Sue Radford, YorkWe are a not very big island in the Atlantic ocean The railways, like electricity and gas should be run by the nation for the nation. We don’t need corporate investors.
Anna Popova, CambridgeI commute to work 5 days a week on an Abellio Greater Anglia train from Cambridge to Great Chesterford. The trains are delayed frequently.
B Tends King, EdinburghDogma does not run efficient trains.
Graeme Ritchie, CuparAs a former British Rail employee, I see the worst mistake ever was to privatise British Rail.
Travis Speight, DoncasterI think this is such a good cause. I get the train almost every day to Leeds to get to college and every day I pay 12 pounds for a return ticket. These prices aren’ t OK.
Marshall Dean, KeithScotRail and their subsequent operators are a joke. They use every opportunity to blame Network Rail for failures.
Jenny Liston, OtleyLook to the publicly-owned East Coast railway for how to run an excellent well-costed service.
Nick Callow, Midsomer NortonI would love to travel somewhere (anywhere) on a train again but the so-called discounts don’t actually exist for OAP day-trippers as fares are still too high.
Mary Wolf, CroydonRail for public service not for private profit, please.
Ray Hand, AbingdonThe rail system should be a service, not a money-making opportunity for investors.
Christine Gibson, LeedsI could not agree more.
Sarah Filmer, SouthamptonSo needed.
Patrick Dunlop, CambridgeI want proper public services that don’t have the extra charge of having to supply a profit.
Rhiannon Hayman, HolywellI hate the way the trains run in this country. It’s cheaper to get a flight to the other side of the country than a train. What is that all about?
Nigel Miller, WallingtonActually, the railways secretly remained nationalised, in the sense that the government pays for them. But they makes us think they’re private, because they don’t run them anymore.
Robin Atkins, WeymouthHow can this fragmented, disorganised system give value for money to the taxpayers supporting and passengers using it, when so much is spent on administration and profits?
Leslie Simpson, EdinburghI worked for British Rail until privatisation and did not realise how lucky I was to have what turned out to be good honest managers and colleagues, which came to an end.
Ian Stainthorp, LeylandRe-nationalise. The current service is by no means reflected by the price we pay.
Simon Jones, BromleyWe need a joined-up train service run in the public interest, owned by the public.
Colin Rolfe, ChelmsfordThis needs to be back in the public sector. Why should tax payers keep bailing out these companies and then pay through the nose to line their pockets?
Karen Heaton, Stockton-on-TeesBritish Rail should belong to the British people.
Patrick Hilley, KeighleyGreat idea, about time.
Reynold Hutchinson, Berwick-upon-TweedAnother example of the rape of this country by Westminster.
John Gilmartin, SuttonI’ve never seen such a tight-run service – appalling, overcrowded, overpriced, unreliable. Sort it out.
Jenny Gilbert, WellingtonI’m old enough to remember when using the railways wasn’t a stressful task. There may have been some timing issues, but buying a ticket was so simple back then.
Richard Leaman, PrestonPrivatisation has been a disaster. Carried out without a political mandate, and maintained against the general will of the country. It’s time to reclaim our railways.
Lynda Edwards, NorwichWhy have separate train and track companies? No wonder passengers, who pay high fares, are being let down frequently.
David Oney, RhylIt’s a no-brainer – as the Americans say. Why should companies who are subsidised by us make huge profits from us?
John Porter, NottinghamThe railways can work for the people if owned by the people.