Sarah Williams, FavershamHere we have HS1, which is great if you want to go to St Pancras, but our other services have been downgraded and, of course, HS costs more.
Vaughan Gallavan, ExeterI would like to see the re-nationalisation of telecoms and utilities too.
Steve Adie, CarlisleRe-nationalise the railways and make them better. There are too many top bosses getting crazy pay and bonuses which should be used to improve the network.
Norman Horton, DarlingtonRailways should be run for the good of the people and not exist to line shareholders’ pockets.
Graham Hargreaves, CaernarfonWe want our railway back.
Georgina Lum, EssexIt’s absolutely disgusting that a season ticket is £6,000. Compare it to Singapore for example. The trains are so much bigger there with air-conditioning.
Diana Morgan, ChichesterLet common sense prevail.
Christina Sundborg, YakimaPlease bring back the British Rail for those that need it for transportation. It’s hard enough getting reliable transportation over here.
Michael Drain, LondonYes please.
Paul Crookes, DoverNot forgetting carriage cleaners. They all need bringing back in house too.
Stephen Helm, PontelandEast Coast Rail have shown that publicly-owned is better than privately-owned, for customers and taxpayers.
Tom Hirsch, NorthamptonNo competition equals high prices and bad service when there’s no alternative.
Tim Bounds, StocktonPrivatisation has been a disaster for passengers and taxpayers – but very profitable for a few businesses.
Anne Vivian-Smith, NottinghamIt’s time to stop rewarding shareholders for underfunding our transport.
Caroline Barenghi, PontelandFor environmental reasons rail travel needs to be efficient and cheap.
Livia Najman, SuttonPrivatisation hasn’t worked.
Gillian Statham, SalisburyUnder the present system, the taxpayers and commuters pay all the expenses, while private companies reap the profits.
Libby Smith, NorwichIt’s ours not yours.
Imrul Hossain, WatfordWe should never have sold our public transport to the private sector. It was the worst idea by any government. Be smart and bring it back.
David Buttle, WinchesterThe biggest mistake was to privatise the railways. I am a working volunteer on heritage rail and grandson of an LNER staff member from Stockton station.
Christine Clements, TruroWest Country transport at risk. We need railways.
Leona Graham, CambridgeLet’s make it happen.
Kay Labon, SouthamptonPrivatisation created structures that seemed designed to fail. The same investment in British Rail would have given us a service to match European services.
Claire HendersonFares too high and no part time season tickets. It’s all about making a profit now.
Roger Goodwin, HerefordThe cost of travelling by rail is pricing people out of using them. In a lot of cases, it is now cheaper to travel by car.
Pip Banham, NorwichTake it back and don’t waste millions on making the London to Birmingham run quicker. It is not needed.
Darren Gallacher, Clacton-on-SeaWhen will governments learn that they are representative. We pay tax for national services and it’s not theirs to sell – its ours.
Anthony Kelly, DerbyRailways should be run for the public as a service and not for mega profits for the rich.
William Smith, Newcastle-under-LymeEven that bitch Margaret Thatcher thought it was a step too far.
William Featherstone, ArgyllAs a Retired BR employee of the Eastern Region DCE. (Divisional Civil Engineers Department) in Colchester, Essex, I knew that privatising BR wouldn’t work.