James Ford, ReadingUnify the network again.
Cath Jobbins, HildenboroughIt’s a no-brainer. Of course we must have a publicly-owned railway system.
Grace Ellen, WhitstableRe-nationalise with no compensation.
Sue Ahrens, WatfordIt’s clearly sensible.
Malcolm Halliday, ExeterI remember old Beeching, the beginning of the demise of the British Rail network, and it’s even worse now.
Lynn Stewart, LondonWe need a change. The way things are now is appalling. We need trains to get to work and they just aren’t working and the companies don’t care. We need a change.
Stephen Reilly, Ashton-under-LyneBring British Rail back into the hands of the people who rightfully own it.
Jenny House, AylesburyI hate having to split train tickets to get the best deals from different train companies. Bring back sensible pricing and Bring back British Rail.
Joe Tait, SouthamptonRe-nationalise it now – the sooner the better.
Katie Scaife, BristolYes. Please.
Peter Allerhand, MonmouthPrivatisation is a poor way to treat the general public whose ownership of nationalised industries has been devastated by corporate greed and petty politics.
Richard O’Sullivan, LondonRail fares keep going up and up when services do not get better. This has to stop.
Thomas Marshall, ChelmsfordI am sick of greedy rail bosses charging far too much for a service which is very often not on time or cancelled entirely. I am very tired of seeing inflated prices.
Steven Toms, YorkThe railway needs investment in rolling stock to relieve overcrowding. The present system cannot deliver this.
Liz Grant, CamborneI would like British Rail back as, at the moment, if I were to try to buy a ticket for a train journey, I just would not know how to find the price or the timetable.
Valerie McIntosh, WarringtonWe need a railway system that works for the users not the shareholders.
Bert Wells, LudlowBring British Rail Back.
Susan Rees, WhitstableThe fares are a rip-off. It’s a joke. The trains are not very clean for what you pay. Sometimes you have to stand. My son-in-law pays a fortune to travel from Whitstable.
Claire Richardson-Smith, ChesterAnother fine mess the Tories have gotten us in that we’ll need to pay through the nose to get out of. It was better in public hands by far. Now give it us back.
Carol Curtis, HuddersfieldTaxpayers are already subsidising shareholders’ profits and have been since the rail network was privatised. Our railways should be a national asset. People not profits.
Adrian Neal, CambridgeRail travel is currently such poor value for money, and is an un-integrated mess. Why should the companies make so much profit for giving so little? Try BR again.
Angela Taylor, YorkWhy are we subsidising the fat cat tax avoiders to run our railways? Are we mad or what?
Anthony Amor, DovercourtAll utilities, but particularly transport, should be in state ownership, not foreign-controlled multi-nationals.
Oscar Davis, LudlowArriva Trains Wales has got to be one of the most expensive services in the UK and its service is appalling.
Douglas Arnold, WashingtonEast Coast is making money and they want to sell it off. It may finish up in foreign hands with our money going abroad, We need a joined-up railway system.
Peter Horton, TwickenhamThe huge amount of profit that these privatised rail companies make is ridiculous, yet they still put up prices by as much as they can get away with each year.
Garry Carpenter, WokingLet the train take the strain.
Barry Cruttenden, Weston-super-MareOnly issue I have is the possibility of strikes/work-to-rule as there used to be when we has a nationalised railway. If this can be avoided then re-nationalise ASAP.
Susanne Birks, SheffieldThe railways should be run as a public service and profits should be for improvements and reinvestment, not shareholders.
Anna Harrison-Melville, AshfordThe responsibility for our railways should be in one hand and accountable to the people.