Chris Osborne, NorwichThe divergence in prices and many promotions make booking for rail impossible.
Victoria Maclean, Telford21st century and our transport system is a shambles. There’s a lesson here – if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Definitely don’t sell it.
Barbara Jenkins, WakefieldI am a frequent traveller on East Coast mainline and prefer it stays as is.
Raymond Watson, BingleyWe need a national approach as part of a national transport strategy with profits re-invested, not paid out to shareholders and meeting the overheads of private sector.
Nicholas Parry, ColchesterBring back British Rail.
Brian Binns, HarrogateWe must stop treating the railways as a way of filling private pockets with taxpayers’ cash.
David Haines, HumberstonBring it back to stop putting performance ahead of safety.
Will Bale, Caerphillythe cost of rail travel in the UK is getting more expensive but is still increasingly inefficient. It should be re-nationalised.
Carrie Machin, Stoke-on-TrentMy other half works for a subcontractor for Network Rail and is mistreated and unhappy with how they are treated both in and out of work.
Mark Stewart, AyrPrivatisation was done on the cheap, supposedly to allow the firms to upgrade the network which they reneged on.
Anthony Webster, Newcastle-upon-TyneNorthern Rail – what a rip off.
Helen Cullivan, Hutton BrentwoodI have to use the train to get to and from work. They have used every excuse they can come up with.
Kay Hallam, TadleyThe trains are overcrowded, overpriced and cost the tax payer more than when nationalised. They used to be a bit scruffy but at least you got a seat.
Robert Hall, NaillatPrivate companies are interested in profit. They will only deliver a service which is profitable and not the one travellers would prefer; cheapest fares on the day of travel.
Susan Rogers, ManchesterIt was so much better when we ran it ourselves.
Noz Mcneil, DerbyCheap trains for all
Paul Clark, SouthamptonPrivatisation has failed. Any monopolistic system with so many interfaces and profit being creamed off the top is just illogical.
Anne Callaghan, BlantyreAll utilities should be nationalised and run for the benefit of the public, not shareholders, with profits being ploughed back into the company to modernise.
Douglas Thain, DundeeService for the benefit of the people, not for the profit of minority.
Joe Loughrell, LondonEnough is enough, I don’t care about fancy stations with shops and restaurants. I just want to go to work and get home with the minimum fuss.
Kay Davies, NantwichBring it back.
Stan Fay, LondonIt only makes sense, operate like DB and see success like East Coast and London Overground, bringing in huge sums if money.
David Scott, BirminghamDefinitely.
Ian Stainthorp, LeylandRe-nationalise. The current service is by no means reflected by the price we pay.
Marilyn Tsiorvas, SheffieldThe current situation of private companies is chaotic and inefficient for customers and increasingly impoverishing for us and enriching for the shareholders.
R B, HuddersfieldWhy are we playing subsidies to companies when we can run a train company at a profit for the country ourselves?
Geoff Cook, CalneI can’t contemplate using the railways again, ever.
Amelia AsburyWe have tried both public and private ownership of the rail network and it is obvious that it works better as a public institution.
Christopher Fazey, ChesterIn a world where our “public” services just keep getting worse and worse, please see sense.
David Alcock, GlasgowHow stupid. Virgin’s Glasgow to Birmingham trains are diesel, but the line is electrified – the price of fragmentation.