Nicky Jerrome, ReadingThis needs to happen.
Andi Fox, DoncasterWe need a joined-up service and joined-up thinking.
John French, LiverpoolI’m an ex British Rail driver. I left when Major sold off your railways to his friends.
Karen McDonald, ManchesterInstead of subsidising the railway, and enabling a few people to get big bonuses, and costing the taxpayer a fortune, it’s more economical to re-nationalise the railways.
Ewan GreenIf we bring back British Rail we can increase our freight and trade in Britain.
Harrison Foster, PortsmouthPrivatising critical services does not work.
Glenn Tregillis, WinchesterRe-train Britain for a more sustainable future.
Bruce Tasker, CuparBritain should have a unified transport system that is affordable to all.
David Ventress, AlsagerEast Coast trains – nationalised and making a profit – need we say more?
Philip Edwards, LeedsBring the railways and the power companies back to the people.
Diane Johnstone, CleethorpesI want complete re-nationalisation of the railways.
Judith Priest, East LothianEast Coast line has shown it can be profitable over the last few years.
Martin Tolley, IpswichThe rail system needs to be brought back into public ownership. Private companies have lumbered from one disaster to another. It’s not value for money.
Barry Kelly, Market DraytonPrivatisation equals putting public subsidy into the pockets of greedy private cartels funding the political elite. Not really what a railway is for.”
Peter Gregson, EdinburghWe need British Rail back. Why did Tony Blair and Gordon Brown never act?
Brian Blackett, CramlingtonPlease let us end the fat cats railway.
Amy Wildman, EssexI’m a commuter on the Southminster Greater Anglia service. It’s overpriced, dirty, regularly late or cancelled and there’s a lack of trains for this line. Overall it’s an awful service.
Jennifer Buckley, PeterboroughRe-unite British Rail.
Peter King, OxfordAs a regular but decreasingly frequent user of the railways, I’ve experienced how bad things are on the network.
Ollie Foord, BracknellI miss the blue and white era.
Fred Potter, DundeeIt should never have been privatised. We are allowing the rail companies to rip us off in return for poor services.
Sean O’Conor, WokingUK rail fares are exorbitant and the result of a private cartel running a public service. I have no choice but to take a train to where the jobs are.
Gabrielle Deschamps, LondonI’m outraged that two return flights (which are so bad for the environment) from London to Edinburgh come to a total of £45 as opposed to £282 by rail. The world has gone mad.
Prasad Sriramula, LondonTrain commuting to work is a basic need not a luxury.
Beryl Murphy, OldhamNot before time.
June Abbott, PerthRipping off people left, right and centre.
Sami Richards, LiverpoolI think that privatisation was a stupid idea, There is basically no competition on the railways and so the core argument for privatisation is invalid.
Joseph McCaffery, NorthamptonRailways are a joke now but it’s just not very funny at all.
Lynda Bowen, TealbyI’m deeply saddened that East Coast has disappeared – such a regressive step.
Ian JenkinsThe franchise system allows excess profits to be made at the expense of the taxpayer and the traveller.