Steven Lissemore, CoventryA unified rail system is the best thing for this country.
Lorena Shaw, StirlingThe prices have become outrageous.
Samuel Fitzgerald, CaerphillyIt is time to bring back what we lost, to the forefront of the railway network.
Brian Muston, Minster-on-SeaI totally agree the money being given to the private operators should be used to improve the network.
Guy Birkin, NottinghamWe can make this work.
Lynne Finn, LondonBritish Rail should never have been privatised in the first place. Let’s get it back and then set to getting the Royal Mail back too.
Keith Lawson, Newcastle upon TynePrivatisation of the network has been a total failure. The passenger has been failed at every turn, with only the shareholder and management profiting.
Peter Woodcock, LondonIt’s common sense to re-nationalise the railways and use the profits for this country.
Tracey Tofield, Whitley BayCommon sense and sensibility.
Steven Lock, WareRail privatisation is for the benefit of shareholders and people like Richard Branson.
Keith Vause, HorleyUseless Southern Rail. I could do better on my own.
Greg McLean, FalkirkRailways should be run for the benefit of passengers not profits to line the pockets of fat cat directors.
David Cross, HullPrivatisation has made the country poorer. Only big businesses like Virgin are gaining.
Emma Kane, StockportIt would be wonderful if Britain was proud again of its rail network and led the world rather than lagged behind. The only way it works is one company i.e.. government
Linda Connor, Milton KeynesWith the railways being run by different companies it results in job cuts at Springburn, Glasgow and Wolverton Works for example.
Daman Gaskell, LondonSoutheastern is the worst train operator ever I have never in four years left or arrived on time and the state of the trains is disgusting.
Jennifer Fulton, EdinburghEssential transport which is privatised, inefficient and too costly is contributing to hardship and increased expense for ordinary working people.
Graeme Hannam, HuddersfieldThey should never have privatised British Rail. Re-nationalise it. East Coast run a better service than the privatised companies.
Keith Dibb, LeedsEast Coast is being run successfully, and I enjoy travelling with them and making a profit.
Shaji NarayananI don’t think austerity stricken Britain and its common public can bear any more fare increases.
Tim Graham, Newcastle-upon-TyneAstronomical fare rises and minimal investment in infrastructure are clear indicators that the British people are not getting value for money for their railways.
Len Searle, SwindonAs a daily commuter from Swindon to London, I am appalled at the service and high cost of train travel.
Martin Davison, ChesterfieldPrivatisation only benefits the shareholders. Passengers pay higher fares and the public pay more tax to subsidise the train companies’ profits. It’s a form of taxation.
David Muir, GlastonburyI fully support the desire to bring back an international network serving Scotland and Wales and England, especially in Scotland.
Liz Walker, CambridgeThe profits made by the East Coast service in public hands go directly into the public purse and not to shareholders. We should not renew any more rail franchises.
Chris Wheatley, CowesDefinitely bring back a state-owned and run rail network, non profit making and offering real value for money and an alternative to driving.
Peter Taggart, WorthingThe constant disregard for passengers is disgusting. Trains miss stops leaving passengers waiting just to arrive on time. And there’s no fines.
Nick Chamberlin, StockportThe privatised railways in Britain are a joke. They are unaffordable, dirty, poor quality. Take them back into public ownership
Jan Clark, South FerribyA decent affordable rail service is essential for a sustainable future.
Jonathan Rose, BasildonSuch a big part of Britain, needs to be British again.