Geraldine McCarthy, ErithFares are too expensive.
Alan Robshaw, KidderminsterBring back BR and reduce these expensive fares.
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.
Richard Moss, ShipleyGreed, greed, greed, greed.
Edward Bagenal, LondonAdding to the momentum of re-nationalised rail entities already occurring – we should own our national rail infrastructure as a civic, not private body.
Kayla Ente, BrightonChris Grayling has now conceded that the trains and the tracks need to be operated by the same entity. Therefore, nationalisation is now imperative.
Kay Rowham, EasingtonWe need to upgrade King’s Cross to Scotland via Durham and Newcastle, instead of wasting money on HS2. Also bring back freight lines to take passengers during rail works.
Paul Forrest, Bourganeuf, FranceThe French rail system is excellent, affordable, efficient.
Scott Callow, LondonSouthend Victoria to London Liverpool Street: carriages an absolute disgrace, never on time, yet the most expensive fares.
Mik Konstantinou, ChristchurchPrivatisation has made British railways the joke of Europe.
M J Bailey, CarmarthenI’m definitely in favour of re-nationalising the railway system (what we have left of it in Wales.)
Kerri Clegg, RomfordAs one in the same industry and a customer, I could not agree more.
Drew Gallon, East SussexRail services have declined in reliability over the last 15 years that I have been travelling from Brighton to London, while prices have steadily increased. Stop the rot.
Felicity Whyte, Shoreham by SeaGot to be less rubbish.
Colin Heathcote, WarkworthEnvironmental and economical no-brainer. Rather than pour millions into the bulging pockets of Branson, use our cash to serve the public by investing in our railway.
Joseph Hegarty, London4.1% broke the camel’s back.
Derek Sadler, MorpethWe should run our railways on a not-for-profit basis. It works in Europe.
Gill Green, BoltonI’ll share because I care.
Bill Linton, LondonI use East Coast and it’s better than it’s ever been. Let’s keep it, and get the rest back.
Daisy Green, BidefordOutrageous is the lack of a national rail service in this country. It was better when we had one.
John Hughes, WirralWe are all in this together. BBBR.
Yvonne Lunde-Andreassen, LondonIt’s the only private rail system in Europe.
Alan Bremner, StockportRe-nationalise or stop all subsidies. If the private sector is so great why do they need public money?
Eleanor Levin, LancasterPrivatisation of the railways never made any sense. Railways are expensive to run and don’t make profit so the state has to subsidise them whatever.
Andrew Kearney, RochdaleThe service has got progressively worse as the fares rise and rise. Privatisation has failed.
Ian Hamilton, DunbarEast Coast Rail was working perfectly until it was re-privatised. Now, despite the usual Virgin hype, the lounges have been down-graded and there are reliability problems.
Diane Green, HuddersfieldWe need investment in new trains. Why would a company with no long term guarantee of keeping its contract invest in new stock?
Tessa George, LewesDecision-makers should bow to evidence, not ideology.
Margaret Healey-Pollett, BirminghamRe-nationalise, and then re-extend. We don’t just need to reverse the sell-off, but also Beeching’s cuts.
Julian Kaye, LutonWe need a unified rail network with through-ticketing, instead of third party skimming.