Daniel Isles, CirencesterI use the train loads and I would love it to be better.
Peter Forster, HaltwhistleThis has to be done. No more big profits from robbing the people who pay Fares.
Matthew Hewson, LouthBring it back to British Rail.
David Moore, BanburyBring back British Rail has my support.
Evan Humphreys, Abergele100% rise in cost and decline in service speaks for itself.
Tony Hagon, WickUnder this regime there isn’t any real competition. Let the train companies have to maintain their own permanent way etc. Profits?
Gavin Hudson, SheffieldI couldn’t take a job with a £7K pay rise because I would have had to travel to London two days a week, which made me £200 a month worse off even after the pay rise.
Vanessa Bowen, HarrogateI believe that railways should be run for the people and not for private profit. This is such an important service and decisions should be made in the interests of the public.
Neil Merrett, NottinghamPut people’s rail service back with the people.
Joseph Callow, BournemouthIt is absolutely ludicrous that the national rail is privatised with the fares going up every year faster than wages are increasing. They need to be re-nationalised.
Ivan Trevor Watson, MorpethI worked for British Rail, joining in 1972. It was run down and needing investment. After privatisation a lot of the money for the industry now lines shareholders’ pockets.
Richard Power, LondonI used to work for British Rail in Horwich, York and Crewe engineering works. I would love to see the railways nationalised again.
Damien Green, CheltenhamPublic services like this should never be privatised. It only leads to under-investment and price increases in the name of profit.
Les Atkinson, Newcastle-upon-TyneWe have had enough of incompetent fat cats ruining our rail infrastructure.
Ann Scott, BirminghamAnything would be an improvement and one single operation would make booking easier. People not profits should be the top priority for such services.
J Spikings, LondonI’m tired of a rubbish and expensive service run mainly by non-British owned companies fleecing the public for profit.
B J Gibbons, SouthamptonThe subsidies to the privatised companies are going into shareholders’ pockets. We need a properly integrated service. Only BR can do this.
Sonia Santana, Bishop’s StortfordI support the idea of re-nationalising the railway system.
Kevin Freeman, GlasgowThe people have spoken.
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.
Ian Hayward, BasingstokeHow can you run a railway and claim maximum customer service when you are also giving millions of pounds to shareholders who contribute nothing?
Neil Rathmell, ShrewsburyShrewsbury is poorly served by the privatised rail companies and it looks set to continue that way unless we Bring back British Rail.
N P Bradley, DevonBritish Rail was cheaper.
Ross Taylor, HinckleyI completely agree with British Rail and I believe that privatisation has not served the purpose it was meant to.
Tony Knight, BeverleyFirst step: do not sell off the profitable, publicly owned East Coast line.
Chun Yin Chan, Hong KongBring the rail industry back to life with more British-made trains, something like the next generation of Intercity 125s.
Clare Wood, InvernessWe want our trains powered by glorious Rolls Royce engines and new modernised Class 42s to be introduced.
Sam Perry, YorkFair rail fares for all.
Will Bale, Caerphillythe cost of rail travel in the UK is getting more expensive but is still increasingly inefficient. It should be re-nationalised.
Jim Granter, AlsagerWe shouldn’t have to wait this long before we get back what was once ours.