Samuel Stevenson, NottinghamDo it for the kids.
Mike Noble, SunderlandNot one day goes past without a message on car radio listing rail delays.
Anthony Hinds, HarrogateAspiration for passengers has deteriorated through privatisation and costs have risen. It’s a failure.
Jasmin Crosbie, CarlisleIt’s a public service and should pay for itself, but huge profits – why?
Jon Shaw, LondonPrivatisation is not working. There is only one answer.
Blair Breton, SouthseaModelled on the East Coast service.
Alex Wood, LondonRail services are already subsidised by the taxpayer. Let’s cut out the middleman; the one that is making the profit.
Wes Taylor, HavantKeep Britain British.
Ruth Rolfe, ElyI remember the days before privatisation. The service was definitely cheaper and, for a customer, easier to use and understand.
Ann Petherick, YorkPrivatisation has failed. Something as important as the railway system needs to be publicly-owned for the sake of coherence, efficiency and safety.
O J Donnelly, AldershotExpand our railways to where people need to go and not just where it is profitable. Get people off the roads and save the environment. Bring back and expand motor-rail too.
Matthew Dibley, TeignmouthPrivatising the rail has always been a bad thing. High fares and very poor service. Bring back British Rail.
Nicola Riley, RedcarIt would be good to have it back.
Richard Church, LondonGet rid of the fragmented, inefficient and unsafe privatised railway system.
Ralph Baker, MargatePrivatisation has made the railways much worse.
Peter Harding, ReadingIt’s financial and operational sense to have a nationalised railway. I believe it’s time to have our railways run for people not profit.
Gary Hilsdon, BrightonWe should not be making money out of people in this way.
Joyce Moore, LeicesterA fully integrated rail system – serving the whole of the country – can only be achieved with state control and ownership.
Ian David Wildbore, ChesterfieldSave billions. Scrap HS2. Electrify East Midlands route to Sheffield now.
John Rawlinson, StaffsService for the people not subsidies for the already wealthy.
Irina Palczynski, LondonIt makes sense.
Steve McCarron, WorcesterThe selling of our railway network and its rolling stock was the theft of public property.
David Bassett, AylesburyScrap HS2 and re-invest in the East- West Oxford to Cambridge Line. Re-open the inland route from Plymouth via Tavistock to overcome future flooding at Dawlish etc.
Anthony Bardsley, ManchesterRail travel is far too expensive. One united railway network will be great for users.
Nigel Frankland, Waltham CrossPrivatisation of the rail networks has not worked!
Wallace Henning, FolkestoneIt’s obvious that this has to happen.
Gordon Hay, SandiacreAre our trains better or cheaper now? Not at all. The pricing policy is a joke.
Steve Leniec, FaringdonAs a frequent user the hike in fares is indefensible. Add in the public subsidy and the rail companies cannot lose, just the poor users.
Owen Smithson, HornseaFor people not for profit.
Frank Nicholas AdamBritish Rail ought to be brought back for passenger trains in England, Wales and Scotland.