Gavin McBride, EdinburghBecause what we have at the moment is not fit for purpose and all it achieves is the fattening of corporate wallets.
Margaret HuntAbout ticket pricing. I had to tell USA tourists why I had a saver return ticket with seat (£12) to London & they paid £92+ each to stand.
Kay Davies, NantwichBring it back.
Alesia Harris, WokingI’m a student and the prices of trains are extortionate, especially for cramped and delayed services. I often have to travel to London for fieldwork and it’s food or work.
Fiona Lennard, GlasgowI feel that a country as small as the UK should have a unified and properly-funded railway service under state control. Contrast French/German railways with ours.
Gary Haley, PontefractPeople not profits.
Ruth Meaney, LondonIt’s the sensible thing to do.
Mary Greer, LondonAs London gets more expensive to live in, more and more of us will have to commute, but £3,000-5,000 a year is totally ludicrous.
Philip De Lacy White, North CaveBritish trains are probably the most expensive and complicated to use in all Europe. Prices vary according to how you go about buying a ticket. It is so complicated.
Rosemary Smith, Milton KeynesBritish Rail needs to be reinstated
Charlie Deeney, DerryRe-nationalise immediately. The service is poor and the prices disgraceful.
Thomas Butler, HorshamOver the last year I’ve been unable to take the train when I’ve needed to due to cancellation, strikes and malfunctions. It’s insanely expensive too.
Margaret Hines, SheffieldBring back British Rail then fewer cars on the roads.
Iain Cameron, South TynesideStart by not re-privatising East Coast which makes a profit.
Andy Maltby, CambridgeBritain’s railways should be publicly owned and operated for the benefit of the country and not for shareholders.
Stephen McVeigh, LondonI agree that the current system is expensive and deeply flawed.
Anne Johns, DerbyCutting out the middleman profits and ploughing them back into the service makes total sense. £4m of public money to a private company does not..
Charlotte Graham, HuddersfieldPlease bring it all back to reality.
Clayton Tindle, WorksopBritish Rail should be for the people not a get rich scheme for Cameron’s cronies.
Anthony Thompson, ShepshedThe present ridiculous situation has gone on too long.
Kevin Munden, Newark-on-TrentIt’s time to get a proper train service back, instead of greedy investors taking the profits without putting any of the investment back into the network.
Alan Glover, Hexham142 Pacers would have been replaced long ago under a nationalised railway system, not cascaded down. The stock in the South of England is so superior to that in the North.
Karen Roberts, WilmslowI think it would be better to have a cohesive system with a more standardised level of service and quality and straight-forward pricing.
Jus Sargeant, MiddlesbroughRestore our national rail.
John Bacon, StevenageRailway infrastructure should be in public ownership for the good of the populace, not privately owned for the profit of shareholders.
Keith Cain, LlangedwynRailways are a natural monopoly. If we are to combat climate change we need to get cars off the road. A public service would be more efficient and cheaper.
Brian Hamill, BallymenaIt is high time the government started to provide efficient and effective railway transport in the UK.
Jaxx Carter, WirralBring back British Rail for all.
Ruth Chamberlain, ThirskThe system is confusing and fragmented and expensive. Let us have a rail system that the UK can be proud of.
Jenifer Jobbins, BodminI’m tired of the mix-ups and poor service.