Stephen Clibbens, HarrogatePublic transport should benefit the public, not a few shareholders.
Amanda Sym, LondonTickets are priced far too high and the service is atrocious. Bring back the service for the people.
Caz MoweAbout time.
James Robinson, WindsorI don’t see why it was ever privatised in the first place. It only lead to higher prices and a poorer service. The government’s purse hasn’t even benefitted.
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.
Jeff Hayden, SalisburyI used to think British Rail was terrible. I now see that this was not the case when the alternative is privatised rail companies. I sincerely apologise to British Rail.
Jacob Colclough, Stoke-on-TrentThere was more efficient running of trains back then and there were proper locomotives.
Nick Urquhart, AberdeenThe shocking performance of rail services shows it needs to be state-owned. I do not remember the last time a train left exactly on time.
Greg Taylor, YorkBritain’s railways are for the people not for profit.
Natalie Clarke, LondonEnd privatisation.
Chris Lindon, SheffieldOur train services are appalling, woefully inadequate, always late, expensive and only increasing in cost year upon year. Trains are a necessity and should be re-nationalised.
Colin Ure, Houghton-le-SpringIt should not have gone in the first place.
Linda Baker, BrightonA sense of shared ownership would encourage train usage.
Joanne Harrison, ManchesterIt’s ours. Let’s look after it properly.
Susan Gulliver, KeighleyLet’s put the British back and make the railways a state-owned company. Everyone then should be able to afford to use them.
Vaughan Gallavan, ExeterI would like to see the re-nationalisation of telecoms and utilities too.
Francois Helou, LondonThe current system with several train companies for the same destination is overly complicated and expensive. Taking the train should not be as complex as flying.
Pier Hausemer, SalisburyIt can be done, if only there is a political will. Do it for the people of Great Britain.
Paul Bemrose, BrightonI use the trains every day. I’m sick of greedy private sector companies cheating travellers with constant overpriced and poor services.
Stuart PartlettPlease. I can’t get a job and it’s too expensive to use the trains.
Mel Thomas, Blaenau FfestiniogThey should never have been privatised in the first place. But beware of legislation that would globally prevent this.
Stuart Antrobus, BedfordLet’s have our public services back in public control.
Rosalind Collier, BristolI grew up with British Rail and was not happy when it was sold off.
Charlotte Young, DerbyThis country’s rail prices are disgusting. Look at the rest of Europe and take note. Government, we will not stand for this anymore.
Gerard Neill, LondonThe South East Region needs longer trains all the time, not just a few during peak hours.
Ellie Gibbs, KnaresboroughGive us back our National Rail.
Owen HockeyJust look at the East Coast line, publicly run and puts money into the Treasury. The West Coast line, privately run, takes money out of the Treasury.
Kate Ward, HuddersfieldLate, dangerously crowded trains, rising fares yet no improvements to speak of. We need re-nationalisation.
Richard Elton, CarlisleIf taxpayers are going to subsidise the railways for evermore put the money into the railways not shareholders’ pockets.
David Alan Clark, GlasgowScotRail have poor services, trains are often late or cancelled, a wheelchair user not allowed to board the train because of space issues when there were only two carriages.