Scott Herrett, EdinburghI want to travel by train as it’s more relaxing and safer. I can work and it produces low emissions, but the high price of tickets prevents me from doing the right thing.
Douglas Nash, Hamilton, USAGet rid of these damned psycho paint schemes and ugly new equipment.
Gemma Evans, CaerphillyPower to the people. Down with privatisation.
Jaqueline Silva, Haywards HeathUnaffordable poor service! I can just about afford going to work. Stop punishing the workers. We pay for everything!
William Edwards, DarlingtonA national railway owned and operated by the nation for the nation in the interests of the nation has to be one of the most important publicly owned strategic assets.
Geoff Horne, SheffieldWhy not the whole network?
Bob Green, SheffieldI was proud to be a trainee signalman in the late 60s early 70s. I’m not going to allow this silly government to privatise any more of the people’s interests and jobs.
Lee Hutchinson, BristolWhy re-nationalise the railways? For starters, £1billion of taxpayers’ money would be saved each year.
Joginder SinghImagine what sort of railway we could have had if British Rail had been given half the money trousered by the privatised rail fat cats!
David Williams, LeicesterDo it, and get those money-grabbing bastards out.
Nigel Wood, LlandysulI would like to see British Rail re-introduced.
Anthony Wrinch, RedhillSouthern Rail are a disgrace. Shame on the Government for letting this farce continue so long.
Geoff IngramMy father-in-law was on a train broken down for 4.5hrs. It took him13.5hrs to cross London, after which he was fuming and died of a heart attack.
Callum Littlewood, HuddersfieldWhy not?
Tim Evans, CamborneIt seems that it is OK for a government enterprise to own our railway, so long as it is German or French.
Caryl Hughes, StockportBring back the utility companies into public ownership too.
Mark Brown, LondonGet it done.
Robert H Marshall, South Woodham FerrersEnd this privatisation and give us back our British Rail lines.
Martin Chadwick, WrexhamWe want lower prices for poor people.
Jenny Dimond, WarePublic services should remain as public not private enterprise. Put people before profit.
Victor Halksworth, ChesterfieldI started work for British Rail and witnessed the decline through privatisation first-hand. I retired early because I couldn’t take any more. Bring back British Rail!
Sarah Robinson, LiverpoolPublic transport should be exactly that. accessible to the public with ease and affordable..
Isabel MorganI’ve had enough of Southeastern – they’re unreliable and too expensive.
Paul Bower, LondonPassengers are paying higher fares, taxpayers are paying a bigger subsidy to the train operators and we are getting a poor service.
Catherine Cooper, MelkshamBring the railways back into public ownership and stop putting taxpayers’ money into private pockets.
Fary Webb, BurnleyNationalisation of the Railways is long overdue.
Susannah Evans, ManchesterVirgin Trains are bad. I can’t believe the incoherence in pricing.
Brian Lambert, AshfordI’m an ex BR worker, then into privatisation and eventually back to Network Rail who own the infrastructure. BR if financed correctly (unlike before) would be the best option.
Lesley Grahame, NorwichPlease support Caroline Lucas’s Rail Bill to bring contracts back in-house. 2nd reading 20th January 2017.
Joe Bell, CarlisleBring back nationalisation and pride in our railways.