Joseph O’Sullivan, WareIt’s a bloody liberty.
John Pocock, DarwenIt’s never been worse or more expensive. Return it to public ownership. It’s a no brainer.
Joan Maclellan, EdinburghSave East Coast from privatisation.
Jean Hall, DerbyshireWe deserve a National Rail Service.
Fiona Crompton, BodminRail fares in this country are way too much – especially for students living in rural areas where transport is scarce.
Lorenzo Bonoldi, SeafordNothing pisses me off more than being out of the EU than the ridiculously low value for money private train networks have given the people in the UK.
Nicola Laing, Haywards HeathSack Southern and Claire Perry.
Peta-Jane Ditchburn, AndoverIt was a lot better when British Rail ran the railways.
Emily Townsend, LondonIt’s not difficult to see the parallels between the current privatisation of the NHS and what was done to the railways over the space of 20 years.
Sarah Davis, LondonNo-brainer.
Julian Cohen, LondonPrivatisation was a disaster. I’m not saying there weren’t things wrong with British Rail, but at least passengers and organisation were pulling in the same direction.
Sandra Hurst, SuttonThe private companies are only interested in profit, not the customer. Stop all subsidies and contracts to them and bring back British Rail.
Osvalds Zarins, BicesterThe current railway system is a complete rip-off. I’m not paying the same as my week’s rent just to get to the airport.
Christopher Bell, HullIt is about time profiteering finished and the railway was put back to being a public service. Privatisation has shown it can work, now let’s have some fair play for us.
Timothy Selvage, Milton KeynesService standards have definitely declined. Buying tickets on the day is robbery, especially on lines where there aren’t even enough carriages to sit down in.
Fliss Premru, LondonWe need a publicly-owned, accountable and affordable railway more than ever at this time of austerity and climate change. Rail rather than more short haul flights.
Jonathan Baker, WhitstableThe present system is too costly to maintain with shareholders, banks and lawyers to pay. With British Rail all the track, signalling and operating was all under one umbrella.
John McKinnon, AberdeenMakes good sense.
Trish Joscelyne, East SussexIf they can do it in the rest of Europe, why not here?
Jolyon Bailey, LondonI see rail transportation as a public service, mainly to transport workers in order for our economy to function efficiently. The system is a mess.
Victor Meldrew, Shoreham-by-SeaThe railways have been messed about since the 90s. Connex and Southern are both awful. BR might not have been great but it was a damn sight better than this.
Richard Antonel, LondonPublic services should be nationalised.
Carrie Hedderwick, SheffieldPrivatisation has failed – fragmented services, high fares, health and safety issues, fewer staff and worse to come. No to private profit, Yes to public benefit.
Susan Judd, LincolnThis needs doing.
Rosemary Smith, Milton KeynesBritish Rail needs to be reinstated
Catherine Duckenfield, DoncasterEast Coast owned by the public was doing fine. The Treasury were getting the profit that will now go to big business. It would be a joy to buy tickets from one place.
David Knox, TodmordenIt’s a ridiculously complicated system that is frankly embarrassing to explain to visitors. There is no logic. Bring back a normalised ticketing system that makes sense.
Ashley Jones, BristolI agree – bring it back to get rid of rip-off prices.
Timi Horwell, LondonSouthwest Trains are horrible.
Eve Tait, LeicesterI’m sick of spending 4-10 hours on coaches to visit family because of ridiculous rail prices.