Rafael Kowalczyk, LondonFor the past months my morning Southern train to Victoria was never on time and you couldn’t get on it as it was way overcrowded. This is unfair. What do I pay for?
Darren Fisher, HullWe have fallen too far behind other nations when it comes to public transport. We tried but failed to improve when we sold off our railways.
Patricia Dellar, RoystonOur rail network should be the envy of the world but sadly it lags far behind other countries in the western world. Our governments have failed to invest.
Leigh Stenson, Stockton-on-TeesRailways are a public service and, as such, should be publicly owned.
Jean Curr, AylesburySelling off our railways to private companies outside the UK is not working. They get richer and we get ripped off. British Rail worked. TfL taking over would work.
David Britten, FarnhamHow can the rail companies claim to be private when they can’t function without taxpayer subsidies?
Malcolm Ashton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.All utilities should be run by the state for the benefit of the people not shareholders.
Barbara Penny, HarrogateOur rail fares are the highest in Europe.
Stephen Thomas, LondonThe privatised railway system which was imposed upon us is manifestly not fit for purpose. It is fractured and massively expensive both to run and travel on.
George Arthur, BarnsleyOne of the South Yorkshire Freedom Riders, we believe transport should be for the use of the public with control by the public not a money-maker for private companies.
Luke WhaleyIt’s a terribly disjointed and unsatisfactory national rail system, geared not towards public satisfaction but to private profit.
Joe Boswell, FremantleRail is a natural monopoly. The current chaos costs a fortune which all goes to consultants and parasites. If BR had that money our rail service would be brilliant.
Robin Atkins, WeymouthHow can this fragmented, disorganised system give value for money to the taxpayers supporting and passengers using it, when so much is spent on administration and profits?
Margaret Tibble, LondonThe privatisation of British Rail has proved to be a huge mistake. Can we please learn from this one and re-nationalise it.
Algernon Rees, LondonThe price of train travel is significantly affecting my ability to live my daily life. We desperately need re-nationalisation.
Jan Van ‘T Zand, KiltarlityI knew British Rail from years ago and a lot has changed, not all for the better.
Matt Irvine, SheffieldPublic ownership of the rail network makes economic sense.
Joanne Royston, LondonI’m being priced out by season ticket fares, and am on a three year pay freeze.
Robert Manning, EastbourneOur fragmented railways offer a sub-standard expensive service under privatisation which does not benefit the commuter or serve them well. It benefits only shareholders.
Katriona John, LondonWe need a joined-up national service with a clear, reasonable pricing system.
Claire Card, Shoreham-by-SeaIf the government puts the same amount of money into British Rail as it has into the private sector we would have a good, cheaper network.
Peter Moore, LondonAbsolutely. Take our railways back! Common sense, surely? Urgent and so obvious now that we can clearly see the farrago that has emerged with privatisation.
Gurveer AroraH2S is costing twenty times the amount the NHS needs to stabilise. At this rate we might just not need a government.
Daniel Shooman, BangorTrains should be cheap and reliable and all the income should be re-invested to continuously improve the service.
Edward Hudson, YorkWe need a single authority that will be responsible for a unified network. This is the only way that customers will be provided with the service they need and deserve.
Phil Walters, HuddersfieldLet’s start the war on profit.
Margaret Crisp, EdinburghThey should never have been sold off to greedy private companies who have ripped off the travelling public ever since.
Veronica Piekosz, NorthallertonIt works for East Coast, don’t you know? The only network to actually pay back and now they want to re-privatise it.
Gareth Edmondson, AmmanfordI agree totally. Good luck with your campaign.
John Cockcroft, NottinghamThe inefficiency and politically-motivated bigotry that have created this mess should be rectified and a sensible integrated and publicly owned railway created.