Iain Melville, YelvertonBritish Rail should never have been privatised.
John Steggles, BedfordWe must bring the railways back under public ownership to stand a chance of bringing fares down to an acceptable level.
Ben Cowell, West YorkshireThe railways were a great parting gift of the Conservative government before they left in 1997 and now, more than ever, it is clear it simply just does not work.
David Hunt, NottinghamThe present system is costing the taxpayer more than British Rail did.
Nicola Brown, LondonAs a frequent weekend traveller to Derby, I am sorry to say that it is now cheaper for me to drive around London and then on the M1 to Derby rather than travel by train.
Chris Marsh, RustingtonI’m fed up with high prices and competing networks.
Brian Atkins, CannockIf they’re charging fares like that, how much are they really making?
Mustafa Raee, BristolPrivate companies such as Virgin have been robbing the public for too long.
Simon Reading, SheffieldLet’s save public money by having a nationalised railway.
Aubrey Stafford, RetfordPlease keep up the pressure on these stupid politicians.
Roddie Arnott, EdinburghIt seems sheer folly that as a country we now pay more in state subsidies to the private providers than we ever paid for British Rail
Duncan Laverty, LeedsI work as a train guard for Northern Rail and I totally agree with putting people before profits for greedy private companies and shareholders. Come back BR – all is forgiven.
Rose Pearson, SunderlandPrivatisation has succeeded only in giving us one of the worst rail networks in Europe.
Yvonne Parks, BristolAs soon as possible please.
Iris Jefferies, StroudI should like to join a group striving to bring back our national train service.
Michael Brown, South ShieldsThis should never have been privatized in the first place. It was paid for by taxes – our taxes.
Richard Manders, WorthingMore should travel by rail, but don’t because of high costs, delays and generally poor service. Value the worker, value the passenger.
Benjamin Harper, Stoke-on-TrentI’m sick of being charged extortionate prices by rip-off merchants who monopolise the rail way.
Alan Gibson, StockportAll the millions hived off as corporate profit and dividend could have replaced the 40 year old trains suffered by commuters in the North West of England.
Elizabeth Noble, ReadingI was opposed to the privatisation of the railways in the 90’s and still feel as strongly about it now. Profits should be ploughed back into the service for passengers.
David Evans, OssettWe need better prices and more efficient services.
Stella Beston, LondonGive the services back to the people. Everyone is happier when they are employed by a national rail service, or any other publicly owned service.
Gregor McIntosh, KirriemuirNationalisation is necessary to lower fares and make rail travel more affordable and attractive in the face of the climate crisis.
Barry Freeman, ShaftesburyPlough the income back into the nationalised railways – not into private profiteers’ pockets.
Paul Beattie, CorbyPrivatisation of our railways has been a complete and utter failure.
Joe Cairns – Doran, BrightonNationalise more of the country. We all live here, not just the rich.
Alex Veysey, MeophamSoutheastern are a disgrace.
Gary Hilsdon, BrightonPlease re-nationalise the services of this country.
Marina Young, LondonPrivatisation is an unmitigated failure. Stop shelling out profits to shareholders and bring the money back into the infrastructure.
T Jackson, CoulsdonRail operators earn increasing profits and get government subsidies of around £4 billion a year. A good deal for passengers and a good deal for taxpayers?