Good ideas here!

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The East Coast line has shown the way. It is time for politicians to listen and think again.

Dennis Brickles, Harrogate

UK trains are a shambles compared to the rest of Europe.

Akit, London

I do not drive and have always travelled by train. I love train travel and believe in it and public transport. Bring prices down for better use.

Valerie Castle, Worcester

Privatisation in this economic system means only corruption. Give us back our railways you thieves.

Genni Pavone, Swindon

Make rail public again.

Nicholas Cleverley, London

It’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.

Kevin Munden, Newark-on-Trent

I travel from Chatham Station to London St Pancras International at an ever increasing fare and nothing extra for it. I cannot see where the money is going other than dividends.

Daniel Crouch, Rochester

Public ownership means accountability. Otherwise predatory corporate power dominates. I want to be a passenger not a customer.

Steven Craig, Glasgow

We need railways that are owned by the state and public passengers and freight. They should never have got rid of British Rail and we want it back.

Garreth Maguire, Prestatyn

Bring back BR and bring back the design and manufacture of all trains to the UK as a matter of government industrial policy.

Keith Ward, Nottingham

Please reverse the privatisation of the railways.

John & Beatrice Rogers, Leeds

Imagine the amount of time gained when we no longer have to waste hours and hours to deal with the websites of dozens of non-communicating train companies.

Stefan Weigert, Hull

Re-nationalise please.

Chris Wilson, London

An efficient and affordable train service is vital for the economic well-being of the country.

Nicholas Burman-Vince, London

This is self explanatory.

Stephen Baxter, Glasgow

Re-nationalise the rail system.

Jamie Sims, Derby

A unified national network run in the interests of passengers can only be better than the current fragmented system run in the interests of private profit and bureaucrats.

John Marsden, Lochgilphead

Privatising critical services does not work.

Harrison Foster, Portsmouth

We need to nationalise all the major services and get the UK back on its feet. Sack the Selfservatives.

M Slater, Solihull

Rail was a privatisation too far.

Stephen Russell, Peterborough

I think it’s disgusting that the prices are increasing yet again.

Dawn Curtis, Reading

Not for profit.

Ian Grant, Sunderland

Too expensive and all too crowded.

Margaret White, Cheltenham

The country should have a proper public transport system.

Steve Ince, Pocklington

If it’s not broken, don’t try to fix it. An old saying but true in this case.

Brian Spurling, Harlow

Do it now.

Fiona Powell, Edinburgh

Keep up the pressure. British Rail must be better and, hopefully, cheaper than the status quo.

Ann-Marie Redmonds, Huddersfield

It’s time we got back to basics. One network with a commitment to providing an efficient service without the need to rip off the passengers. Bring back British Rail.

Chrissie Storey, Morden

It’s time this government realised that private isn’t always better than public. It’s time to re-nationalise.

Sheila Loffill, Knaresborough