Rory Douglas, KendalI want to be able to take pride in our rail network.
John Carrington, LiverpoolEast Coast is the best example of why it should be brought back.
Hazel Simmons, HastingsIt’s well overdue. It gets my vote and you might actually get people using it again other than for work – and save the planet too.
Mark Nicmanis, CambridgePrivatisation of the rail service has been a disaster: overcrowded, unreliable, expensive. End this folly now.
Jeff Lewis, WarringtonThe current situation is a ruinously expensive absurd mess.
Conor Dunne, LeedsSpending £100+ to get to London is extortion.
Michael Gale, LondonPrivate monopolies don’t work. There is only one rail network and there should be one public organisation running it.
Colin Naisbitt, Stockton-on-TeesPlease re-nationalise the railways.
Antony Clarke, LondonFares are extortionate. Re-nationalise now.
John Hurley, GloucestershireI am fed up with stupid pricing and restrictive tickets, which just line the pockets of transport conglomerates like Arriva.
Jonathan Coombe, Tenbury WellsThose of us old enough remember that things were far from perfect in the era of British Rail. However, things were simpler in those days without all these franchises.
Timothy Sercombe, ExeterWe pay out millions in subsidies, so that shareholders get a dividend every year.
Luis Galindo, BrightonDo not share details with third parties.
Allan Savage, CramlingtonBritish Rail should never have been privatised for it belongs to the people.
Anne Joynes, WatfordWe need ‘not-for-profit’ trains like East Coast.
Kevin Murphy, NorwichRe-nationalise without compensation.
Liam Brown, LiverpoolAvanti is a mess, Virgin was a much better service in general.
Rob Shields, SunderlandPrivate organisations don’t always run things better.
Peter Tatchell, LondonPublic services should be under public ownership and control – not for private profit.
Cyril Rhodes, SheffieldIt should not have been done in the first place.
Jonathan Goddard, KetteringEnd the corruption that is East Midlands Trains, the adding on of fares due to engineering work because stops are not covered on your ticket. In short nationalise it.
Shannon Robalino, GatesheadI love travelling by train, but it’s become prohibitive unless planned well in advance. The infrastructure is not being kept up-to-date despite huge profits.
Leanne Ralston, SeafordBritish Rail should never have been privatised in the first place. Bring back British Rail.
Pablo Rees, SwanseaOne operator would make it easier when you require assistance. Wheelchair spaces vary in size on different operators.
Jacob Whitehead, KendalI use the train every day as I have no choice and the fare is simply too high. I am a student and I feel as though the high cost puts a price on my education.
Sheila Lamb, TewkesburyPrivatisation of the rail network has led to hugely increased fares and shoddy maintenance, as the only thing that matters to them is profit.
Jojo Yexley, LondonTotally unfair and disgraceful.
Enrico Policardo, LondonThe longer this goes on, the harder it will be for people in this country. We want a functional and fair railway system like the rest of Europe.
Alastair Stewart, LancasterIf we are to support communities and re-connect to a more social way of being other than through Facebook, the rail network requires a solid base to support this from.
Joy White, AbertilleryThe government interferes in things it shouldn’t, but not in things they should. Bring back British Rail!