Ev Marcus, LeedsCost of travel by train has become extortionate.
Martin Bane, BrightonPublic transport run for the public.
Graeme Hannam, HuddersfieldThey should never have privatised British Rail. Re-nationalise it. East Coast run a better service than the privatised companies.
Michael Deacon, Hemel HempsteadFares going up and service going down.
Matthew Tiller, LondonNo more profiteering. Don’t hand private companies a monopoly.
Bronwen Edwards, IlkleyMake our railways something we can be proud of. British Rail.
Mason Bennett, HullMay I, as a trainspotter, agree that British Rail should come back. Privatisation has gone mad. British Rail for life!
Andrew Cartwright, ChesterWe need transport for the public, not transport for private profit.
John Dady, EnfieldIt makes sense on so many counts.
Jeff Lewis, EastbourneTake it from the greedy shareholders who are pushing prices through the roof.
Tim Lewes Gibbon, LondonThis is a complex infrastructure which needs holistic management.
Robin Atkins, WeymouthHow can this fragmented, disorganised system give value for money to the taxpayers supporting and passengers using it, when so much is spent on administration and profits?
Alastair Allan, HaddingtonLet us get back to providing a railway that is for passengers and not shareholders, and a service that is not an embarrassment to Britain.
Steve Brown, Newcastle Upon TyneA shocking service. I’m sick of sending compensation forms and complaining for late running or cancelled trains. It costs a fortune and isn’t reliable. BBBR.
Martin Catchpole, IpswichBring it back. The people’s railway.
Tim Delaney, LowestoftIt’s obvious that the railways are being run for short-term private gain and not in the public interest.
Daniel Bell, SaltashPublic transport should be public infrastructure not for profit.
Rohan Badiger, PeterboroughThis issue personally affects me as one of the disgruntled rail passengers. Countless cancellations and unnecessary ‘competition’ for public services is wrong.
Ken Gibson, TwickenhamCertain services need to be publicly run and the profits shared among the many. Privatisation is a get-even-more-rich-quicker scheme for an undeserving elite.
Steve Nation, CambridgePassengers before profit.
Carolyn Brightwater, BridportThe train system is a mess. too many petty rules, different operators, price bands. It needs to be an affordable, walk-on service with peak and off-peak services, more like buses.
Timothy Laurence, ReadingCustomers are fed up with escalating fares, poor reliability, awful services and not enough carriages. British trains, built in Britain for the British people.
Olaf Sheeran, LondonNationalise Britain’s railway now!
Terry McKeown, LeedsIt’s not a service any more.
Andy Teed, DevonWhat the Tories said about privatisation was wrong – better service, lower fares and competition. None of that has happened!
Richard Keel, GlasgowThe theft that was their nationalisation continues to rob us daily. This must end.
Diane Simmons, DerbyThe present system is not working. Fares are sky high but the trains are over-crowded, late and dirty. The public is being short changed. Bring back British Rail.
John O’Neill, GlasgowRe-nationalise Britain’s railways. BBBR.
David Bradley, HoveAs soon as possible.
Nathan Manthorp, HarrowThe franchising experiment has failed.