Toby Starr, CrawleyPlease keep our rail network British and invest.
Lucy Miller, LondonWe cannot continue the way we are going – the most expensive and one of the most appalling services in Europe. We need investment and change now.
Gwylon Phillips, AberteifiOpen the line to Aberystwyth from Carmarthen.
Tom McGuinness, BourneI am a frequent traveller and believe that the fragmentation of the system causes waste and inefficiency. Blame John Major.
Rikki Ferguson, LondonNaked profiteering for private owners at the expense of rail travellers is wrong.
Patrick Fenlon, ChesterThey neglected repairs to make massive profits and then put the prices up. Most people stopped using them because of the price. Lower prices get more customers.
Amelia AsburyWe have tried both public and private ownership of the rail network and it is obvious that it works better as a public institution.
Stuart Butler, LondonTfL is often held up as an example of good service. East Coast made the government money when it was DfT- run. How this doesn’t make sense is beyond me.
Brenda James, LlanelliWe need a publicly-owned transport system or living in rural areas will become impossible for anyone without a car.
Victoria Glover-Ward, HertfordLet a company manage the railways not a convoluted claim system for delays.
Llio DaviesPrivatisation of public transport is criminal and should never have happened.
Barry Smith, ClevedonPut an end to private profit, public risk.
Paul Tandy, CheltenhamThe current rail franchise system is horrendous and poorly managed.
Judy Sleath, NottinghamI would like to travel on trains but they’re just too expensive. Surely, if fares were cheaper and services joined up, more people would buy tickets.
Richard Marsh, BridgwaterI never thought you would find me saying this, but let’s re-nationalise the network. It cannot be any worse. I’m an ex First Great Western passenger.
John Hyde, BasingstokeI nominate Richard Branson as the Headman.
Denzil Moran, NottinghamPrivatisation of a national service has been a disaster, particularly in health and safety terms. People died at Hatfield because of privatisation.
David Weston, BodminPlease let it happen soon and for all those poor people to get a seat.
Pat Thompson, Stoke-on-TrentBeing back British Rail.
Ash Bashar, LondonBring the icon back which would be the pride of UK.
Alison Broadley, BedworthI would like to travel long distances and know connecting trains will be waiting for me.
Cameron Telfer, Newcastle-upon-TyneI think bringing back British Rail is a good idea as the prices of tickets can be equalised and made fair for all rail users. Cheers.
Harry Neeve, BarnsleyI’m actually sick of foreign governments jacking up our rail fares and simply not caring. What we need is our railways run by the government with more investment and care.
Kathleen Haldane, Newcastle-upon-TyneThank you for what you are doing.
John Dadacz, Sutton-in-AshfieldYes unify the rail services; you know it makes sense.
Colin Baldwin, RickmansworthIt should never have been privatised in the first place.
Keith Knutton, HolmfirthPrivatisation equals backhanders.
Bryan Dale, CaerleonPublic transport should be supported by the state for the public good, not subsidised for private profit.
Elizabeth Timms, St NeotsYou’d do better supporting the Green Party than Labour if you want this to happen.