Lynda Russell, St Leonards-on-SeaPlease bring back the railways into public ownership.
Robin Wells, WimborneIt’s a no-brainer.
Josephine Keers, BeaworthyI actually live in Halwill Junction. Previously I lived down the road at Bude. It used to be so easy to get to Exeter and beyond when there was a railway back in the 60s.
Robert Hawes, FavershamWhy do we have services that are owned by other countries’ national rail companies?
Yan Yates, MiddlesbroughIt’s been over-priced for far too long. People should not be financially punished for not booking early.
Clare Stemp, LeedsThe only way to give commuters better service and better value fares is to re-nationalise the UK’s railway. BBBR.
Louie Withey, SouthamptonBring back the good old days.
Alan Milne, Newcastle-upon-TyneWe are the owners of East Coast rail line and that is cost effective. Why should we give away our heritage to big businesses who are only interested in their profit?
Paul Rhodes, DewsburyBritish Rail was better.
Julie Barson, CoventryTrain journeys are a nightmare now, whereas travelling by train used to be a pleasure.
Natalie Lamb, ChiselboroughIt is crazy that it’s usually double the cost for me alone to travel by train than car. I do however as I am deeply concerned about my carbon footprint.
Linda Edmonds, SheffieldStart by retaining the wonderful East Coast line which is a delight to experience.
Colin Jones, NottinghamTransport and infrastructure are fundamentals in any society. To leave them to market forces and the private sector is just irresponsible.
Harry Riley, StamfordA national public transport system should be nationally owned. It should not be at the mercy of market forces.
Kathleen Rixon, LiverpoolThe current rail services are not very good and usually quite expensive, BR was much better.
Andrew Clubb, AberdeenDoes this Government sell off their own family silver or just the country’s. They are catching up with Gordon Brown.
Michael Axford, Potters BarAs a retired old railwayman, I ask you, please, to keep up the good work.
Cariad Thomas-Cooke, SheffieldAs an engineer, I think a national network can be run most effectively as a single national system, without a share of the profits having to go to private individuals.
J Kim, HamptonBring back British Rail. It’s the way it should be.
Joshua Tyler, RotherhamHow has rail got so bad and so expensive? Turn it into just one company and bring back British Rail.
Joanna Greaves, ManchesterPrivatisation of national assets was never going to work. It’s such a shame that the failure has cost us so much money.
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.
Richard Gillett, SheffieldAll national infrastructure and any business too big to fail must be owned by the nation and run for the benefit of its citizens.
Timothy BaldwinI agree we need a fully integrated, publicly-owned rail network.
Susan Welburn, SheffieldIts all about greed when it should be about the public who pay for it all. It should be put back into public control where someone will be answerable to the masses.
John Stephens, Welwyn Garden CityOur railways belong to us. They should not be run for profit other than to raise money to improve the service. We gave the railways to the world, now we want ours back.
Michael Fearn, CambornePrivatisation has been a disaster for the public services and the culture that it has encouraged has lead to a cheapening of every aspect of our public life.
Andrew Hinder, WokingPost privatisation, operating companies got four times the funding given to BR. Scandalous.
Philip Lowe, Whitley BayWhy do you and I have to subsidise a private company to make profits for its owners? It’s madness.
Dave ChapmanWe need a railway service, not railway companies.