Riaz Meer, IlkleyA unified not-for-profit railway is the best way to fund and plan long term strategy, and ensure that the training and skills of the workforce are maintained sufficiently.
Eleanor Stubbs, TrowbridgeTrains are overpriced, overcrowded, frequently delayed and often dirty, resulting in hugely dissatisfied commuters. Privatisation has failed, and change is needed.
Steve Bonallie, SunderlandI’ll never forget the train journey from Norwich on a two car train with only one engine working, crawling along at 20mph on a red hot day and no air conditioning.
Steve Wilson, ManchesterPrivatisation doesn’t work. Railways are infrastructure.
Yasser Sheikh, High WycombeIt’s terrible. I take so many train journeys a year and it’s all Virgin Trains – so expensive.
Martin Farrow, HarlowBritish Rail is so much better – bring it back.
Ryan McCarthy, SwindonI agree that travelling by rail in the UK is often too expensive. State-owned railways in other countries such as Germany and Sweden seem fairer. Why can’t ours be?
Craig Johnston, BuxtonBring back British Rail. Privatisation just takes and doesn’t give enough back. Ticket prices are beyond a joke in comparison to Europe’s.
Phil Vaughan, PlymouthPrivatisation has had its day. It’s time for it to be run for the public not for shareholders. The cost of tickets is ridiculous. and confusing.
Richard Hunter, PontefractYou must drastically improve all public transport. British Railways should be amongst the best in the world.
Michael Atkinson, SheffieldThe privatised network results in a sterile environment in which profit comes before anything else.
David Hornsby, ShipleyRe-nationalise the rail network and put the customer, not profits, first.
Sophie Lea Gerrard, StreathamWe need British Rail.
Rina M, DumfriesTrains only for a minority than can afford it? You’re missing the trick here, and the future (shouting for sustainability) is leaving you behind already!
Vivienne Aldred, PrestonPublic transport should be owned by the public.
John Harrison, LeedsThe privatisation left us in a worse state with little investment and a network not fit for purpose.
David Freear, LancasterState-owned rail travel in Germany, France, Austria, Spain, Holland, Belgium, Portugal, Denmark, Czech Republic, Russia. We are fools. Sign up.
William Shearer, LondonThe great experiment should now end. Privatisation has not worked. Talent has been lost as train operating companies now work in ‘silos’.
Jonathan Hardman, ManchesterA fairer rail system for all.
John Sheard, WarkworthMy MP is Lib Dem Sir Alan Beith. I have written to him and sent articles in favour of state-run railways but he is more like the Tories in so far as the railways are concerned.
Andy Mizzi, MorecambeYou know it makes sense.
Colin Austin, PeterleeEast Coast is doing an excellent job. If it is not broke do not fix it.
Peter Lawson, Tunbridge WellsPublic transport should be what it says, not a feeder mechanism for shareholders’ pockets.
Dermot Killingley, Newcastle-upon-TyneEvery time I hear “Thank you for choosing to travel XYZ”, I think “But I didn’t choose! If I really had the choice I’d be travelling British Rail.”
Lee Ballance, ChesterI want a railway run for the benefit of the British public, not for private train companies to bleed the fair-payers and our tax subsidies dry.
Chris Smith, NelsonPrivatisation has been a typical Tory scam.
Stefan Puchowski, High WycombeA natural monopoly which can and should be run so much better for everyone.
Ken Turner, NewportPrivatisation wrecked our railways.
Ruth Meaney, LondonIt’s the sensible thing to do.
Davis Wilkie, EdinburghWe the people would very much like to see the railways re-nationalised. More focus on good service and profit being put into improvements rather than shareholders’ pockets