Gary Madden, Newcastle-upon-TyneIt should never have been sold off in the first place. We owned it, why did we need the chance to buy something we already owned. It was all about giving it to the rich.
Jemma Lewis, MaidstoneServices are over-priced and unreliable. A profit-based railway benefits the shareholders, never the passengers.
Andrew Sharpless, Upton-upon-SevernIt is urgent, as many are distressed by its present status.
Rick Evans, ManchesterEnd the corruption and tax payer theft.
Anthony Wilson, East SussexI want to shove my train ticket somewhere I won’t say! But you know where I am thinking of, cough, cough!
David Yewdall, BlackpoolRe-nationalise the railway and get rid of the gangsters who run it for their shareholders. Let’s get DB to run it. After all that is the German government, not shareholders.
Rob Stephens, NorwichIt’s so disjointed and fragmented. Only fat cat, nameless shareholders benefit, not the paying public. Make it British Rail and bring back the ‘blue & grey’.
Randall Northam, YorkRail privatisation was botched and hurried.
Matt Kingsnorth, ChelmsfordI work shifts and I’m fed up with sparse trains outside 9-5. I work in TV. Would you like it if I stopped your favourite programme because I had to get the last train?
Dennis Hopkins, LeedsRail is overpriced and should be nationalised as soon as possible.
Raymond Isom, SudburyI have absolutely no idea why we sold off the railways in the first place. If they are so successful, why does the taxpayer still subsidise them? It’s total madness.
Mike Hellyer, LondonWhat does ‘peak time’ even mean? So I have to pay more, but it’s highly likely I might not even get on my train, let alone get a sea. It should be the complete opposite.
Lesley Mais, LeedsFor too long we have trusted private companies to improve essential services, and instead we are seeing few improvements but ever-increasing bills.
Steven Butt, PontypoolThe railways serve the country so should be owned by the country, especially if the public still support them through taxes and fares which are ridiculously overpriced.
Edmund English, Newcastle-upon-TyneWhy Thatcher?
Patrick Dunlop, CambridgeI want proper public services that don’t have the extra charge of having to supply a profit.
Michael Hedderly, ColytonSo long as steam-hauled charter trains are still allowed on the mainline.
Stephen Millard, South ShieldsTories out. Re-nationalise the power companies too.
Jason Warner, RaundsBring back British Rail. A unified railway is a good railway.
Derek Miller, Newcastle-under-LymeReverse the progress to a corporatist state with profit put before public service.
James Reid, MiddlesbroughI believe BR should be reinstated because it allowed the British people to travel the country in an affordable manner whilst still making a large profit.
Edward Abel, BirminghamThe slogan says it all.
Jerry Cooper, LondonWe taxpayers are paying more in subsidy to the private companies that run the railways now than we ever did when it was state-owned. Re-nationalise now.
Jack Holden, BarnsleyThey should never have been privatised in the first place.
Ben Eldridge, EpsomWhat a ridiculous system we have for running our railways. It’s time for the railways to be taken back into public ownership.
Simon Groom, LutonThe current service Luton to London is appalling. It needs to be re-nationalised and run for the benefit of the travelling public and not shareholders.
Bryan J Willis, GatesheadStop the rail rip-off.
Shabir Ahmed, WatfordIt always worked better under government control.
Elliot Ferenc, RochdaleBring back British Rail
Andrew Rowntree, PeterboroughWe would have less need to use the road network if rail fares were cheaper.