As a teen addict living in Penzance, I am unable to afford the train to attend a youth narcotics anonymous meeting that I would particularly benefit from.

L CJ, Penzance

Privatisation of BR has been an unmitigated disaster.

Andrew Winser, Nottingham

Currently a crazy system. Bring back single prices for a given journey plus the fact it should be a service, not a profit-making concern.

Kathy Dancy, Milton Keynes

Rail travel is a human necessity and should be made accessible to all in availability, price and quality.

Susan Scarth, Edinburgh

Mass transportation should be run by the people for the people, not for the benefit of shareholders and corporations.

John Gibb, Glasgow

Scotland. We are badly served by trains.

David Moncur, Dundee

Let’s get people out of their cars and back onto cheap public transport.

Jonathan Chalcraft, Brighton

They should never have been privatised in the first place.

Clive Hodgetts, Rhyl

You know it makes sense.

Clare Whiting, Brighton

Stop the rip-off!

Spencer Preece, Hereford

Bring back British Rail into public ownership now.

Stewart Thompson, Holmfirth

This needs to be back in the public sector. Why should tax payers keep bailing out these companies and then pay through the nose to line their pockets?

Colin Rolfe, Chelmsford

Britain invented public railways. Now we have one of the worst, and most expensive, railway systems in the world, thanks to privatisation.

Richard McNab, Southampton

You know it makes sense.

Stuart Holden, Nottingham

Privatisation has made travelling by rail expensive, uncomfortable and difficult.

Pat Budd, Harlow

Bring BR back. SouthEastern and the others are a joke, and are ripping us all off.

Glen Reeves, Folkestone

Rail travel needs to be affordable to people. Why should people be outpriced in travelling by rail? Green transport needs to be encouraged.

Leon Fields, London

The people who control such integral infrastructure in the country must answer directly to the people.

Christian Cox, Chichester

Bring back people over profit.

Saul Blake, Cambridge

Privatisation has been a complete disaster and has definitely not brought benefits for rail users.

Angela Sansam, Harrogate

Why should I suffer with no trains running on a Sunday? There should be the same number of trains running at the weekend if people need to travel!

David Pennington

All too regular peak time cancellations and short-formations have led to dangerous overcrowding for passengers. There just aren’t enough carriages to meet demand. Very sad.

Richard Halton, High Wycombe

I am so angered by the blatant profiteering of the train operating companies and the obvious inefficiencies created by privatisation.

Henry Saville, Wallasey

Southern Rail are bloodsuckers, money hungry.

Eloise MacKenzie, Brighton

I used to love travelling by train years ago but now find I don’t because of the expense and overcrowding.

Rita Lee, Barnsley

Privatisation of public services has been a disaster (except for the fat cats). Let’s take back as our own.

Robert Pankhurst, St Albans

Under-investment, expensive fares and the farce of one company owning the track and others providing the trains. Capitalism for its own sake. Even the USA doesn’t.

Charles Docherty, Dumbarton.

Re-nationalise the railways.

Tony Whitfield, Preston

British Rail was flawed but needed restructuring not privatising.

Henry Anderson, Perth