Antony Dear, WatfordPassengers should be the only shareholders for BR.
Helen Dodd, EssexI would like to see our trains brought back into public ownership. Most of our franchisees are state operated – by other countries!
John Greig, EdinburghNationalise the rail network.
Samuel Lerman-HahnIt’s called public transport for a reason. Public transport trumps private enterprise and profit.
John Gilfillan, LeedsThe last 20 years have seen the taxpayers’ pounds drained into shareholders’ pockets and fares rise disgracefully. Profit is not the only motive; service enriches us better.
John Stead, SunderlandThe railways need investment. Yes. They used to get it. But it was described as financial losses. Now they get money poured into them to guarantee profits. That is a loss.
Angela Veysey, MeophamLook at the German model (or anywhere else). They’re better organised and far cheaper.
Gbenga Anisere, ReadingWhy take away people’s meal ticket when you can’t better their lives? Reduce rail fares and re-instate retrenched rail staff.
James Dawn, GloucesterRailways are the property of the British public like all infrastructure. Utilities should be not owned and plundered for profit by fat cats who pay no taxes.
Jack Parkinson, MaltonDue to the high numbers of delays and cancellations, TransPennine should be stripped of its franchise. In fact, the entire railways should be re-nationalised.
Roy Lang, ManchesterRe-nationalise all trains.
Brian Mitchell, LondonIt is ludicrous that we have to pay for an over-expensive, inefficient railway system because of the political dogma of politicians.
Robbie Lee, ManchesterI am utterly dis-satisfied with the level of corruption, incompetence, and lack of respect our current railway system has. The people should suffer no more.
Yasser Sheikh, High WycombeIt’s terrible. I take so many train journeys a year and it’s all Virgin Trains – so expensive.
James Long, ManchesterOrdinary people pay for the railways through fares and subsidy. Why can’t they be run for our benefit?
TedSince privatisation tax payers have had to pump billions more into the system, besides paying whopping fares.
Amanda Mulholland, BirminghamIt should never have been sold off. Fat cats got fatter.
Monique Buckner, CassingtonCorporate greed has destroyed our transport system. Re-nationalise now for a better service.
Alexander Wallace, SheernessLet’s go back to when the trains were on time and not in the private sector, with all the investors taking all the money out of it.
Aaron Fry, PlymouthThis should be affordable for everyone and not just the rich.
Nancy NealSending good wishes from across the pond for success in your fight for a British Rail run for people, not profit.
Nicholas Cleverley, LondonMake rail public again.
G Pike, LondonPrivatised rail is massively subsidised by the taxpayer and bailed out when it fails. All the while funds are siphoned off to shareholders. Nationalised privatisation?
Paul O’Neill, LondonBring back loco-hauled trains. Reduce speeds for better comfort. No to HS2.
Catherine Barnett, Hay-on-WyeNationalise our railways!
Stephen Thomas, ReigateInfrastructure should not be privately owned, it should be publicly owned and run for best performance and value, not raw profiteering.
Leon Fields, LondonRail travel needs to be affordable to people. Why should people be outpriced in travelling by rail? Green transport needs to be encouraged.
Lorraine Bond, DunstableIt was the best in the world. Never mind shareholders. Give it back to the public.
Nick Bickford, TauntonHaving now had quite a bit of experience of services provided by the private sector, I am clear that key facilities such as railways should be nationalised.
Christine Dellen, TodmordenIt would be great to get rid of the mess we’ve got now, and have a unified service again.