John Grat, PrestonIsn’t it time to admit what a terrible idea it was to break up a nationwide system?
Lesley Few, DurhamMajor should never have done this. A lot of the companies are just out to make big salaries for themselves and aren’t bothered about giving a good service to the country.
Alan Higgins, AberdeenEast Coast showed good profits, yet ScotRail being handed to Abellio in April. Scotland needs trains suitable for time/distance travelled, not suburban ones.
Phil Walters, HuddersfieldLet’s start the war on profit.
Tim Hatcher, Chelmsford.It never should have been privatised.
Julie Blunden, HarrogateWe should have a national rail system without a single doubt.
Stephen Crawley, ManchesterWe need to stop the waste and the vast amounts of money going outside the rail industry and bring back sensible regulated fares for passengers.
James, LondonBring back British Rail, there is too much confusion out there!
Jerry Desmond, LondonIt’s unbelievably stupid that all the current companies are privately owned by foreign investors, whilst we pay some of the highest rail fares in the World.
Chris Burden, ReadingRail fares in many cases are now simply unaffordable, especially to those on benefit or in low paid work.
Richard Morgan, BradfordWe’ve had enough of companies taking profits and under-investing. All profits, responsibility and decisions should be the Government’s on behalf of the population.
Maggie Cooke, LondonThis is ridiculous – the rich get richer at the poor’s expense.
Joseph Halloway, KeighleyI want British Rail back.
Leigh Stenson, Stockton-on-TeesRailways are a public service and, as such, should be publicly owned.
Bradley Ruben, IlfordBritish Rail had class. British rail had its own recognisable railway uniforms. There are too many names now. The name Britain is lost from the industry.
Kelly Norman, WellingtonExtortionate prices for horrendous services.
Steve Lewzey, EdenbridgeThe railways should be run for the good of the user not for private profit
Frank Harvey, BlackpoolWe had a main line from the 1880s to 2003. Now we go to Preston to get to London.
Alexander Cameron, EdinburghSort this mess out now with the only sensible option. Bring back British Rail.
Christine Owen, SheffieldPrivatisation is just a massive smash and grab raid on the state and it must be stopped by re-nationalisation.
Alan George, YorkHow can we stop the new East Coast franchise?
Anthony Ackroyd, PeterboroughI am impressed with East Coast now and would like to see the whole network integrated and publicly run.
Cara Naden, LangportTo achieve a reduction in pollution and CO2 levels causing climate change and health problems, we need to bring back affordable community transport to communities via rail.
Brian Flynn, LeedsIt is vital for the future of our society that we begin to take back into public ownership those things the state ought rightly to manage.
Michael Hall, CoventryPeople over profit.
Paul Bond, TonbridgeBy 60-20% British people support renationalising the railways so they are responsible to taxpayers not shareholders.
Noni Peters, CreweJust bring it back. It can’t go on the way it is now.
Alice Pearson, Newcastle-upon-TyneFallacy of competition improving service and reducing costs thoroughly falsified by our extortionate rail system.
Jeff Rowland, MansfieldWe are still paying subsidies to supposedly privatised railways – and, no doubt, subsidising shareholder dividends. Use it to support a national service and benefit all.
Bill McIntosh, SloughThe time has come to end this greed of privatisation of our railways. Nationalisation will guarantee a price affordable for all, no more ludicrous price hikes.