Christian Murray, Bognor RegisIt’s time to roll any income from trains back into infrastructure and lower fares.
Wayne Elsworth, PlymouthAs a regular rail user of Great Western between Paddington and Plymouth, I find it slower and stupidly expensive with the same 40 year old trains and no plans to improve it.
M Godwin, BathFranchising services to First, South West Trains and other companies is totally pointless and costly.
Richard Sutton, HexhamI would rather the public purse profited from a crappy rail service than fat cats and their shareholders.
Martin Whittle, DawlishRadical change is required.
Ev Marcus, LeedsCost of travel by train has become extortionate.
Angelo Ciraulo, EdenbridgeBring back British Rail.
Karyn Buckley, SheffieldPrivatisation was the worst thing that has been done to our railways. Bring them back into public ownership now.
Mike Lawley, LondonNationalised railway with decent management.
Helle Kristjansen, LondonA transport system is essential for our society, not for investors to make a profit. No-one should make profit on something which is a key to how we exist.
Susan Tideswell, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.Even my father, with very right-wing sympathies, and who worked for BR, thought the privatisation was stupid.
Colin Glenister, WellingboroughMake sure railway people run it.
Ben Hall, Haywards HeathI live a 50 minute train ride from London. I will never work there. Could never afford the season ticket.
Sheena Vigors, WakefieldRail privatisation was one of the biggest mistakes of the last Tory government. All the evidence points to the need for re-nationalisation.
Margaret Westbrook, StretfordGreat. This is Green party policy. Join us too.
Louisa Lai, AmmanfordRe-nationalise the railways. For far too long the people have to pay extortionate amounts to the shareholders.
Tim Rolls, MorpethPublic service makes a profit for the public, and the priority is on service. Private ownership makes a profit for the owner, and the priority is profit.
Norman Fellows, ConfolensThe railways should be run as a public service, not for private profit.
David Britten, FarnhamHow can the rail companies claim to be private when they can’t function without taxpayer subsidies?
Liam McMillan, BrightonA continued increase in price without a reciprocal increase in service and standards. This needs to change.
John Murdy, Lytham St AnnesThey should never have been privatised. The railway has been in decline ever since.
Robbie Penford Baker, EdinburghBring back British Rail, sensible pricing and service.
Jillian Wood, LondonEnough. Bring back a public travel service to the public.
Guy Amedro, GorebridgePrivatisation has failed to save money for the public purse or the travelling public. All it has provided is lots of expensive liveries. We need to re-nationalise now.
Nicholas Rutter, NorwichI desperately need a decent train service at an adorable price, please, for my marriage’s sake.
Sheila Richards, LeighBring British Rail back along with everything else we want Britain to be.
Michael Benis, HoveSense and responsibility, not politics.
Sioned-Mair Richards, SheffieldIt’s too important to be left to the private sector.
Elin Owen, CaerphillyYou know it makes sense.
Christopher Shaw, Berwick-upon-TweedEast Coast is a good service and is profitable in public ownership. Keep it that way.