Ian Henden, FarehamA national asset, which is for every citizen’s benefit, should belong to the nation, aiming to break even.
Roberto King, ChesterYou should try organising a strike with all of the rail workers.
Shabir Ahmed, WatfordIt always worked better under government control.
Neil Kempten, SudburyI don’t travel by rail because I don’t know how to go about getting a ticket. Nothing seems to be joined up, finding things out is difficult, so I’ll just clog up the roads.
Ray Jackson, SheffieldI wish for a publicly-owned and accountable railway.
Anne Morrison, BristolWe need to be able to afford to travel by train again and to have a reliable service.
Alan Roberts, DingwallPublic rail transport isn’t working. It’s no longer a reliable way of getting to where you need to be on time. In the north of Scotland people are returning to their cars.
Callum Thomas, LondonTo continue as we are now is destructive. Good public transport is a necessity. Parliament has yet to appreciate the importance of cheap public transport.
Jack Sellen, LondonI’m fed up with privatisation. It is a con.
Chloe Somers, BristolRailways are for passengers not ‘customers’ – bring back British Rail and re-democratise our public transport system.
Terry Bigley, HinckleyBritish Rail gave a comprehensive straightforward national service instead of the current fragmented service which has to pay for dozens of chief executives.
Carole Williamson, DurhamEssentials like travel and public services and utilities should be run by us, for us.
Thomas Brotherston, SaltcoatsThere was never a better time. Poor service, huge subsidies, high fares. Give us it back. Energy companies next.
Mark Day-Thomas, Milton KeynesBritish Rail should never have been broken up and sold off. Beeching only closed it all because he owned a road transport company. Criminal
Martin Alcock, Stoke-on-Trent.At least Ronnie Biggs wore a balaclava.
Aviva Jacobs, LondonI’ve travelled all over Europe by train and the UK’s railways are the most over-priced and contemptuous of the passenger.
Athel Dunning, LondonOnly an idiot could think that giving a national network to the private sector could possibly save money for the people who use it.
Charles Anderson, Walton-on-the-NazeRun for profit with massive subsidies, not for the customer, with no come-back? How does competition work on the same lines with the same trains?
Mike Macneil, Newport, Nova Scotia, CanadaPrivatisation of the railways was a huge mistake. They should be in public hands.
Sarah Taylor, LondonI have to use Southern Rail to commute and I’m sick of them earning a profit while offering their customers an atrocious service.
Anthony McKeown, LeedsPlanet > People > Profits.
Deborah Fitchew, LetchworthBring back British Rail – used by the people of the World – which should not have been privatised.
John Hogg, Co. DurhamBring back clause 4 and scrap new labour.
John McGuigan, GlasgowShareholders want their pound of flesh, but they don’t want to know about the debts accrued. Why aren’t the shareholders pursued to clear the debt?
Tim Waugh, DarlingtonWe pay enough subsidies to fat cat bosses. Why not own the thing ourselves, so it can be a service.
Nan Parkinson, NorthamptonYes please.
Jerry Hepworth, LowestoftThis country, which invented railways, deserves an integrated, comprehensive and affordable railway network. No more foreign-built rolling stock. Let’s buy British.
Bradley Ruben, IlfordBritish Rail had class. British rail had its own recognisable railway uniforms. There are too many names now. The name Britain is lost from the industry.
David LatimerUnless we wake up, we’ll find that the whole planet is run by one global corporation, with all the remnants of democracy eliminated.
Stephen McVeigh, LondonI agree that the current system is expensive and deeply flawed.