Andy Churn, WelwynEast Coast Mainline proves the rail companies should all return to public ownership. Put people and passengers first and save the taxpayers money.
Amila Y’mech, Tedstone DelamereTrains are a public service, not an excuse to make a profit.
Kevin Munden, Newark-on-TrentIt’s time to get a proper train service back, instead of greedy investors taking the profits without putting any of the investment back into the network.
Norman NoyI must admit I have not travelled on the railways since British Rail finished and it was all split up, because I didn’t approve.
Ann Madine, SandyI’m sickened of being ripped off by shareholders, tax-dodging corrupt companies, and getting very poor customer service in return. Audit of the whole organisation now.
Peter King, EdinburghSelling the profitable East Coast route to German state railways seems daft.
Paul Inman, Weston-super-MareGive us back that which was stolen from us – our railways.
Andrew Marsh, PolegateTransport is an essential public service and should be run by the state for the people, not to line the pockets of shareholders.
Pam Homer, Stockton-on-TeesThe railways belong to the people and control should be returned to them.
Anna Doughty, ConwyPlease bring back the unified system that made so much sense and ran a much better service.
Guru Krishnamurthy, LondonIt is high time we reclaimed the railways which should be a public service. Public money should never be paid to supplement private sector profits, as is being done now.
Jennifer Oatley, DevizesOur railway is not a service but a travesty. As usual it’s only about money and not about service.
Stephen NaylorAfter once again seeing train fares rise, and consistently poor, unreliable service, we can’t take it any more. We can barely afford getting to work or eat in the same month.
Darrell Brady, WellingboroughAnd give Liverpool a high speed link.
Ryan Chatt, SpennymoorGet the Tories out and nationalise public infrastructure.
Stephen Barstow, Malvik, NorwayI have stopped using the railways. It’s just too stressing an experience at all stages from booking to travelling.
James Gannon, ManchesterGive it back to the people.
Christopher Smith, PenzanceLet’s have a decent rail service back.
Vanessa Martin, BrightonBring back national railways to be proud of. Get us to work on time with a seat. And a clean safe journey for a reasonable price.
Graham Cook, ScunthorpeI love travelling by rail but I’m afraid that soon me and the family will be priced off the railway.
Tom Bedford, KempsfordWhen rail is more expensive than a car journey, nobody will use it. For a greener Britain, rail needs to be accessible for people from all financial backgrounds.
Paul Goulden, DewsburyThe current rail structure seems to be a lesson in financial obscurity with little incentive to innovate or develop services in response to increased demand.
Alex Kay, LondonWe need a rail service, not unethical profiteering at public expense.
Billie Reynolds, ReadingBritish Rail was a public asset which has been given to private companies to exploit to make profit. Bring it back into public ownership now.
David Timpson, Ashton-under-LynePublic services should not be a cash cow trough for corporate investors whose only interest is profit.
Carol Brack, AlstonYes please, British Rail. Service not profit.
Daryl Staples, ChathamEveryone battle for this
Steve Walsh, YorkIt’s a bloody farce now.
Teresa Price, BarnsleyThe railways now are such a mess – very overpriced, because of the ‘competition’. What is the point of saying more? We all know.
John Powell, LondonDrop the greedy train companies.