What a bizarre system we have in UK when our privatised system is providing profits for the publicly-owned nationalised systems of our European neighbours such as SNCF.

Anne Harrison, London

One operator would make it easier when you require assistance. Wheelchair spaces vary in size on different operators.

Pablo Rees, Swansea

The only part that has been privatised is the profit.

Jim Hamilton, Rowley Regis

Re-nationalise now.

Haldane Isaksen, Thorne

I’m sick of hearing things like your ticket is not valid on trains run by so-and-so, whereas with just one company, there would be no problem.

Barry Mahar, Frome

The kind of people who complain about the bureaucracy of the EU are the same kind of people who designed the Byzantine complexity of Britain’s privatised railway.

Terry Grimley, Birmingham

Words fail me.

Cassy Firth, Leeds

Re-nationalise the railways. What we have right now is unacceptable.

Rob Kemp, London

The railway network should be run by the state for the benefit of the people, not for private profit.

Adrian Hemstalk, Brighton

Long Overdue for changing, this nightmare called privatisation.

Christopher Connery, Birmingham

They need to lower the fares.

Waqas Sheikh, Leicester

Boot Arriva out ASAP!

Thomas Coyle

I’m tired of the mix-ups and poor service.

Jenifer Jobbins, Bodmin

I use the Northern Rail Huddersfield to Manchester Victoria line. It has an appalling punctuality record, and customer service leaves me frustrated.

Mark Leech, Mossley

There should be a rail network in this country that is for the benefit of all train users, not for the shareholders. Bring back British Rail.

Patricia Smith, Huddersfield

As a proud Brit on the continent, the state and price of UK trains is appalling. Profit for a few and misery for us. No competition and no incentive to improve or reduce prices.

Michael McClean, Hamburg

We need a railway that is run for the benefit of the people not a few multi millionaires.

Philip Feakin, London

Bring back passenger care. If we had invested this much money in BR we would have had a world leading railway, not the fragmented one we have now.

Paul Lockett, Bristol

East Coast Trains is a shining example of public sector rail being both profitable and efficient.

Corinne Moore, Newark

They’re a national embarrassment at the moment.

Andrew Barnett, London

Every single day the train is delayed, every single day I don’t get a seat. For £3000 a year, I expect better. I absolutely hate London Midland. They have failed.

Danielle Warman, Watford

Let’s build and test trains in the UK, it’ll be good for economy!

Thomas Coyle

I’m fed up with constantly rising fares, packed trains and last minute delays/cancellations even when there is no strike on.

Nicholas Davies, St. Leonards-on-Sea

It is madness that the profits from Britain’s vital infrastructure (and utilities) go to foreign owners when they should be re-invested in Britain and its workforce.

David Grey, North Shields

Get rid of this scam now.

Lloyd Kennedy, London

Clearly we are one of the few countries running a train network in this manner. The experiment hasn’t worked.

Andrew Britt, Beckenham

It’s time to bring it in-house and put the profits back into the railway.

Lee Riley, Oswaldtwistle

It is economic and social madness to continue with a privatised railway system in a modern society.

Bill Lawrence, Mexborough

Privatisation doesn’t work on all routes – Virgin is OK but Northern is an example of appalling service, crammed in like cattle, dirty old rolling stock and what about H and S?

David Moy, Bolton

Give us what we want.

Ellen Pearce, Plymouth