Peter De Sousa, PortsmouthTrains should be easy to access and cheap for all. This is not the case with the current, failing system.
Stuart Graham, Glasgow.Let the rail service serve the public.
John Main, LondonIf privatisation is so successful why do they rely on subsidies to keep their shareholders happy?
Del Hart, CroydonStop profit for fat cats. Give us a reliable and non profit travel system.
Brian Bentley, BathThe money we pay for train travel would be better spent by a nationalised rail service. I’m sick of paying for fourth rate service.
Steve Hall, SwindonCross Country trains are a disgrace, yet to get to Birmingham from Bristol my options are limited.
George Harvey, Bury St EdmundsPrivatisation has failed us. Why should we give them more money for a poorer service?
Matt Dunn, MontgomeryPrivatisation failed miserably. British Rail for British people, not cash-hungry directors of private companies.
Murray Shelmerdine, LondonIt makes sense.
Edward Abel, BirminghamThe slogan says it all.
Evin RyanWhy must they all privatise the profits and nationalise the losses?
Anna Petts, AbergavennyJust try it.
Lynda Rooke, BristolI travel regularly on rail. Yesterday was a prime example – air conditioning not working, delays, dirty train and slower journey time than the 1970’s.
Patrick O’Brien, SloughWorst value train service in the developed world.
Marjorie Arnold, ManchesterWhy should we be subsidising a company that is making billions and still failing. Think of all the profits which could go to a much better service if it was nationally owned.
David Rickelton, Newcastle-upon-TyneEast Coast has been a success. Let this line stay in public ownership and re-nationalise the other lines.
Robert Garrett, AshfordStop foreign companies milking our rail passengers to subsidise European rail fares.
Anne Stephens, LancasterOh yes please, let’s return to the sanity of a nationalised rail system.
Desmond Foley, BristolPlease bring back British Rail.
Kevin O’Connor, LondonThe present railway system is an grossly over-charged and poorly staffed system that only puts profits before people. Re-nationalisation now.
Linda Peaker, WakefieldIn line with other countries, our rail network should be owned by us, not by foreigners. Who owns the rest of the EU’s rail network? They own their own, so should we.
Maddy Whitby, Stow-on-the-WoldI’ve caught the Cotswold Line trains for six years and I cannot recall a time when I could call them consistent or reliable.
Catherine Markey, CambridgeRail travel should be state-owned so fares remain low, thus car use is reduced and the government is accountable for safety. Profit shouldn’t come into it.
Stuart Bogue, AltonBring back British Rail.
Liz Gwynne, RuncornRailways should be run to benefit the customers, not multinationals looking for a profit.
Donald Rutherford, LeylandIt must also be remembered that the Beeching axe fell under British Rail.
Jack Coleman, CrawleyThe fair from Crawley to London is £35, for a distance of only 30 miles. This is unacceptable.
Ian Buckley, Castle DouglasCould we get BR as good as SNCF?
Philip Corbould, RugbyI do not drive, I use public transport all the time. It most definitely should be run not-for-profit. It’s a service, not a money-grabbing opportunity, or at least it should be.
Jean Goodacre, LeedsWhy are the Conservatives always selling the most valued things that make money in public hands. Their mates must love this. We have a solvent railway in the east.