Lynda Pickersgill, BarnsleyI’ve just had the worst train journey ever travelling from Birmingham to Wakefield. It took just under 3 hours, making an average speed of 34 mph.
Steven Edwards, LondonStop lining the pockets of the rich from our essential public services.
Richard Edwards, CirencesterRail privatisation was a hurried, botched disaster. Costly for the UK taxpayer and has brought no real long-lasting benefit. Bring it back under our control..
Jon Brown, MorecambeBetter for Britain. Nationalise all utilities.
Sarah Edgar, LiverpoolRail costs are too high, especially compared to France, for example.
Kevin Morrell, PortsmouthThis national disgrace needs to be sorted, as our future depends on it.
Joe Stoner, BethesdaI’m 65 and remember how efficient and affordable BR was just prior to the ludicrous ideological Tory privatisation which has delivered such a deluge of waste.
Iain Fergus, GlasgowDaily commuter – twenty rail trips a week.
Gill Boden, CardiffPlease bring back BR.
David Abbott, FranceIf only Miliband had some guts and re-nationalised the whole shebang of former public industries.
Dennis Hart, ManchesterUn-privatise is the only way forward from this mess.
John Braithwaite, DoncasterI’m with you all the way.
Emma Jackson, BrightonMy anxiety is through the roof because of constant delays. I’ve missed important work meetings, weddings and holidays and pay through the nose for it.
David Edwards, FromeThe rail network is an essential part of the UK infrastructure.
Ken Smith, LiverpoolBritish Rail needs to be brought back, re-opening many disused tracks that are still lying about in the UK.
John Oliver, BournemouthDirectly owned East Coast railways is proving the best of our railway companies. Let’s follow that great example.
Ryan Martin, PooleReduce cars, link towns and villages, create more jobs. This has to be the only way in consideration of the growing population and numbers of vehicles on the road.
Nicholas John, CardiffI would class China as a country with levels and standards below ours. Their rail service is amazing.
John Gilmartin, SuttonI’ve never seen such a tight-run service – appalling, overcrowded, overpriced, unreliable. Sort it out.
Paul BrightWe need to bring back British Rail for the sake of our international competitiveness.
Louise Allison, FalkirkAbsolute shambles. I support anything that’ll make my commute safer.
Karen Nadin, NewarkAll part of the Tory attempt to put all public services in private hands. Re-nationalise all public utilities as soon as possible.
Lorraine Hewitt, Newcastle-upon-TyneWe need a cohesive reliable train service that is affordable to users. Privatisation has not worked.
Daniel Wright, SwindonThat’s it. You have me on board. The wife is popping across to Bristol this weekend and a return is £19. That’s a 20 min journey to the next station on the line.
Paul Wardle, DerbyPrivatisation only benefits a few and British Rail should be run for the many.
Tracy Nelson, DartfordThe trains at the moment are an absolute joke – expensive and always late. Privatisation was supposed to improve train services, but this was a lie. Bring back BR now.
John Jones, LondonFor heaven’s sake, can anything be better for the country as a whole?
Malcolm Butt, LeedsMake railways public. No private profits.
David McCann, BirminghamThere is no place in civilised society for essential public services to be controlled by for-profit private interests. Return to us what is rightfully ours.
Alan Bond, WatchetRailway privatisation is proof of the saying ‘bullshit baffles brains’. Lies and propaganda from the railway industry crooks are not acceptable any more.