Lynne Roper, TavistockI’m sick of being fleeced by private businesses who continue to rake in taxpayers’ money in subsidies. They’re far less efficient than public services.
Corrie Hogenboom, GroningenAs it was always meant to be.
David LatimerLike most of Britain’s privatised industries, most of the assets of the railway industry are no longer owned by the people, but by the banks.
Stuart PartlettPlease. I can’t get a job and it’s too expensive to use the trains.
Garry Pursell, MexboroughThis country of great innovators and engineers that built the railways needs its railways re-nationalised and made not for profit now.
Hannah Birkett, LondonAs a commuter, I am continually appalled by rising fares and poor quality trains. I object to latent profiteering subsidised with public money for such a poor service.
Mitch Wyatt, Raynes ParkIt needs to happen.
Michael Moseley, CheltenhamAs a daily Gloucestershire to London commuter I am frustrated by the fragmentation of the current system and angry that Germany can make DB work even here.
Lucy Cowan, Berwick-upon-TweedI regularly use East Coast Rail and want it to remain in public ownership.
Andrew Emerson, PortsmouthAs they are the rail companies have to be bailed out by the tax-payer.
Geoff Fisher, LeedsA Rail operator that is there to provide a service, not to make a profit, and not to identify revenue opportunities it makes from an already unhappy rail passenger.
Stuart Armstrong, HaslemereYes, get these corporate scumbags out of our lives.
Susan Roberts, NottinghamThe railway system of this country is too important to be left to private companies to run. We want more public accountability for rail services and pricing.
Douglas Nash, Hamilton, USAGet rid of these damned psycho paint schemes and ugly new equipment.
Michael Osborne, NottinghamPassing national services to private money is a disgrace. When profit is paramount the service suffers.
Daniel Nesbitt, CramlingtonRail privatisation is an expensive failure that has cost lives and left us with a system that privatises profit and nationalises risk and cost.
Nick Shepley, CardiffRail is a natural monopoly and therefore all arguments in favour of marketisation are a complete nonsense.
Anne Bundock, Newcastle-upon-TyneThe railways can be managed much more efficiently in the public sector. We need an integrated system.
John Taylor, ManchesterGreat cause. Stop the Tory boys.
Andy Travis, LondonEnough is enough. The rail infrastructure in this country is beyond terrible. It’s expensive, embarrassingly bad and the companies are without culpability.
Joeri Vanvaerenbergh, Antwerp, BelgiumWe need to re-nationalise the railways in the whole European Union.
Michael Morgan, DoncasterRun railways like the East Coast line that is efficient, effective, comfortable, reliable and staffed by pleasant and good-humoured people and makes a profit. Do it now.
Rick Evans, ManchesterEnd the corruption and tax payer theft.
Timothy Geeson, LeedsThe Train Operating Companies and the Maintenance Companies all take profit. It’s a nice way to transfer government subsidies to them and it’s unfair.
Alex Clifford, BristolThe fares are too expensive.
Kieran Wardle, LondonI believe that infrastructure vital to a nation should be owned and run by (and for) that nation, not for private profit.
Lee Berry, RedruthUnified railway. People before profits.
Andrew Green, ManchesterThe cost of train travel is disgusting, especially compared to Germany and France. I only use it for rare long trips.
Steve Soar, BirkenheadRail fares are massively overpriced because the primary concern is to pay more and more dividends to shareholders and executives.
Ben Bailey, BrightonI agree that re-nationalising the railways is a common sense idea.