Steve Burnell, Weston-super-MareThey should not have sold it in the first place.
Roxana Anniuk, Philadelphia, USAFrequent travellers need decent fares.
Geraldine Mitchell, ManchesterThe fact that the French and German nationalised train industries have shares in the most profitable lines in Britain should speak for itself.
Chris Cooper, WorcesterRe-nationalise the railways.
Kevin Webb, AccringtonThe current rail structure is lunacy with no real competition anyway. I believe there are 23 companies responsible for different aspects of safety etc.
Imogen Lloyd, EastleighProvide an integrated and non-profit transport system for a modern Britain.
Malcolm Jarvis, LeedsPublic transport should be run as a service not as a business.
Kane Pawlina, ChelmsfordExtortionate prices, extremely shitty services. Shareholders rubbing their hands together and smirking. That sums up national rail pretty well.
Ian Mycroft, Leamington SpaMake it a partnership: a publicly-owned John Lewis, with passenger, employee and government representation – not a state bureaucracy, as before.
Kathleen Hines, WashingtonThis service was much better before being given back to the private sector and it was making a profit.
Keith Mitchell, DunfermlineBritish Rail was cheaper, cheaper for tax payers, better run and more pleasant than private rail companies.
Adam Scadding, StowmarketThe government funds all of the infrastructure and new stock. Little comes from the private companies themselves. Therefore it will take little effort to go the whole way.
Linda Baker, BrightonA sense of shared ownership would encourage train usage.
Tom Cloughton, DarlingtonPrivatisation has lost the unique ’rounded’ service previously provided by lifelong railway workers with cross department co-operation and were ‘proud to belong’.
Robin Orton, NorwichIf Labour would make a commitment to this, I’m positive that they’d boost their poll ratings overnight.
Christopher Flossman, BristolMake the railways work for the commuters, not the corporate profiteers. Vote Green.
David Dickson, NelsonIs it true that we subsidise German rail fares.
Gareth Brown, RugbyServices by the people for the people, let’s not stop here. Bring the energy and water companies back into public ownership as well.
Philip Whaites, ArringtonThe profits which would otherwise be given to shareholders can be ploughed back in investment in the rail infrastructure. The East Coast main line has made the point.
Wesley Barrett, BrightonWe cannot let this continue any more and we need to stand up and be counted.
Gill Haggie, RotherhamWe need a joined-up rail network with fair working conditions for all employees.
Karen Rowell, SheffieldWe need the railways at reasonable prices to travel for the jobs.
Hannah Meese, LondonMaking profits for shareholders should not be the primary motive for a public transport company. Providing reliable, efficient, safe and affordable transport should be.
Su Bradley, FolkestoneFares need reducing and additional carriages added during busy periods. Passengers having to pay for the privilege of standing for the entire journey is simply wrong.
Neil Cameron-Rollo, ClareThe current set-up is a farce, over-priced, difficult to use and set up only for the benefit of the shareholders.
Tony Rawlings, WokingAlso red star.
Elizabeth Richardson, Milton KeynesBritish Rail wasn’t perfect but at least you understood the ticket pricing and a single was cheaper than a return.
Martyn Andrews, TorquayToo many different fares. Railways should belong to the state, never to private companies.
DarrenBritish Rail didn’t fail, it was the Conservative government that failed it by reducing subsidy year-on-year then splitting it up into 100 bite size chunks to sell off.
Andrew Byers, NewportIt should never have been sold in the first place.