SIR – When he was transport secretary, John Prescott pledged to get people out of their cars and onto public transport.

He failed on this objective, along with many other things he tried his hands at.

Talking of trains, the service seems excellent from my experience nowadays, it is just some of the noisy people you are travelling with.

Enjoying the views one day, a man came and set up his office opposite me, banging away on his laptop and taking incoming business calls.

So remember, there is a quiet coach on many mainline trains, usually at the rear.

Someone was bellowing into their mobile, so I asked the guard what the position was. She told me that if I didn’t want to confront him, she would.

Not being a coward, I pointed to the ‘no mobiles’ sign and he scurried off into the passageway.

Michael Forrester, Hallfield Lane, Wetherby