Jason Gilzean, HertfordshireTime to stop the rot.
Karen Edwards, BenfleetC2c has ruined our line. Privatisation has been a disaster. It should not be about profits, it should be about service.
Andrew Cooper, WiganThe railways need to be brought back to the people.
Ben NichollsWe commuters have had enough of private train companies running a monopoly and putting cash before customers.
Melvyn Dalley, SheffieldPrivatisation has failed, as it seems do in most public services.
John Reed, TotnesBritish Rail should be state owned.
Robin Wilde, KegworthTrains are the only way I’ll be able to see my girlfriend for the next three years – but I’d rather not pay through the nose.
Terence Thomson, LlansawelThey should never have been re-privatised. Failure was why it was nationalised in the first place. Every other country in Europe has a great railway system.
Nicholas Hughes, PlymouthI used to love travelling by rail. Now it’s an awful experience. But why is this not the case in the rest of Europe? One word – Privatisation.
Jim Wingham, Saltburn-by-the-SeaWe need it back.
Frank Nicholas AdamBritish Rail days were far better.
Steven Lucas, AddlestoneWe need a railway that will put passengers before profit.
Colin FlowerdayNationalisation is the only choice we have now, as we did when British Railways first came into being in 1948.
Nigel Groom, DerbyThe rail network is in a mess and I fully support this. I would put all utility services back in public hands and reverse the proposed plans to sell off Royal Mail.
Stan Newens, HarlowThe privatisation of our rail service was an expensive disgrace and should be reversed.
Alison Cox, YorkIt’s a mess – expensive, poor service with rail profits going abroad.
Arthur Leewis, AlnwickPublic transport should be owned and managed by the public, not by companies that only are in it for profit.
Steve Brown, Newcastle Upon TyneA shocking service. I’m sick of sending compensation forms and complaining for late running or cancelled trains. It costs a fortune and isn’t reliable. BBBR.
Chris Hayden, Milton KeynesI believe that the railway should be owned by the country and government run.
Christine Chapman, ManchesterAs a child and in a family of four children, my parents frequently took us by train from Sandy, Bedfordshire to London Kings Cross.
Ann Stieglitz, WallingfordAs a frequent user of trains, it would make life better if British Rail was returned to us.
Linda Barker, LeedsRe-nationalise our assets.
Steph Jones, East YorksFully publicly-owned, and fully funded.
Brenda Baker, ChesterfieldBring it back to the good old days when I was young and could afford to go by train all the time on low wages.
Jane Allely, Barry5 times higher fare than anywhere in Europe. Outrageous to say the very least.
Robert Hough, LondonTransport is essential in modern life for work, health needs and social enjoyment. Needs have to be supplied regardless of income and capital. Re-nationalise.
Peter Kevan, ChorleyNot enough carriages and too expensive. Why pay and reserve a seat that someone else sits in?
WendIt’s all such a muddle and a complete shambles at the moment. We want it back as it was please.
Clive Gehle, LondonAs commuters we get no advantages from private companies running trains (badly). Labour should commit to the re-nationalisation of the railways as they had the vision in 1948.
Sharron Tootell, PenworthamStop subsidising train operating companies and invest in an integrated rail system, not this disjointed farce.