Elaine Barraud, GodalmingOur rail system should be run purely for public service as it is in a lot of other European countries.
Dan Cooper, BrightonIt is not the fault of the workers, it is the government’s failure.
Natasha Richards, SalfordIt just makes sense to do this.
Neil Dilworth, PrestonJust look at Berlin at least. It shouldn’t be such a struggle to travel around the country and that value for our input shouldn’t be negotiable.
Peter Brookings, Milton KeynesRailways should be run as a public service, not for shareholder profit. Get freight off the roads and back on the railway.
Caroline Raine, OxfordI’m fed up with complicated rip-off fare structures. I don’t want to pay for private companies’ profits. I want to pay for a decent train service.
Nicole Muris, LondonMake rail travel affordable and fair.
Paul Riches, PaigntonAs well as rail, nationalise the bus and bring back the National Bus Company. Our infrastructure will then improve and we the people will be able to travel for work and leisure.
Helen Clarkson, LondonThe price of rail travel for my work commute is preventing me from being able to eat a balanced diet. Something has to be done. End this insane ransom they hold us to.
George Osborne, WellsBring back BR.
Brian Muston, Minster-on-SeaI totally agree the money being given to the private operators should be used to improve the network.
Rebecca Handley, LondonI’m sick of private profit before passengers or employees.
James Parsons, PortsmouthThe rip-off is unbearable. The people’s needs should always come over the company profits. Bring back the national rail service.
Richard Symonds, BroadstairsEast Coast is beating all the private companies. The best European networks are state-owned. Private rail is dear and dangerous.
Jack Campbell, LeedsOnly a Tory government would privatise a profit-making, much-beloved line like East Coast rail. It’s not logical, it’s ideological, and we all know it. Stop it now.
Dominic Hales, WiganThe standard is embarrassingly low. It is unreliable and over-priced. Prices need to be controlled if we are to encourage a greener mentality. Private profit is unacceptable.
Stephanie Thomas, LondonBring back British Rail.
Jane Gannaway, LincolnThe railways are an essential part of our national transport system and all profits should be used to maintain and upgrade the system, not siphoned of by the fat cats.
Dennis O`Connell, BurnhamPut it back in our hands, not the shareholders’.
Rosemary Blake, LondonHow much more can the ordinary person take? Let down by politicians and bankers and held to ransom by the greed of the people running virtually everything else.
Jordan Crawford, NorthamptonI couldn’t think of anything more depressing than being bled dry for just trying to get to work and back.
Graham Thomas, Merthyr TydfilYes, bring back British rail, steel, coal, telecoms and gas, and stop the rich exploiting the poor.
Sarah Ollier, DerbyAs a student it costs me £10.70 per day for a 20minute journey that is often delayed. I want to use sustainable transport but I lose a lot of time and money.
Rosemary Rayner, ColchesterWe need sensible integration and investment.
Geoffrey Rose, FarehamIt’s a total disgrace that it was sold off in the first place.
Robert Meyrick, NottinghamPrivatisation has been a disaster for passengers (not customers). Let common sense overcome ideology.
Jason Warner, RaundsBring back British Rail. A unified railway is a good railway.
Jenny Haylock, BrightonReturning our railways to national ownership is the only safe way to provide a good train service for everyone.
Eric Lackford, LargsThe British travelling public have been sold down the river by treacherous governments. Nationalise now.
Lyn Boyd, DurhamRe-nationalise for a better service and increased effeciency. Public need before private profit.