Sarah Holford, WellingboroughI am tired of paying £96 return for a 45 minute journey from Wellingborough to London. This is extortionate and makes rail travel unaffordable.
Cecilia Ballesteros, HovePublic transport in public hands.
Ian Westbrook, FolkestoneI’m tired of a Trabant service at Rolls Royce prices. We need a nationalised railway run for the benefit of people, not profit.
Graham Cooke, WorcesterThe Rail transport infrastructure is a major national strategic asset which should be restored to public ownership.
TedSince privatisation tax payers have had to pump billions more into the system, besides paying whopping fares.
Imrul Hossain, WatfordWe should never have sold our public transport to the private sector. It was the worst idea by any government. Be smart and bring it back.
Anthony Sheehan, ManchesterIt was sold to make money for the last government, now it just makes money for the shareholders. Yes, bring back BR
Stephen Clibbens, HarrogatePublic transport should benefit the public, not a few shareholders.
Linda Jenkins, OxfordI believe that certain organisations should not be privatised at all. That means railways, and the NHS.
Keith Green, LondonI just found you today. I want it back in public ownership too, wishing you all the best.
Greg Marshall, NottinghamStop profiteers making a packet out of ordinary people.
Daniel Edwards, HurstpierpointI can’t even get to work due to planned engineering works, nevermind the unplanned disruption! Why do we pay for this utter rubbish?
Andrew McGill, RomfordSome things should never have been privatised, i.e. transport, utilities.
Danny Elliott, LincolnThe number of reasons for having an efficient, clean and reliable Rail Network are vast and numerous, yet since privatisation the Network has been anything but.
Randall Sinclair, WolverhamptonBring back British Rail.
Martin Hollington, ManchesterI’m appalled at privatisation of the railways and have contempt for the outfits running them. The destruction of BR and loss of skills and knowledge is criminal.
Gary Burke, SouthamptonI worked for British Rail in the 70’s, when 90 per cent of trains were within 5 minutes of the timetable and 95 per cent within 10. Can the privatised network match this?
Heather Morton, GrimsbyHopefully re-nationalisation would help end the enormous discrepancy in fares in different parts of the country.
Libby Smith, NorwichIt’s ours not yours.
Colin Keatley, PlymouthBring back British Rail.
Teresa Smith, RoystonOverpriced fares, overcrowded and late trains. When FCC franchise runs out in 2014 the route should be taken back into public ownership. Put passengers before profits.
Peter De Sousa, PortsmouthTrains should be easy to access and cheap for all. This is not the case with the current, failing system.
Martin Howard, MoretonTime to stop the madness of revenue-motivated rail companies.
Paul Pearson, ShrewsburyWe pay the highest fares in Europe to stand in corridors on late running trains that will not accept tickets from other rail companies. Something is desperately wrong.
Simon Kempthorne, HastingsPrivatisation has done the opposite of what was intended – to save public expenditure. How many times have franchises been bailed out at taxpayers’ expense?
Alesia Harris, WokingI’m a student and the prices of trains are extortionate, especially for cramped and delayed services. I often have to travel to London for fieldwork and it’s food or work.
Hugh Daniels, HenfieldWhatever happened to plans for a mixed economy, combining the best of private and publicly owned services?
Jamie Osborne, HuntingdonCompetition has just served to raise profits whilst ignoring service and lower standards for commuters. Bring control back to the people.
Denis Russell, Newcastle-upon-TyneIf only?
Oisin Macfadden, BristolTrain fares are absolutely excessive, and an order of magnitude higher than in other European countries.