Alex Brammer, King’s LynnIt is sad and disappointing to see our national rail companies exploit us rail users. Rail is the only possible means of transportation for those who do not drive.
Phillip Dunkirk, HarrogateBring back British rail
Danny Pritchard, LondonIf the government had pumped as much into British Rail as they have into all the private companies, we’d have the best bloody train system in the world.
Diane Birchall, ChorleyI commute daily to Manchester paying £2000 per year and the journey has got progressively worse every year.
Mike Burgess, SheffieldIt has to be done.
John Hubert, PencaderRailways work best as integrated networks. Unify our railways to spread prosperity and opportunity for all.
Miriam Jones, LondonAll services used by the public should be publicly owned – People not profit.
Alan Whittaker, Llanelli, CarmarthenshirePrivatisation doesn’t work. The time to re-nationalise is now. Our railways are nearly all state-owned, but the problem is, that they are foreign states that own them.
Boris Durham, LeedsLook at what East Coast brings to the public coffers.
Mark Horton, BathSoon after privatisation, how many politicians ended up on boards and as shareholders?
Mark Westendorp, Lyme RegisWe are paying for it anyway so let’s have it back.
Sarah Bowen, ChelmsfordWe commuters have no choice but to catch trains, and are held to ransom by train operators, who have their shareholders’ interests at heart, over and above their passengers.
Diana Baur, LlangollenEducation, the Health Service and Railways should be publicly owned.
Susan Gassaway, AlfordI want all utilities re-nationalised too.
Chris Blackmore, MelkshamWe need a proper railway system again, not HS2.
Iain Macaskill, SuffolkMy train is late every day. The Sunday service is a bus. My ticket is never checked and the contempt for passengers from National Express is vivid.
Steven Morris, SouthwellBritish Rail cost the taxpayer less money and provided a faster service.
Rose Chaney, BridportThe rail system is not working for travellers but shareholders and higher management are still making plenty of money. Our railways need to change.
John Gardner, StevenageLet’s own what we pay for and use.
David Tipp, LondonBetter commuter trains to the south coast
Daniel Sargent, Newcastle-upon-TyneRailways must be nationalised. They should never have been privatised. It’s a service not a business.
Keith Dredge, BradfordEven the Tories are now saying the 1990s privatisation was wrong.
Howard Gough, WakefieldPrivatisation does not create competition; it creates monopolies.
Ian Henden, FarehamA national asset, which is for every citizen’s benefit, should belong to the nation, aiming to break even.
Lilian Ryan, Barrow-in-FurnessBarrow-in-Furness is really struggling already and needs a great deal of upgrading where the train service is concerned.
Anna Coles, CanterburyIt makes good economic and ecological sense to re-nationalise the railways.
Yzabel Field, LondonPlease re-nationalise the railways and make the railways one affordable public service, not a lot of expensive private businesses.
Brian Wilkinson, Newcastle-upon-TyneI want an end to privatised rail and return to British Rail.
Kerri Clegg, RomfordAs one in the same industry and a customer, I could not agree more.
Graham Harrison, OldhamThe people need to make sacrifices and boycott the rail network. Nothing will ever change until the companies that run the rails lose money. A few days would be enough.