Well how bad is it now? Expensive, industrial action, we can’t get to Blackpool from West Yorks. Lines that need opening are stopped by incompetent managers.

Reduce fares and stop taxpayers and passengers lining the pockets of the owners of train operating companies.

Better commuter trains to the south coast

I believe that the railways would serve the country better if publicly-owned.

Enough is enough.

Privatisation has left us with the most expensive and worst trains in Europe.

Why must they all privatise the profits and nationalise the losses?

East Coast – all that needs to be said.

I use the East Coast mainline to visit my mother in London. I’m delighted with the service. Trains, like hospitals, schools, water, gas and electricity should belong to the people.

It’s better not to use wording like “re-nationalise”. Include all utilities and bus companies. Make sure the latter run services co-ordinated with the rail system.

We shouldn’t have to wait this long before we get back what was once ours.

The rail fares are ridiculous and should be much more cost-effective.

Taxpayers’ money profiting German and French state rail. A total travesty.

In the US the push for the privatisation of government functions and services has always resulted in reduced services at higher costs.

Privatisation does not equal improved service or cheaper tariffs. Re-nationalise and give Britain a rail network to be proud of.

The East Coast ran very well recently and was making a profit. It didn’t need a private company to run it.

East Coast Rail have shown that publicly-owned is better than privately-owned, for customers and taxpayers.

Saludos.

It’s sickening that profit to a small number of shareholders is what drives this essential service. Terrible.

Return all the land by the railway lines that has been misappropriated too.

If our rail franchises can be run by French and German nationalised railways why cannot we run our own nationalised railway network answerable to a parliamentary committee?

It would be great to see the return of a great travel organisation..

Transport madness by the loony right-wing government.

Late trains, no seats, constant and unjustified price increases since privatisation.

It’s about time there was a serious debate about the re-nationalisation of the railways. The present system is a farce.

Tragic.

I demand a re-unified national rail network. Capitalist gain is the operational cause of all failure on this planet. Provide for the people, not for their profit.

The inefficiency and politically-motivated bigotry that have created this mess should be rectified and a sensible integrated and publicly owned railway created.

As a pensioner, money is tight. It would be brilliant to be able to travel to see my son and grandsons at an affordable price.

It’s obvious that this has to happen.