Richard Balchin, Saffron WaldenBrexit finally allows us to take back control over our nation’s railways. Brexiteers want a great British Railway back.
Hugh Terry, ReadingI would scrap HS2 in favour of a high-speed north-south freight line running along the course of the Great Central and reopen vital link and branch lines cut by Beeching.
Daniel Shooman, BangorTrains should be cheap and reliable and all the income should be re-invested to continuously improve the service.
Janis Bull, BillericayLet’s aim to keep companies British. We have sold off our country to too many foreign companies and governments.
Philip Scown, SheffieldPrivatisation of the railways has been a service and financial disaster. Properly funded public transport will help get the economy going for everyone.
Paul BrightA reliable railway network should connect people in local towns and villages so they longer need expensive petrol driven cars.
Robin Lee, LochwinnochNationalise the whole thing, undo the Beeching cuts and then expand the network!
Azucena Marin-Young, CoventryIt’s disgraceful, the prices of a train journey. Stop ripping the people off.
Iain Douglas, KnutsfordPrivatisation of British Rail was a disaster and the success of the East Coast, now back under public control, only underlines the way forward.
Keith Veness, BroadstairsIt’s a bit of a no brainer. End the private rip-off of our railways now.
Ron Chalack, SheffieldStop the thieving speculators.
Tim Tyler, ManchesterTrain travel should always be cheaper than a single person driving. There is also a duty to provide affordable travel for citizens that are not able to drive.
Rod Anderson, LondonJust look at East Coast mainline.
Edward Grassby, LondonI want a rail service that efficiently runs cheaply for the public, not an overpriced service that is unreliable.
Marcus Stead, CardiffI am a free market capitalist, but privatisation only works when the consumer has choice. The consumer has no choice – they must use the rail company which runs the line.
John Conley, RosythCrap service from the mainline companies except from East Coast. I wonder why.
Alan King, EdinburghFragmentation has wasted money on in-fighting instead of delivering a fully integrated service for business and families.
Teresa Price, BarnsleyThe railways now are such a mess – very overpriced, because of the ‘competition’. What is the point of saying more? We all know.
Susanne Birks, SheffieldThe railways should be run as a public service and profits should be for improvements and reinvestment, not shareholders.
Joe Cairns – Doran, BrightonNationalise more of the country. We all live here, not just the rich.
Murray Grigor, InverkeithingNo other country ever divided their nationally-owned railway into so many disparate pieces to create the most expensive system in the world.
Nick Haeffner, LondonOut with the miserable, gouging private sector vampires – Atos, Serco and G4S are a disgrace too. Get rid of them all.
Nigel Hayes, KetteringPeople before profits.
Ivan Merino, PocklingtonGet rid of the private sector bureaucracy and waste from the national network.
Khalid Talati, ManchesterIf prices keep going up, eventually people won’t be able to afford to get to work. Nationalise the railways now.
David Sleet, YorkIf profits can be made by British Rail, they should be ploughed back into the system, not distributed to the already-wealthy shareholders.
Dylyn Dalton, LondonPlease bring back British Rail and with reasonable prices too.
Oliver Laraman, WhitstableScrew the overpriced fares! We need re-nationalisation now.