Daniel Codrington , CrawleyFares have gone up too much.
Crispin Howell-Jones, RomfordThe effect of privatising the railways has been that we pay vastly more than we need for our tickets and vastly more to subsidise the companies as well.
Fiona Flynn, LondonI’ve seen little improvement with privatisation. Please bring back a nationally-funded rail service.
Sean Sharples, BasildonBring back British Rail for service not profit.
Ross Ma, SwindonIt’s difficult to support privatisation when it feels like it is doing the wrong things that competition law is suppose to prevent, i.e. monopoly abuse.
Julie Holland, SunburyExtortionate prices, no seats and no competition. Bring back British Rail.
Arthur Simpkin, HassocksNationalising the railway will lower the cost on the taxpayer and lower fares. Having 2000 different companies is a mess. Bring back British Rail.
Richard Paul, StroudThe rail fare-structure alone is madness, plus I’m a passenger, not some customer to be ripped off.
James de Kock, LondonI am sick of paying more and more money, only to have the quality continuously deteriorate so drastically.
Nicky Edwards, St AlbansThe railways are a complete joke. We need action as soon as possible. Worst railway in the world. How much more money can you bleed from the public pockets?
Richard Jones, LondonStop subsidising private companies.
Brendan Conroy, RuislipLook at the success state ownership has had on the East Coast Main Line after the private company screwed up. We should repeat the exercise nationally.
Lisa Nesbitt, Southend-on-SeaDe-privatise the railway.
David McintoshAs tax payers we pay more than any other country to run the rail network millions of us depend upon every day.
Josie Matthews, NottinghamIs it really going to make a difference or help the elderly with their travel? Let’s hope so.
Peter Such, CanterburyI support a nationalised rail network.
Gordon Craig, EdinburghHaving now worked under a Government-run railway, although not perfect, let’s not go back unless GNER can return.
Lewis Selby, SwindonGet rid of privatisation and bring back British Rail like the good old days.
John Sadgrove, BristolI love trains, but I hate what has become of our rail network. It’s called public transport. The clue is in the name…
Alan Cole, OxtedWhat a waste. Bring back BR who ran a service for the people not the shareholders or franchises.
Peter Bradshaw, DarlingtonJust look at how good the East Coast mainline is since it has been taken out of private hands.
Kulvinder Bhogal, DerbyI want things to be back the way they used to be. A rail network for the people and not to make fat cats fatter. Above all, I want rail prices to be reasonable again.
Roland Bishop, PortsmouthFundamental infrastructure needs to serve people, not profits.
Alasdair Burman, SkiptonEast Coast livery dull. Bring back GNER livery.
Robert Marriott, ToddingtonOverpriced and overcrowded – stop the profiteers.
John Butler, New MaldenPrivate good – Public bad. It’s Orwellian.
Trevor Ellis, DoverLet our state run our railways and not other countries’ nationalised systems. Let the profits go back into the network and not into shareholders’ pockets.
Jennifer Duckitt, BradfordToo often the prices are too high and the quality of service too low. Bring back British Rail.
Hannah Rogers, MayfieldTrain tickets are unaffordable and driving is cheaper.
Leslie Rowe, Richmond, North YorkshireVirgin Trains failed to provide an adequate service once before.