John Jenkins, YorkEnd the privatisation disaster.
Steve Clarke, Milton KeynesProfits would be better used on more trains, services and tracks alongside current lines. No to HS2.
StewartEverything costs more now due to the number of separate departments. Bring back British Rail and raise staff morale!
Michael Baker, CardiffThe sooner the better.
John Porter, NottinghamThe railways can work for the people if owned by the people.
Peter Greenwood, DarlingtonPassengers before profits.
Gareth Greenslade, BristolPublic money pouring into private pockets can only be justified if the private system worked better. It does not. So, please bring back state-owned British Rail.
James Jackson, BrightonI’m sick of this investing in better trains, when every time I return from abroad, Southern say “the train from Y to X is delayed.”
James Lewis, ChesterAll for this. People not profit.
Steve Tolton, HockleyI would like to see our railways supported more effectively by our government to reflect the critical role railways play economically and socially.
Connie Gallagher, LondonBring back British Rail, for people not profit.
Jon Preston, StirlingA re-nationalised rail service is vital for fair wages, affordable fairs and increasing employment, reducing emissions, and making roads safer for cycling.
Ray Jackson, SheffieldI wish for a publicly-owned and accountable railway.
Jim Smith, BordonWe should own it and benefit from it along with the environment.
Alan Freeman, LeedsWe only have the current situation because of the Thatcherite obsession with private enterprise for all things.
Mayur MehtaWe need one standard fare, whether you buy in advance or on the platform just before the train or on the train from a ticket collector.
Arthur Bond, FromeIt cannot come soon enough. Unfortunately with the Tories what I call ‘idiotology’ prevents common sense from prevailing.
Jools Johnston-Elliott, FavershamBring back British Rail.
Anthony Charles Walker, LeicesterPrices are now ridiculous, especially to London and Liverpool.
Brian Howes, BinghamPrivatisation has been a complete failure for the ordinary person in the UK, not only the railways, but anything else you care to name.
Steve Smith, Dorchesterits about time you politicians did something right for ordinary hard-up people.
Derek Chandler, SouthamptonYet another example of welfare for the rich. Nationalise the railways, cut costs, salaries, bonuses, dividends, and give the profits back to the people.
Martin Randle, CambridgeIt should never have been privatised.
Philip Lowe, Whitley BayWhy do you and I have to subsidise a private company to make profits for its owners? It’s madness.
Caroline Joyce, LondonI have worked in the rail industry and seen first hand how privatisation and greed has corrupted the industry and the quality of service.
James Westfield, WokinghamI have had to grow up with the shambles of a railway system that remains today. It’s time to re-nationalise, to make fares cheaper and give Britain a railway to be proud of.
Aaron Fry, PlymouthThis should be affordable for everyone and not just the rich.
Alan J. Coyle, Newcastle-upon-TyneThey should never have been privatised in the first place. Money-grabbing Tories and their mates.
Maria Dolores Moreno Manzano, LondonIt is absurd that a public service is in the hands of those whose sole interest is their own profit.
Karen Nolan, StockportI’m sick of everything run for profit, what about service to the people of this country who pay for everything through their taxes but get nothing except cuts in return?