Graham Mallinson, ManchesterIt should never have left public ownership.
Newton Cleghorn, Rowlands GillOur transport system should be for people – not for profit.
Adam Stacey, WakefieldExtortionate rail fares and ancient, late-running trains. Look at Wakefield Kirkgate. I’ve been told that the train is late due to an abandoned freight train blocking platforms.
Mary Boehringer, LincolnBring back British Rail and make it as good as Deutsche Bahn.
Jean Mertzanakis, LeedsIf BR reduces prices and doesn’t make me sit on my luggage from Leeds to London I might use trains again rather than National Express buses.
Chris Gramger, KendalProfit for public services, not shareholders.
Joe Sims, BristolTheir profligate greed is bringing this country to a standstill. A service should be just that and all profits made should be driven back into making services better.
Michael Benis, HoveSense and responsibility, not politics.
Richard Glazzard, Tunbridge WellsI am rarely on a train these days that is (a) on time, (b) not broken (c) has a driver or (d) completes its whole journey without being discontinued early.
Pauline StephensThe franchise system can only be described as a bad compromise, which is too rigid to be able to meet the demands of customers.
Mick Knights, Waltham CrossTransport for the people by the people, not for profit. All service industries must be publicly owned and all monies ploughed back into the service.
Maureen Brookman, Sutton, SurreyWelcome back British Rail.
Caroline Joyce, LondonI have worked in the rail industry and seen first hand how privatisation and greed has corrupted the industry and the quality of service.
Mohammed Zulkernain, SloughBring back British Rail, when open return tickets were the norm.
Ste Hannon, LiverpoolBring back BR.
Michael Holleran, Newton-le-WillowsI saw a sticker in Oxford Road gents, so you know it’s worked at least once.
Emma Campbell, SandersteadTerrible East Grinstead service. The frequency needs to be increased as well as the number of carriages. All over the country serious reform is needed not Victorian trains.
Patrick Smith, LondonPrivatisation is a failure.
Andrew Mclean-Reid, SherfieldThe railway is a service, not a business. It enables business, so should be viewed as a means to an end, not run as the end itself.
Jane BarryPrivatised rail wastes huge amounts of money.
Julian Wagstaff, EdinburghRail privatisation was madness in 1993 and remains madness in 2013. A massive public subsidy of private profit. Re-nationalisation is not just sensible, it is essential.
David McintoshAs rail passenger numbers grow and the calls for the reopening of closed lines increase, action must be taken!
Geoffrey Taunton, Montmorillon, FranceI’d visit England much more frequently if it had a coherent rail system.
Timothy BaldwinWe need a railway that is publicly owned and internationally integrated so we can get rid of the obstructive security rules for the Channel Tunnel.
John Doyle, AddlestonePrivatisation is for the few to get stinking rich. The clue is in the word private.
William Earle, ScunthorpeBring back reasonably-priced rail fares. Stop the profit-making and re-invest in modern rolling stock.
George HollidayStop cramming people onto trains just to make a profit. Improve the service and re-nationalise now.
Diana Lauder, WakefieldPrivatisation rarely works for the average person. East Coast was doing so well so why did that have to change?
Yzabel Field, LondonPlease re-nationalise the railways and make the railways one affordable public service, not a lot of expensive private businesses.
David Fuller, LutonHigh fares, and taxpayers subsidies going in to the pockets of the few. Standardised BR Rolling stock was much more cost-effective than all the foreign trains of today.