Brian Young, DurhamBring it back to the people.
Cuchulainn Gent, EdinburghEdinburgh’s railway has completely disappeared and what has followed is the creation of the UK’s most congested city. Bring back the rail.
Les Lazell, PeterboroughIt’s our railway and should not be for private profit.
Alan Keenan, GlasgowBring all the Rail franchises back into public ownership. Then they’ll be out of the money grabbers and their cash rich benefactors
Vivian Williams, Blaenau FfestiniogRe-nationalise all the utilities that Thatcher destroyed with her selfish aims.
Ann-Marie Redmonds, HuddersfieldKeep up the pressure. British Rail must be better and, hopefully, cheaper than the status quo.
Debbie Horn, BlackpoolI come from Blackpool to Manchester each day for work. This costs £3236 per year. The trains are old, dirty and generally not up to standard with the amount I am paying.
Mike Chaney, DorchesterA Dorset Tory MP told Mrs Thatcher that privatising the railways would be ‘Poll tax on wheels’. A pity she didn’t listen.
Barnaby Wimbush, Ramsgate, KentI catch two trains for my commute, from Ramsgate to Maidstone. The fare have started to become ridiculous. My train ticket costs more than my rent.
Dave Codling, CheshireMy kids may have to cycle two miles to school, as I find it more and more difficult to pay for public transport.
Stuart Flude, DurhamWe simply must fight for a better life.
Fran Waight, HertfordWe would have a better and cheaper railway if it was re-nationalised.
Paul Bowen, LondonThe railway is ours and we want it back.
Michael Bolsover, TrefriwTfL boast of their not-for-profit status. The rest of us deserve a not-for-profit service too.
Ian Macpherson, EgremontRun the railways for people – not for private profit.
Debby Poole, Stoke-on-TrentThe cost of rail fares now is so expensive I can no longer afford to travel.
Colin Young, SevenoaksI could be proud again of our trains (as I am of the NHS) if only privatisation could be ended and we returned to a culture of public service to and for the public.
John Paine, DoverRailways are now used as a cash cow for profiteering. We the people bought and built British Rail only for it to be sold off for profit is an outrage.
Andrew Dominic Higgins, LiverpoolRailway infrastructure should be a national asset, not a private one.
Amanda Child, BroadstairsThey should not have been privatised in the first place.
Phillip Corbett, HarwichLet’s stop this private greed and get back on the right tracks. Public transport.
Sally Finesilver, OxfordPrivatisation is a disaster. A simple and fair fare-structure and user-friendly service (remember that word?) would make travel better for everyone, including tourists.
David Jones, Connah’s QuayI’ve just returned from Hamburg where I’ve been working for nine months. Trains, buses and ferry services are second to none, all on time and a fair pricing structure.
Carole Dennis, Newton AbbotToo expensive to use.
Graham WalkerFuel duty for motorists frozen for the last seven years. Rail fares have risen in line with inflation. With little or no increase in wages. Bring back British Rail.
John Gray, IpswichFor too long we have had to have a Third World public transport system in a First World nation. The time to change that situation is now.
Andy Pierce, WrexhamStop letting foreign companies rip us off.
Chris Harmer, NailsworthTrains should be for public service not private profit. Our early train to London is £140 and a later train is £35. Pensioners cannot afford this opportunism.
Alison Glennie, Seaton SluiceIt just makes sense to have all the rail network run by the government. Public transport should be a service not a profit-making business.
Jeffrey Wong, ManchesterAround Manchester Piccadilly there are lots of diesel fumes with only a few services using electric trains. If the government fails to re-nationalise our railway, I will.