Ken Kirk, BrightonWe have the most subsidised railway and the highest fares – all to feed private profit. That’s madness.
Daniel Crouch, RochesterI travel from Chatham Station to London St Pancras International at an ever increasing fare and nothing extra for it. I cannot see where the money is going other than dividends.
Jean Berry, NottinghamIt’s much better to have the government running the rail system for the good of the country and not shareholders.
Michael Armstrong, ThirskThe privatisation of BR was a politically motivated scorched earth policy. It provides very bad value for taxpayers and should be reversed.
David NetherwoodWe have such a poor service for the ridiculous price we pay. If something is a national service, it should not be private. It’s as simple as that.
Cathal McCarron, LondonChoo choo!
John Bostock, SwadlincoteFragmented, profit before service, this proposal is long overdue.
Philip Blanksby, DerbyThe railways should be publicly run, publicly accountable, with profits ploughed back into the industry, not lining shareholders’ pockets.
Eirug Griffiths, NeathSince BR was privatised by the government it is now run by different companies. These companies hike up the fares every year and provide a poor service for high prices.
Peter Schofield, BarnsleyIt is time to bring back the railways and put profit back into the economy instead if it going into fat cat pockets.
Edward Wilson, ChedistonWe need to bring British Rail as well as the rest of the UK infrastructure into public ownership.
Tim Wilson, GatesheadA general strike is the only way we can halt the erosion of our public national services.
Geoffrey Crouch, CranbrookTrack, facilities, rolling stock and staff should be managed regionally, with overall direction from the centre.
Paul Cope, Hayling IslandBring back British Rail – it belongs to the people not private business.
Bethan Harrison, LondonPrices are too high and conditions are poor, exploiting the day-to-day worker. They should be ashamed.
Alan Bettridge, LondonThe worst service since the great days of BR Southern Region.
Nicholas Burman-Vince, LondonAn efficient and affordable train service is vital for the economic well-being of the country.
Fiona Potter, BillericayUnification is the only logical and efficient way to bring mass rapid passenger transit into the 21st century.
Paddy Cawkwell, DoncasterFree the railway.
Mary Greer, LondonAs London gets more expensive to live in, more and more of us will have to commute, but £3,000-5,000 a year is totally ludicrous.
B Freeman, StevenagePrivatisation is theft of publicly owned infrastructure, transferred at knock-down prices to the already wealthy, at the expense of the people.
Edward Moss, ManchesterAll privatisation does is create multimillionaires at taxpayers’ expense. Halting direct services because they encroach on other franchise areas is a disgrace.
Colin Fallows, ScarboroughThe sooner the better.
David Mercer, MorecambeI cannot afford to use public transport – it’s so expensive, so where is the money going? I have to use my car like most people have instead of the pollution-reducing train.
Jeremy Abram, TauntonObscurantist pricing, overcrowding, frequent late-running and cancellations are unacceptable. Private rail is a farce, a confidence trick and shameful.
Diane Green, HuddersfieldWe need investment in new trains. Why would a company with no long term guarantee of keeping its contract invest in new stock?
Dominic Corby, LondonBritish Rail was not perfect, but far, far better than the shower running the trains now.
David White, BicesterPrivatisation does not save money – I’ve been outsourced from a civil servant job and it is a fact that it costs more from private industry.
Linda GibbonProfits made on the railways, as on the East Coast, should go back into government funds to enable improvements, not to shareholders.