Dave Seaton Ulliott, Hatfieldtrain operating companies are rubbish and expensive. BBBR.
Matthew Callaghan, CaerleonThere is only one way to make the railways cost effective – re-nationalisation!
John Roberts, BrodickWe have the most expensive rail fares in Europe, crowded trains, and a totally uneven network depending on who owns what. Crazy.
Thomas Bowman, YorkIt’s time for the mainstream parties to disentangle this mess of a railway system and adopt the most efficient way to run the railways – unify it again.
Roger Payne, HarpendenThere are some services and utilities that are too important to be in private hands, energy, health, education amongst them.
Lee Featherstone, CroydonI grew up in rural Kent in the 80’s and became a commuter to Central London. The trains were old but the service under BR was reliable- Now is a disgrace.
John Linge, DoverBR has got to be better!
Phil Sherwin, LondonBring back British Rail.
Patricia Sever, BirminghamBritish Rail should never have been privatised and, if at all possible, should be re-nationalised
Jane Skyrme, HerefordFair price for fares. No stockbroker style ticket buying. Stick to advertised prices, no unannounced hourly changes to ruin student travel budgeting.
Mitul Gohil, LutonPlease get rid of Thameslink.
Mick Rix, NorthumberlandHow can they take away what is rightfully ours in the first place? It’s the same with everything else that has been sold off.
Ben Huggins, ExeterIt needs doing now. Re-nationalise the lot.
Emma Quinn, LondonThe train lines are currently run like a monopoly so why not re-nationalise them for the nation rather than fat cat businessmen?
George O’Mahoney, St Leonards-on-SeaIt’s the intelligent and rational thing to do.
Steve Allen, SheffieldJust make it public.
Aj Cross, LondonOnly a unified service can provide what we need. The current state of the railways is madness. More use of freight trains can free up our roads and cut costs too.
Dennis Patterson, Newcastle-upon-TyneEast Coast is running profitably so there’s nothing to stop the rest doing the same.
Paolo Fantini, St AlbansI’m travelling every day on the most expensive route in Europe and the service is appalling. There is no justification for this.
Colin McDonald, Herne BayNot just re-nationalisation, but as part of an integrated public transport system tasked with reducing road traffic – and under its real name, BRITISH RAIL.
Vishal Verma, CrawleyThe rail prices are ridiculous and over complicated. The definition of peak hours does not make sense at all. A complete system overhaul needed.
Rhys Brooks, NewportI am tired of a service that is late, dirty and where I pay almost £100 a month to stand in the aisles.
Carl Clifton, NottinghamPrivatising the rail network is the stupidest Idea ever lobbied for by money-grabbing racketeers.
David Elsby, CreweKeep East Coast nationally owned.
Katrina Clark, BoltonI have travelled from Bolton to Manchester Oxford Road for 22 years and the peak service is becoming so overcrowded I fear for my life should there be an accident.
Karl Madert, LondonFor the taxpayer not the shareholder.
Mary Watson, LondonI am sick of public money subsidising private companies and shareholders. Give it back to us – we paid for it after all!
Leslie Howell, ManchesterLet’s stop the taxpayer subsidies to private rail companies and run the network as a national service.
Vince Clooney, TivertonI’m still astonished that we sleep-walked into so many privatisations.
Cameron Z Abbotts, RochesterBR or Network Southeast. Just anything but today I hate having several operators.