by car solo to London – paying the car running costs/congestion charge / expensive west end car park / driving home is still cheaper than by train.
Peter Such, CanterburyI support a nationalised rail network.
Marko Kovacevic, LondonNationalising is pretty much the only way of making sure prices are kept low and protected from sharp rises.
Julia Logie, HeathfieldPrivatisation of the rail network has devastated this country. I think the entire infrastructure of the UK is falling apart bit by bit. It’s very sad to see this happening…