Killian Kane, ColchesterOur money is not being spent on the rail service and we are forced to use twenty year old trains.
Michael Rose, AberystwythI agree fully. What we have is pointlessly expensive and complicated. Why, for example, is it cheaper to get multiple tickets for bits of a journey than buy one?
Lee Garratt, BraunstonPeople before profits!
Simon Venters, LondonRailways are too expensive and not reliable.
Tony Platt, TowcesterThe most important aspect to bring back under control is Network Rail. This needs to be run as a proper service provider, stop sub-contracting.
Mark Keeping, ReadingMore failed Tory dogma. This failed experiment has cost us all dearly.
H R Anderson, FalkirkPrivatisation is theft.
Richard Antonel, LondonPublic services should be nationalised.
Joginder SinghImagine what sort of railway we could have had if British Rail had been given half the money trousered by the privatised rail fat cats!
Anne Mead, TewinThe railways should be solely under the control of government to offer a fully integrated service for the benefit of the people and not run for profit. It hasn’t worked.
Dominic Martin, LechladeI can’t believe that only the Green Party supported re-nationalisation. Why won’t Labour?
Richard Sinclair, HoylandAs a taxpayer I want that profit directly fed back into rail services and my rail fare.
Emma Hock, WakefieldThere is no way in which privatisation of the rail system was a good thing. The demand for profits has led to a service lean on customer service and adequate provision.
Jonathan Ravenhill Lloyd, HastingsProfits are like rust to public services.
Ben WalshOur railways are supposed to be a public service which should be accessible to all!
Paul Pearson, ShrewsburyI hate having to wait on a platform and let trains to my destination leave, as my ticket is not valid on that service.
Steve Davey, TadcasterNot before time.
Lindsey March, Kings LangleyIn Italy. 9 euros gives me 5 hours of clean, modern, punctual rail travel. It is essential that we give people an affordable alternative to car travel to save the planet.
Conor Owens, EnniskillenWonderful campaign.
Stephen Helm, PontelandEast Coast Rail have shown that publicly-owned is better than privately-owned, for customers and taxpayers.
Ian Cumming, Newton MearnsWhy don’t the Labour party back this? Why, it might get them some votes.
Matthew Allen, PortsmouthInflation-busting fare increases year on year with nothing to show must stop. We are lining the pockets of shareholders with no net gain to ourselves.
Fenella Watts, SouthamptonPeople not profit. Re-unify our country again. Encourage us off the roads.
Blair Barnette, LondonEven months in advance, return tickets for less than 2 hours’ journey cost more than the plane fare or renting a car, which is what I do. I find this wasteful and not eco-friendly.
Clare Perkins, LondonNationalise now. Build trains in Britain, not Germany.
John Tidy, LondonI want rail transport run for its users. We can’t go back to the under-investment of the BR era, and the current arrangements are unsustainable. A new paradigm is needed.
Robin Evans, PooleIt cannot happen too soon to simplify travelling in this country.
Mike Macneil, Newport, Nova Scotia, CanadaPrivatisation of the railways was a huge mistake. They should be in public hands.
Paul Taylor, SheffieldI believe that privately run trains do not have the customer’s comfort at heart and just want to make as much profit out of us. We want reasonably priced tickets.
Margaret Al-Rekabi, NottinghamWhen British Rail was in existence the price of a journey was set. 1st and 2nd class. Now it is a muddle and many different fares depending on when you book. Not good.