Sarah Macbeth, St Leonards-on-SeaI’m stick of being overcharged by rail operators who provide disconnected services on dirty, uncomfortable and overcrowded trains.
Pauline Harrison, SheffieldPlease bring back British Rail to run an efficient and not-for-profit service.
Matthew Allen, PortsmouthInflation-busting fare increases year on year with nothing to show must stop. We are lining the pockets of shareholders with no net gain to ourselves.
Mick McCannSome of the greatest trains ever run were designed and built under British Rail.
Jack A, LondonBring it back.
Pete Sinclair, GreenwichPublic transport should not be run for profit. Meet passengers’ needs, not shareholders’ greed.
Cyril Carroll, RuncornIt can’t happen soon enough.
Mike Weaver, Newcastle-upon-TyneTotal support for this. I use the Northeast line a lot. Private sectors failed but it turns a good profit for the taxpayer now that government runs it.
Alex Widdowson, BramptonConsidering the current privatised railway has a large subsidy, it doesn’t seem fair that it is run for profit, therefore I think it should be re-nationalised.
Teresa Smith, RoystonOverpriced fares, overcrowded and late trains. When FCC franchise runs out in 2014 the route should be taken back into public ownership. Put passengers before profits.
Zaic Holbrook, EdinburghPrivatised rail has only made travel more expensive for both the government and for travellers and we still lag behind the rest of Europe in performance.
Pamela Phelan, WallaseyPublic services such as rail, bus, health etc. should be in public ownership, run on a no-profit basis for the good of the community and not to line the fat cats’ pockets.
John Burrell, CambridgeA co-ordinated transport system is essential to a 21st Century developed country. This cannot be achieved with the current set up.
Jerry Scales, AylesburyNational assets should not be sold off. We are laughed at by other countries.
Amy Lisle, NottinghamThis is an essential service, and our tickets and subsidies should not be used to line CEOs pockets.
David White, BicesterPrivatisation does not save money – I’ve been outsourced from a civil servant job and it is a fact that it costs more from private industry.
Peter Dean, PlymouthThe terrible prices are forcing Mr Average off rail and into the car.
Alan Perkins, CanterburyShort-sighted dogma caused the chaos.
Beth Neale, WarminsterBring it back.
Bill Kruse, East MoleseyRobbing bastards! Let’s not forget they couldn’t do this without the connivance of government.
Rowan Crawshaw, CaernarfonI hate Virgin and First.
Tom Freshwater, WallingfordIt just makes sense.
Jean Gardner, SheffieldThe present system is crazy. We need an efficiently-run publicly-owned rail service. An integrated transport system would be ideal.
Greg Cecil, LondonThe break-up of the UK is directly attributable to the loss of British Rail/Gas/Telecom etc. There’s no sense of national identity now. Bring it back. Bring it all back.
David Melville Wingrove, EdinburghIn the shameless legacy of the Blair and Thatcher years, the Great Rail Rip-Off ranks among the worst. Re-nationalise now.
Charlie Wyatt, GravesendSoutheastern sucks.
Ian Henden, FarehamA national asset, which is for every citizen’s benefit, should belong to the nation, aiming to break even.
Hazel Wood, East LintonAny form of public transport should be an integrated public service, designed and operated for the convenience of passengers who pay for it through paying their fares.
Ron Chennells, Newcastle-upon-TyneIt needs to be done as soon as possible.