Nicholas Hayes, DurhamPeople’s daily commute shouldn’t be left to free market greed.
Rob McDonald, Newcastle upon TynePublic services should be not-for-profit. To reduce our carbon footprint, taking back control of rail and offering affordable prices for everyone is the best way forward.
Neil Walkling, BournemouthGive British Rail back to the railwaymen who know the job, not to a load of greedy shareholders who care only about their bank balances.
Tony Ches, BirminghamWe need BR back. Things were so much better. Network Rail are rubbish.
Ian Clark, NorthamptonFormer apprentice with BRML.
Carol Neist, Perth, AustraliaBelieve me, the chaos that is railway in the UK is doing the tourist industry no good at all. It’s complicated and confusing.
Lynda Trickett, HuddersfieldThe railways are too important to the infrastructure. Stop the rip-off fares. We want it to be fair.
Paul BrightA new great British Rail is central to the UK being suitable for international meetings at the heart of Europe.
Lee Ballance, ChesterI want a railway run for the benefit of the British public, not for private train companies to bleed the fair-payers and our tax subsidies dry.
Denise Rhodes, LondonYou know it makes sense.
Lynda Edwards, NorwichWhy have separate train and track companies? No wonder passengers, who pay high fares, are being let down frequently.
Colin Everest, SherborneIt is high time we started to reverse at least some of the damage that was done to our services by selling them off to profiteers.
Kevin Philliskirk, SunderlandFragmented privatised railways with these ridiculous ticket structures just make no sense. We need a state-owned rail system.
Peter Wilton, MaidenheadWe could even bring back the connecting service.
Joan Fournier, HarlowThis scandalous rip-off of ordinary working people obliged to depend on the railways to commute to work must end. It is legalised extortion.
Raymond Greenwood, BedfordIt may be a step back, but if that’s the only way to make it more user-friendly, and less expensive, then let’s do it.
Peter Horne, LondonBring it back.
Catherine Duckenfield, DoncasterEast Coast owned by the public was doing fine. The Treasury were getting the profit that will now go to big business. It would be a joy to buy tickets from one place.
Barbara Kennard, RytonWe need railways that can be a source of national pride. This cannot be realistically achieved through profit-focused privatisation.
Anne Mead, TewinRailways should be solely under the control of Government and run for the benefit of people and not private profit.
Raymond Walley, BexhillWe need a unified system that Whitehall does not micromanage.
Donald Hutchison, PenzanceBring back the big blue trains.
Diane Baskerville, BirminghamPrivatisation just doesn’t work for infrastructure or utilities.
Robin Marks, RamsgateIt’s time to stop funding private companies’ profits.
Max Grussing, LondonConservatives support National Rail.
Michael Rand, LancingThe heavily-subsidised private companies just cost more to run as with energy, water and health.
Janice Jarvis, Saltburn-by-the-SeaThe current privatised system is ludicrous, unless of course you’re one of the people making nice profits. Most of us just need a decent, simplified, efficient rail system.
Jayne Carter, Weston super MareCommuting on modern trains costs more than driving. How can this be moral? Privatisation was a horrible mistake and should never have been done.
Linda Norman, HarpendenThe price of tickets and the excellent service on East Coast Mainline is a model for how we as passengers should be treated.
Richard Marchese Robinson, LiverpoolNot a panacea, but widely supported and surely better than the current mess.