Cathy Moss, RedditchRail should be the transport of the future and part of a government environmental public transport strategy – public being the operative word.
Ann-Marie Redmonds, HuddersfieldKeep up the pressure. British Rail must be better and, hopefully, cheaper than the status quo.
John Taylor, ChesterfieldBring back British Rail is the best for the rail network since George Stephenson,.
Suzanne Jefford, LeicesterStop the ridiculous system where it’s cheaper to travel by car to London than it is by train, leaving empty trains and overcrowded motorways.
Jonathan Watson, EdenbridgeCrap service.
Chris Roberts, SouthamptonNationalisation is the only viable option to secure the future of the UK railways.
Stephen Bowles, NormantonPassengers are being ripped off. If Richard Branson wants to play trains he should buy himself a train set.
Keith Kennils, Newcastle-upon-TyneEast Coast is making a profit under state ownership. Keep it that way. Stop the rip-off price rigging of train tickets.
Sean Jackson, WindsorRailways for the people, not profit for the elite.
Gebbie Jaeger, BathReturn what was stolen.
Andrew Iddenden, AldershotA government decision that was incredibly misguided and influenced by greed and corruption.
Derek Wood, Port TalbotI worked for BR from 1992 till now on NWR and BR was the better job.
John Darrell, YorkA non-profit railway system that is affordable for everyone and which serves the people not just the rich.
Marc Sharpe, BrightonIt was the best transport system around.
Gavin Millar, LiverpoolThe railway network is a system to service the nation and ought not to be run in the piecemeal fashion of pre-war years. We see the same problems recurring now as then.
Michael Isaac, IvybridgeWe want service, fair prices, flexibility and customer-centred business plan, not shareowner-centred exploitation. Get traffic off our roads to reduce pollution.
Karen Murdarasi, GlasgowThe only thing that has improved since privatisation is the food – and then only on some trains.
Alex West, BournemouthStop the scandal of private train companies running a monopoly service.
Maria Hyde, Milton KeynesIt’s always been over-priced in my adult life and it needs to change.
J Winton, Newcastle-upon-TyneThe East Coast rail line has been in public ownership since private operators pulled out. It is now in profit.
Jeremy Tothill, OldburyNow would be a good time to re-nationalise British Rail.
Tereena Costard, SloughI’ve been using East Coast trains for the last year and a half. I would hate to see this change.
Robbie Faulds, SeahamStop putting taxpayers’ money into rich shareholders pockets. East Coast shows publicly-owned railways work. Re-nationalise now.
Iva Ellis, ChesterfieldLet’s reclaim at least one of our national bodies from big business and foreign investors.
Bobbie Syrett, LeedsSome things in life should never be privatised. Education, the NHS, the Police, the Post Office and the Railways.
Chris Wright, LondonI hope for a pay rise at the end of the year, just so I can afford to pay the fare rises. Real people get poorer every year, so bosses can get richer.
Charles Power, SheffieldFees are extortionate, travel is long and unclean.
Joe Cairns – Doran, BrightonNationalise more of the country. We all live here, not just the rich.
Terry Piper, AltrinchamEast Coast proves that the railways can make money without private companies who have no incentive to make real improvements to services, just profits.