Rebecca Roseff, ColwallThe highest fares in Europe, and the money goes to profit not improvements. Re-nationalise now.
Maureen Wright, LiverpoolPublic transport should not be in private hands.
Paul Marchant, LeedsThe idea of competition when there are fixed routes makes little sense. The public subsidy to all the lawyers and spivs involved is wasteful.
Graham Pascoe, SouthportI am a train driver and believe strongly in re-uniting the railway for the good of all.
Adam Fisher, YorkWe need this.
Jo Fitzgerald, St JustI have been a very regular train user from1982, until 2012, where the rise in fares was just unbelievable. I have reluctantly gone back in my car.
Lucy Buckland, BracknellI’m a long-term commuter fed up with shorter trains causing overcrowding and no working together between Railtrack and FGW.
Tom Bell, RetfordThe example set by East Coast since 2009 shows that this is the best and only option that benefits the taxpayer.
Samuel Lerman-HahnIt’s called public transport for a reason. Public transport trumps private enterprise and profit.
Ellie Rigby, LondonBring back British Rail.
Frank Nicholas AdamBritish Rail ought to be brought back for passenger trains in England, Wales and Scotland.
Darren Pye, LeedsPassengers before shareholders.
David Freear, LancasterState-owned rail travel in Germany, France, Austria, Spain, Holland, Belgium, Portugal, Denmark, Czech Republic, Russia. We are fools. Sign up.
Stuart Parker, LiverpoolA national railway system for the people and owned by the people run at cost plus investment.
Jonathan Barnes, HitchinWhy subsidise private railway companies? They are leeching public money. Railways should be a public service.
Owen Smithson, HornseaFor people not for profit.
James Dinsdale, MiddlesbroughPrivatisation does not work. The gas and electricity proves that we are all being ripped off.
Lindsey March, Kings LangleyIn Italy. 9 euros gives me 5 hours of clean, modern, punctual rail travel. It is essential that we give people an affordable alternative to car travel to save the planet.
Philip Graves, IpswichElectricity, Gas, Water, Post Offices and British Telecom (one phone company). We all need these services and privatisation has done nothing for us.
Stuart Edwards, BirminghamPrivatisation is rubbish. All that matters is profit, never mind the public.
Ross Dobson, LondonTime to get Britain’s trains back on track.
Graham Harrison, OldhamThe people need to make sacrifices and boycott the rail network. Nothing will ever change until the companies that run the rails lose money. A few days would be enough.
Dave Emson, BedaleIn Europe you have high quality train networks under one direction. The UK needs to follow suit.
Daniel Laraman, WhitstableAlthough I have never seen BR in operation, my granddad worked for them and I know for a fact that BR was the pride of Britain at one point.
Matt Rogerson, LlanelliPublic sector for public transport.
Elizabeth Sheard, WolverhamptonProfits from the railways should be going to the Treasury, not to shareholders. East Coast has put millions into the Treasury and should be allowed to continue.
Paul Brookes, WalsallNot for profit.
Daniel Manton, BirminghamPlease re-nationalise Britain’s railways, and Bring back British Rail.
Simon Sandall, SwindonExcellent initiative. Rail prices are absolutely scandalous (some would say criminal) since privatisation.
John Sullivan, GlastonburyWe moaned about the trains when it was government-run, but the alternative is worse.