SO trains in Bolton will be affected by strike action next week. When will this country come out of the dark ages and provide a good rail network for passengers.

I recently visited Germany and the town I was in was a little smaller than Bolton. Every train that came in was on time, had at least twenty carriages or more and no people stood up dangerously packed in carriages like cattle.

Get the people who run the trains over to Germany and see how it's done and reduce the fares until you can give us a service worth paying for.

Rita Bischoff

Holmfield Green

Bolton