Jason Fernee, BillericayThe old British Rail service was preferable to the abject misery I get most weekends on my line.
Juliet Adham, St Leonards-on-SeaThe Railway is ours and it should be in our hands, not in those of a foreign country which doesn’t care.
Damian Toal, BrightonI’m sick to death of funding shareholders’ lifestyle over service.
John Brunton, LondonWhen New Labour welched on its promise to re-nationalise in 1997, I knew something had gone wrong. It’s time to see the railways benefit people again.
Gerald Lock, MaestegBring back British Rail – this system is not working.
Junait Chakman, LondonEnough is enough.
Jeremy Hoyte, OswestryCommon good, common sense.
Tessa Gordziejko, Hebden BridgeThe privatisation experiment has failed. Rail transport is an integrated service essential to the economy and needs public ownership.
Kathleen Hines, WashingtonThis service was much better before being given back to the private sector and it was making a profit.
Andrew Tappin, BristolI hate privatisation, especially when it’s on the railways.
Geraldine Mitchell, ManchesterThe fact that the French and German nationalised train industries have shares in the most profitable lines in Britain should speak for itself.
Dean Morrice, BristolI am not a socialist, but I think that such important services should be in the hands of the people and not in the hands of those that seek profit.
Emily Norris, OrmskirkRenationalisation is the only way to ensure the railways are run for the people of this country and not for the profit of others.
Marie Macfarlane, GlasgowIt would be good to have rail travel available to all of us and the need for profit to be at the bottom of the priority list.
Margaret Al-Rekabi, NottinghamWhen British Rail was in existence the price of a journey was set. 1st and 2nd class. Now it is a muddle and many different fares depending on when you book. Not good.
Chris Harris, LondonAfter re-nationalisation, at a national affordable price (one can hope?) begin electrical / magnetic renewable infrastructure.
Catherine McChleery, CoventryGive us back a decent service with reasonably priced tickets.
Bradley Clark, LondonThe sheer confusion of using our transport system makes me ashamed in other countries. The cost of train travel way surpasses travel by car.
Andy Longshaw, MacclesfieldNon-discounted fares are now ludicrously high. Another fake privatisation creating a private sector monopoly.
Tony Pattison, LeedsToo complicated, too many separate tickets. Keep it simple.
Thomas Dunn, YorkPlease put rail users’ needs before greedy shareholders’ demands for profit. Other countries do.
Mary Ireson, Isle of MullBring back British Rail.
Paul Higginbotham, ReadingWe all knew this privatisation was unworkable from the start, and the way it is financed now is a public scandal.
Jason Warner, RaundsBring back British Rail. A unified railway is a good railway.
Hugo Rogers, NewburyYes, but we need more lines re-opened (and not HS2) to create more capacity.
Philip Campbell, LiverpoolGet it back off these profiteers as soon as possible.
Robert Mair, ChinleyStop this ridiculous state that British railways are in and re-nationalise them.
Daniel Codrington , CrawleyFares have gone up too much.
Stanley Page, DerbyI have long travelled the UK incredible railways. However every time I cannot help but feel that this incredible network would flourish under national ownership again.
Chris Williams, BromleyProfit before service has gone on for too long.