East Coast line has proved that a state-run railway can succeed and make money, so let’s keep it nationalised and extend railway nationalisation.

Margaret Hunt, Doncaster

It’s absolutely disgusting that a season ticket is £6,000. Compare it to Singapore for example. The trains are so much bigger there with air-conditioning.

Georgina Lum, Essex

A public service for the public.

Gordon Craven, Gosport

Joined-up thinking, not piecemeal profit centres.

Brian Shepherd, Leeds

Privatisation of the rail networks has not worked!

Nigel Frankland, Waltham Cross

More than just British rail should be brought back in to public ownership in my mind.

Matthew Harris, Newport

East Coast in public hands is making a profit. Don’t Let it be sold off again. The profits should go to us not a private company.

Judith Klaus, Leeds

They neglected repairs to make massive profits and then put the prices up. Most people stopped using them because of the price. Lower prices get more customers.

Patrick Fenlon, Chester

Join up the dots.

Samuel Nelson, Erskine

And the rest of the utilities.

Philip Quaife

When I was a student I commuted to South Sussex every weekend. This was affordable. Now it would not be.

Hereward Pooley, London

Worst value train service in the developed world.

Patrick O’Brien, Slough

I am a train driver and believe strongly in re-uniting the railway for the good of all.

Graham Pascoe, Southport

Our transport system is too important to be left in the hands of numerous disparate companies whose only loyalty is to their shareholders.

Gordon Anderson, Aberdeen

Putting a public service in the hands of private companies who put profit before service is never a good idea.

Anthony Kaye, Barnsley

Run the railways for the people.

Kevan Potter, Nuneaton

They put the fares up year after year but as a taxpayer I am hit twice as I have to subsidise them as well.

Derek Ramsay, Chatham

The private sector is responsible for some of the biggest economic health and safety disasters, whilst extorting the British public.

Richard Bell, Derby

We simply must fight for a better life.

Stuart Flude, Durham

Transport is a fundamental service which should never have been privatised, for travellers to be exploited for huge profits to the few.

Kathleen Downes, Aylesbury

The Intercity 125 and 225 trains are still top thanks to British Rail.

Thomas Coyle

Over-priced privatisation kills.

Nathan Grainger, Hove

It was better when It was British Rail.

Kevin Baker, Coventry

The quicker the better.

David Willoughby, Houghton-le-Spring

Believe me, the chaos that is railway in the UK is doing the tourist industry no good at all. It’s complicated and confusing.

Carol Neist, Perth, Australia

Let’s re-nationalise, standardise and make the railways for the fare-paying public not the fat cat franchise management.

Mathew Jackson, York

The railways, water, gas, electricity and every other public service that has been privatised should be brought back.

Sue Smith, Cullompton

I think we need and deserve a public service transport system.

Andrew Reid, Holmfirth

Put an end to this disastrous privatisation.

Fred Johnson, London