A Clifford, Tunbridge WellsBring back British Rail soonest.
Steve Revins, BirminghamRailway workers and users together to fight for our interests.
Pauline StephensThe railway is now out of control. Private companies, individuals and the DfT are playing games with shareholders.
Keith Brighty, YorkIt’s easy to do by letting current franchises run out and not renewing them.
Nick Cotton, ShrewsburyWhy so damned complicated and why so out of touch with normal pricing structures?
Anne Bundock, Newcastle-upon-TyneThe railways can be managed much more efficiently in the public sector. We need an integrated system.
Ted Goodhew, MaidenheadI was a teacher for 42 years in the public sector. The Conservatives want to privatise education and the NHS, and I think both would be disastrous, just like the railways.
Charles Boylan, PrestonBritish Rail was much better. You don’t realise what you’ve got till its gone.
Steven Baker, OxfordshireIt’s a terrible service: short form trains, technical problems every day, standing room only, new timetables. Appalling.
Stagger Lloyd, SheffieldI cannot comment without swearing that utilities the public paid for can be sold off to private businesses.
Barbara Penny, HarrogateOur rail fares are the highest in Europe.
Jonathan Sykes, YorkPublic transport should belong to the Public.
Andrew Hewland, BrightonI am just fed up with the so-called private companies doing a so-called good service. Rubbish. Bring back British Rail.
Margaret McAlister, RotherhamIt costs more for the private companies to run the railway.
Alan Hird, BasingstokeThat was a terrible bodged privatisation in 1995 and needs to be completely reversed.
Sean Watson, Bishop’s StortfordTrain fares in this country are disgusting and the service we receive is even worse. It’s the most expensive travel in any country I have ever visited. It’s a rip-off.
Joyce Murray, BlythTo have a division between different train operating companies and the running of the track seems ridiculous.
Steph Withey, WorcesterRegular commuter
Robert Canning, GlasgowEverywhere I travel in Europe by train they’re cheaper and much more efficient.
Ralph Buckingham, NottinghamA public service for the public where the priority is for the public and not the shareholder.
Michael Rands, HullMake these companies run by the people and shared by the people.
Jon Tarrant, WirralPrivatisation was for political ends only. The new investment that has been made could have been made by the Government.
Damon Newton-Goode, PortsmouthTake the railways back from the greedy corporates who profit while we suffer every day.
Margaret Campbell, Whitley BayServices are deteriorating rapidly. Stops on Newcastle to Kings Cross have reduced, therefore taking longer to reach destinations, e.g. Letchworth and Stevenage.
Ben Brackenbury, ExeterEither bring back British Rail or the big four railway companies (GWR, LMS, LNER and Southern)
Graham Harris, NuneatonA variety of companies running UK trains is a failure. It needs to change.
Jonathan Ash, St AlbansRe-nationalisation is the right step for all possible reasons.
Joseph Hargreaves, TodmordenI would like the railway system to be run nationally to support train manufacturing and reduce private companies.
Ruth Cooke, LeedsVirgin now have control of both routes north from London. Fares ok for now, but what of the future? It’s an over-complicated lottery buying tickets.
Ian Wallace, SheffieldClimate change demands this. Aim to make it free at the point of use, like we nearly did in South Yorkshire a few years ago.