Bring back BR.

Ian Crombie, Basingstoke

British Rail belonged to us before the sell-off and privatisation but we want it back nationalised and belonging to us again.

Julia Inch, Enfield

It is prohibitively expensive and pricing unnecessarily complicated when travelling by rail.

Clare Jaap, Brighton

The way the railways are run is not run for the public and the staff, it’s for profit. Safety and public no longer matter. Bring back British Rail.

Carol Wood, Coulsdon

Definitely re-nationalisation of the railways needs to be made a priority.

Elizabeth Hames, Gainsborough

Rail services since privatisation are a sham.

Kris Pratt, Totnes

The railways should be for people, not private profit.

Margaret Berry, Nottingham

The present fragmentation of what truly was a national treasure is a real shambles.

Mike Clement, Bromyard

Bring back British Rail, so the profits go back into the system, and not into somebody’s pocket. We had a great service from Norwich to London Liverpool St. before.

Steven Sayer, Norwich

For the good of the planet, for the good for us. Transport is a necessity, and not for private profit.

Phillip Quarry, Gloucester

Set train fares at pence per mile. National railcard will bring a third off the price of the journey.

Andrew Wetherall, Ashford, Middlesex

I am fighting HS2 which plans to run through my back garden – the 50 billion would be better spent on the existing rail services which will benefit all instead of the few.

Janet Bird, Sheffield

Privatisation in all services has been a disaster. We’re paying lots more for very much less.

Greg Doull, Cwmbran

The sham promise of efficiency has been exposed as just another way of profiting from public subsidy. The system is chaotic and unfair, and should be fixed properly.

Frances Farrer, Oxford

Re-nationalise now. Public ownership is the only way.

Martin Curtis, St Ives

Privatisation provides a worse service for a higher price, all for the sake of corporate profit. I say the railways should be for the people, not the fat-cats.

Chris Johnson, Cardiff

World-class train transport please.

Jayson Gillham

It’s a no-brainer. Why allow the extraction of any level of profit when the system is essentially maintained through general taxation?

John Sheldon, London

British Rail publicly owned would be operating in the interests of the stakeholders.

Hilary Parnell, Rickmansworth

The railways should never have been taken out of public ownership.

Jean Withers, Morecambe

I think the public not-for-profit company which ran the East Coast line should have been allowed to bid when the contract came up for renewal.

Peter Wiltsher, Stratford-upon-Avon

I want a joined-up service which makes sense.

Jeanette White, Crediton

Let’s apply some common sense to public transport and especially trains please.

Cathy Lee, Swadlincote

Unreliable service is ruining the quality of my family life. To consistently have trains from Victoria to Hove cancelled is appalling.

Catol Kirkman, Hove

No more subsidies to fat cat franchise owners. We need a public transport system fit for public use.

Andrew Remedios, Brighton

4.1% broke the camel’s back.

Joseph Hegarty, London

I’m appalled at privatisation of the railways and have contempt for the outfits running them. The destruction of BR and loss of skills and knowledge is criminal.

Martin Hollington, Manchester

Unite the railways and make it better for customers and staff alike.

Michael Smith, Enfield

To work properly, the railway needs to be integrated under British Rail and not be for private profit.

Janice Hutt, Whitley Bay

It’s a no-brainer! Power to the people, not profits to the fat cats.

Cassy Firth, Leeds