John Braithwaite, DoncasterI’m with you all the way.
Susannah Lord, NorwichOur rail service is very unreliable, expensive and non-too-clean. I would like it to be run for the users, not shareholder profits.
Chris Carter, HastingsI travel to London every week and eight times out of ten it’s delayed or cancelled/missed connection.. This needs to change. I’m fed up with the service and it shouldn’t be the case.
Tina Comparini, Southampton20 years of above inflation price hikes and I’m travelling in trains, not properly cleaned, with broken dirty toilets.
Michael Futers, DerbyInstead of senseless profit-driven competition we want safe, reliable public transport.
Nick Brooks, NottinghamshireJust one more thing where the public are ripped off, to the benefit of the fat cat bosses.
Graham Lawrence, DundeeWe need to have it back in government control as the companies are only thinking of profit for themselves and not the commuters.
Aaron Robinson, EdinburghIt’s ours. Bring it back.
Norman Partington, WarringtonLet’s take back our railways out of the hands of the French and German governments and Branson of the Virgin Islands.
Douglas Tenison-Collins, ShrewsburyI dread to think what I’ll do when my railcard runs out.
David Dennis, King’s LynnBring rail back to public ownership.
Paul Woodburn, ManchesterStop the corporates exploiting commuters
Malcolm Hunt, LondonBR seems to have run best when it was up for sale and had to prove itself before privatisation. If East Coast can do it, then I’m sure the whole network can too.
Ian Casey, LondonIt should be run not for profit but for the best and cheapest service.
Steve Soar, BirkenheadRail fares are massively overpriced because the primary concern is to pay more and more dividends to shareholders and executives.
Phil Teer, BrightonRail travel is too important to people and to the economy to be left in the hands of profit-driven companies.
Tristan Tozer, PlymouthIn a modern era like today, we strive to have better and reasonable transportation. Let’s get on track.
Jim Allen, BrightonFirst Capital Connect London to Brighton service is dreadful. Old trains, noisy, rattley, uncomfortable, freezing cold or baking hot. It’s a complete rip off.
Jon Perks, ChichesterPoor choices by Whitehall (which maybe doesn’t care), poor regulation (by design?), uncompetitive choices for passengers, inefficient infrastructure manager. BBBR.
Anthony Protheroe, BourneI want to see all the railways back nationalised.
David Miller, DurhamThe Green Party idea of picking up the franchises as they become available and building British Rail back up is an absolute winner.
David Stockham, BristolRail privatisation has only benefited the TOC’s and their shareholders. No more political ideology. Bring back British Rail and a unified, efficiently-run railway.
Ian Cowmeadow, LondonThe privatisation of national infrastructure has a conflict of interest at its core. Private companies are obliged to maximise shareholder returns above all else.
Jean Withers, MorecambeThe railways should never have been taken out of public ownership.
Paul AhdalCramming passengers into undersized carriages and providing an awful service whilst making millions for shareholders is unacceptable.
Andy Jones, HolmfirthReopen branch lines, e.g. Holmfirth.
John Madden, DarlingtonAs someone born in the cradle of railways, it appals me the way private companies rip off passengers. We need a united framework in public control.
Jeff Lewis, WarringtonThe current situation is a ruinously expensive absurd mess.
Tina Harrison, Long EatonBritish Rail should never have been privatised in the first place.
Andrew Rogers, ShropshireLet this decade become the decade where quality public transport is restored. Rail is the answer to all of our problems!