Hannah Bloom, LeedsThe publicly owned East Coast railway is making money for the country. Let them all do that.
Peter Donaldson, ReadingWe need a properly-integrated network with one organisation responsible for track and trains and with a true public service ethos.
Tony Osborne, SloughTrains and buses – lots of companies fighting one another – confusing information – little or no co-ordination.
Sue Brooks, HarlowI’m fed up with trains being late, dirty seats, and the price of tickets. I travel from Harlow to Great Yarmouth and it’s gone from under £40 to nearly £57. That’s disgusting.
Mary Andrews, PortsmouthTo travel by rail is too expensive. Some corporation is getting richer off the backs of people who need to travel by rail. It has got to stop and the railways given back.
Chris Yong, St AlbansRailways for the benefit of people and the country, not for private profit.
Stephen Smith, HawickThere is no need for the profit motive in the rail industry, but a socially-owned network cannot return to the pre-90s. We can learn from the privatisation experiment.
Nigel Holmes, HullThere is no logical reason not to return the railways to public ownership, run like a business, to keep tickets economical and benefit the travelling public.
Susanne Birks, SheffieldThe railways should be run as a public service and profits should be for improvements and reinvestment, not shareholders.
Lee Roberts, DartmouthGive us back our overpriced rail network.
Martin Bell, ChesterfieldYes. Yes. Yes.
Steven O’Neill, ArmaghBring an end to private ownership of our network. It would mean lower fares and save for the nation.
Alex Gordon, BristolYou know it makes sense.
Tony Pattison, LeedsToo complicated, too many separate tickets. Keep it simple.
Matthew Milnes, BingleyThe punctuality rate British Rail achieved in its last year (about 90%) was not matched by the privatised industry for about 15 years, despite the public investment.
Rob Willis, ShrewsburyYes we need cheap trains.
Nigel Wood, LlandysulI would like to see British Rail re-introduced.
Alistair McKenzie, LutonHigh prices, high profits, high bonuses. Where is the public service in that?
Niall Mason, WhittonThe cost of commuting by train Is disproportionately more expensive in the UK than in the rest of Europe. It’s disgusting.
Roger Andrew, New MiltonWhy are we never consulted on major changes? I detest privatisation and will fight it as much as I am able.
Paul Roberts, LondonStations were staffed all day. Now they’re not and fare dodgers can walk out without paying.
Joan Briggs, North ShieldsEast Coast has run a great service. Why not allow them to continue and others join them?
Colin Wane, BarnsleyPrivatisation hasn’t worked for many franchisees and definitely hasn’t worked for the passenger. Bring back BR. DB was 100% cheap and punctual when I worked in Germany.
David Preston, DarlingtonMy father worked for BR for 24 years until his retirement. He saw the best and the worst of government interference. We need change now before it’s too late.
John Appelqvist, ScarboroughSmash all privatisation.
Neil Walker, GloucesterStop this creeping privatisation of everything.
Daniel Clark, GatesheadThere is no reason not to.
Jack Harrison, FleetwoodI was a Signalman for 10 yrs with British Rail and it was regarded as a Service and belonging to the Nation , not just another company to be bought, sold and milked.
Ian Dargo, LondonReturn the national rail network to public ownership.
Kristina Burns, LeicesterNationalise the UK rail system.