John Allen, BrixhamAs a retired train driver it seems obvious to me – as each franchise ends simply bring it back into public ownership.
Marian Standen, LeedsOther countries have not privatised their rail networks and they work better and the fares are cheaper.
Ana Jolly, NottinghamPlease stop this profiteering racket.
Christopher Smith, CoventryHS2 plus high ticket costs prohibit train travel by a large, poorer section of our society and therefore inhibits jobs and prosperity.
Robin Allen, WellingboroughPlease keep the rail network in public, not private, hands.
Alan Street, SeaviewBring back British Railways.
Brian Hamill, BallymenaIt is high time the government started to provide efficient and effective railway transport in the UK.
Ahmed Desai, LondonA new British Rail is a commonsense approach for a greener transport system for the UK.
Philip Hart, YorkJust like the buses, the train system with its numerous operators is too complicated and far too expensive. I remember how well it all used to work as an integrated unit.
Iain Woolnough, South OckendonAs I work for Network Rail I see how it is working on a day-to-day basis and unless we bring it back under British Rail I foresee major problems and major accidents.
Graham Harris, NuneatonA variety of companies running UK trains is a failure. It needs to change.
Douglas Macari, CanterburyRe-nationalise the railways. They belong to the people.
Elizabeth Lofthouse, YorkEast Coast proves that a publicly run rail service is profitable. We do not need the chaotic system we have now.
Melinda McCheyne, ChristchurchPrivatisation and profit before passengers is wrong.
Terence Thomson, LlansawelThey should never have been re-privatised. Failure was why it was nationalised in the first place. Every other country in Europe has a great railway system.
Geoff Walker, Stoke-on-TrentTime for a real change in politics, time for the nation’s good and the welfare of all, not just shareholders.
Karl McKay, TorquayTransport should be made to help the country not make a few a huge profit.
Leslie Holder, ReadingMy late father worked for BR and Rail Track and always moaned about how bad things had got after the take over, about penny-pinching mend-and-make-do and poor management.
Roger Goodwin, HerefordThe cost of travelling by rail is pricing people out of using them. In a lot of cases, it is now cheaper to travel by car.
Pauline Barnes, EssexPrices are taking up all commuters wages. It is disgusting. Bring back nationalised rail.
Claire Crowley, EdinburghLetting our railways be run by foreign companies just means that the profits will go on improving their own rail networks instead of ours.
Rosemary Morgan, BirminghamOur rail network should be seamless and better regulated for the benefit of the customers, not shareholders.
Adam Fisher, YorkWe need this.
Michelle Doidge, WorcesterThey should never have been privatised in the first place as it has now become an inefficient way of running the railway.
Andy Lockwood, PontefractThe British railway system is a right rip-off and it is time the government stepped in to change things. Prices for last minute long distance travel in the UK are far too dear.
Barry Collins, Bishops StortfordThe railways are a public service.
Julie Bedington, MalvernNationalise the railways. They should be run as a service not for greedy profit.
Mike FriendPrivatisation benefited the very people who controlled the government that was in power at the time and we are now sadly seeing the results.
Ian Bruce, StockportPrivatisation is the Robin Hood principle in reverse.
Matt Mitchell, ExminsterPrivatisation has failed miserably.