John Walker, BradfordPeople, not profit.
Simon Hargreaves, MatlockOur rail network and the trains that run on it should be part of our basic national infrastructure, run for the common good.
Rhona Wyer, Upper BangorI’m sick of paying all these backroom boys for being incompetent with their franchise biddings. Let’s have more money spent locally employing people in our stations.
David NicholasEnd the travesty of rail franchising and the burden on this country of false promises and devious commercial practice.
Robin Draper, WalsallIf we want environmentally friendly transport, we need the railway, electrified and redeveloped.
Chris Purser, ThirskOur railways cost us more in subsidy. Running and upgrading them is more expensive and millions are siphoned off in profits. Look at East Coast for proof of this.
Sylvia Webb, SunburyIt feels as if it’s all disintegrated. Make it function properly by joining up the pieces.
J Anslow, ManchesterUnified operations, coherent fares please.
David Oxberry, GatesheadThe railways are run inefficiently and profit is the only motive. We the taxpayers are funding these profits and sustaining these companies.
Deirdre Carlisle, DumfriesYes please – a properly joined-up rail network service.
Bob Bryson, EdinburghBloody stupid idea to privatise it in the first place.
Mike FriendPublic transport should be run not for profit but as a self sustaining affordable means of travel.
Adam Bloy, LondonService not profit!
Pat Ingram, ExeterIt is time all this privatisation stopped. There should be institutions looked after by a civil service.
Michael Rowland-Hill, OrpingtonBritish Rail means getting there on time and at a fair price. Bring back what should never have gone.
Steven Baker, OxfordshireIt’s a terrible service: short form trains, technical problems every day, standing room only, new timetables. Appalling.
Paul Hernon, LlangollenIt’s bloody obvious.
Anthony Kahwati, BearstedThese prices are too expensive. We are being made fools of by the rail companies and the government that allows them to continue. It’s pricing people out of London.
Garry Martin, SheffieldThe recent East Coast line experience shows it’s the only way to run the railways.
Tim Murphy, PrestonThe prices are out of control.
Jon Carver, BedfordPrivate companies messed it up once. Nationalised it had its faults, but this re-privatisation is a disaster. The only investment in our railways is still public.
Mark Whittaker, NottinghamshireBring back British Rail.
Charles Scott, FalkirkIt should be part of society and not a money cow.
Rob Smith, HawickBBBR.
Damian Gevaux, BuckleyI would like to see BR brought back into service. All the current train liveries have confused me.
Victor Meldrew, Shoreham-by-SeaThe railways have been messed about since the 90s. Connex and Southern are both awful. BR might not have been great but it was a damn sight better than this.
Graeme Kemp, TelfordTime to take back the railways.
Gary Hale, EveshamI work for one of the unpopular train companies operating in the UK, and the vast majority of frontline staff want BR to return. Obviously upper management don’t.
Stephen Goulden, SheffieldThe current shambles is a rip-off too far. They wouldn’t stand for it anywhere else in the EC – why should we?
Richard Capeling, RochesterWe must bring back British Rail. It costs more to go on the train to Scotland than it does to fly anywhere in Europe.