Timothy Williams, Colwyn BayA rail system that serves the people of Britain – not rips them off.
David LatimerThe banks now own virtually all our trains alongside lots more important infrastructure that once belonged to the people.
Christine Bainbridge, DurhamIt should never have been privatised.
Stephen Sanderson, RochdaleRolling stock investment needed.
Gennaro Gualtieri, LondonEnd privatisation now.
David Doubleday, Darlington25 separate operating companies. The French think it is a joke. We have the most expensive rail journeys in Europe..
Fergus Calder, BrightonThe toilets on Southern are often closed and the trains in the morning are always late. The full number of carriages are often short, leading to standing room only.
M Smith, LeedsWhy should we give billions to companies to run railways when we can own it and make a profit for the nation.
Reb Deacon, GloucesterEveryone used to whinge about BR, but if only they had known how bad it would get after privatisation. We are subsidising it far more than when it was ours.
Garry Pease, FinzeanJust let’s have it back. The trains were great.
Kathleen Myers, MerseysideBring back all of the rail network.
Ian Heaton, St HelensThe sooner the better.
Alastair Stewart, LancasterIf we are to support communities and re-connect to a more social way of being other than through Facebook, the rail network requires a solid base to support this from.
Richard Miller, LondonNo spam please.
Alison Foottit, WickfordIt wasn’t theirs to sell in the first place – give it back to us please so we can run it properly.
Dawn Chamberlain, LiskeardOur rail and utility companies should never have been sold off in the first place.
John Delaney, LlandudnoCan’t be worse than the current situation.
Dave Ellis, ChristchurchRe-nationalise, scrap HS2, put that amount of money into upgrading the rest and encourage freight back onto the tracks by lowering freight charges.
Edward Fisher, LetchworthLook at other countries in Europe. They don’t charge half as much as we do. Something is very wrong.
Alexander McLean, KilmarnockPoor service, no rolling stock, later and never early.
Philip Wallace, SwindonI would like to see the rail system under public ownership, with a promise of constant investment, and not left to run down.
Hazel Hawes, LondonRe-nationalisation but make sure that those in charge are qualified to be there and honest. I wish I had known about the protest earlier as I would definitely have been there.
Graham Brook, WokingI’ve been to other countries on the Continent, Germany for instance, and seen how fine their publicly owned system is in terms of price/quality, it makes me want to cry.
Julia Coryton, SouthwarkPrices of train fares are ridiculous. I hate the 4 hours of standing on an extremely overcrowded train to see my family so much so that I rarely see them anymore.
Alastair CurrieRailways are a service, and services should be run by the country for the people, not by individuals for a profit.
Ray Durie, LiverpoolThe public should not pay fares until trains are from this century and they have adequate space for the relevant number of passengers at the right time of day.
Daniel De Conceicao Silva, WorthingI totally agree with you. Bring back British Rail and dismantle Southern Railway. I am a regular commuter on the West Coast way and it is a disgraceful line.
Barry Graham, YorkCritical infra-structure like railways should be owned by the public as in many European countries.
Robin Braddow, NewarkThe East Coast line runs right through my town. In fact I live only a few hundred yards from it. I can sit and watch the array of privatised train companies using it.
Kyle Amps, BirminghamThe monopoly the train companies have over the lines we have no choice but to use is disgraceful and should not be tolerated