Barry Scott, RomfordRail Prices are too high and the service is not worth it. People could move around easier under British Rail.
Denise Morell, Newbiggin-by-the-SeaPassengers before profits please.
Craig Morris, NorthamptonThe shambles of railways in this country is a disgrace. We deserve a railway network we can be proud of and the French model shows that national is the way to go.
Andy Butler, NorthallertonVia subsidies, the rail companies are partly nationalised already – the East Coast mainline proves how it can be done properly.
Simon Williams, SuttonPrivatisation has failed. Neoliberalism has failed.
Dennis Fuller, LondonPrivatisation is, was and always will be about taking something from the general public and charging the general public an extortionate price for a service.
Alistair Campbell, CarnwathBring it back.
Pat Smith, BrentwoodGet the family silver back.
Mark O’Neill, NottinghamIt’s not about socialism, it’s about having a working transport system.
Lynn Evans, Stourport-on-SevernNationalise all utilities.
Andy Pierce, WrexhamStop letting foreign companies rip us off.
Alan Spicer, BodminBritish Rail was better run than all the private rail companies put together. I should know – I have been travelling on them for more than 60 years.
Jim Parker, Hampton WickCutting out stations to make up time and not keeping customers informed drives me crazy.
Anna Brazier, BradfordWe shouldn’t assume that private firms who are running the trains are always well run. Some are badly run and know that the government will step in when they fail.
Marc Ackland, SheernessIt’s wrong that a private company should own a national service and profit out of chaos.
Chris Brown, BrightonThe quality of train services compared to other leading economies is a disgrace.
Mark Smithson, WorksopNot-for-profit and all excesses put back into the service would be the minimum requirement. Better still back into public hands.
Paul Foster, HartlepoolOne boss, one set of rules and strategy.
John Lean, MaidstoneIt is long past the time for our rail network to be returned back to public ownership and to providing reliable, quality service and not just profit.
Andrew Brown, IpswichTwo franchises run by the government have both worked better than private franchises. Wake up and smell the roses please.
Jon HumphreysRail privatisation is legalised larceny. Train operators invest little cash but take massive profits. This wasn’t what the Tories promised.
Harald Dahle, AbingdonInfrastructure utilities should be publicly funded and accountable to their users, not to their shareholders.
Timothy Boland, LondonWhy does the government pay our tax money to subsidise the railway and yet the train operators make millions in profit?
Simon Chapman, SaltburnWith privatisation we were promised so much but it hasn’t happened. Only the minority have benefitted.
George Hafiz, PortsmouthPrivatisation without competition is the worst of both worlds.
Shaun Maunder, EpsomA sensible understanding of what public services should be.
Matt Hoban, ThirskRailway travel should be a public service/right but it would seem our native rail travel is completely profit-driven, which is criminal.
David Gillian, LeedsPublic transport should be for the public, not for private profit. With climate change looming we need affordable fares to encourage cleaner travel. Re-nationalise the railways.
Mervyn Davies, ColchesterPrivatisation has never worked with bus and rail. Labour has failed to undo this and union rights.
Paul Hollister, StockportEnd the fraud and corruption by the City of London and the bought politicians.