Malcolm Bruce, EdinburghSubsidy now is four times what it was in BR days.
Richard Roberts, HuntingdonI fully support the re-nationalisation of all public services. The clue as to where ownership should be is in the description. Germany and France recognise this.
Harrison Foster, PortsmouthPrivatising critical services does not work.
Gwenno Dafydd Williams, CardiffRhaid inni fod fel rhannau o Ewrop sydd a thrennau rhad sydd wedi eu rheoli gan y llywodraeth. (We need to be more like parts of Europe which have cheap state-run trains.)
Damon Newton-Goode, PortsmouthTake the railways back from the greedy corporates who profit while we suffer every day.
Tom Nicholls, LondonDriving is so backward. People zooming around at 90mph in metal boxes at a cost to the planet. Trains for the future, blow privatisation.
Vanessa Martin, BrightonBring back national railways to be proud of. Get us to work on time with a seat. And a clean safe journey for a reasonable price.
Edward Jones, HalifaxWhy does our money help the rich and not us?
Eleni Stavrou, DerbyPublic services are becoming a system of exploitation against the people who must use them, and in fact work for them.
Helene Hart, CamberleyIt should be a public service not a gravy train.
Stephen Dixon, HebburnA key strategic resource that needs government ownership and control with a not-for-profit ethos.
Jim Tait, EdinburghLet’s do this and end the monopoly.
Ellie Harrison, GlasgowWe must continue to fight the fight for what’s fair and bring back British Rail!
Robbie Penford Baker, EdinburghBring back British Rail, sensible pricing and service.
Eric Gendle, MiddlesbroughThe East Coast mainline is state-run and profitable, unlike all other franchises. Follow their lead.
Peter Denny, LowestoftAll rail transport needs to be owned by the public and the power companies as well.
Catherine Brotherston, EdinburghAll transport systems should be integrated, reasonably priced and in public ownership.
James O’Grady, CoventryYou know this makes perfect sense.
Laurence Eccles, BirminghamThe highest walk-on fares in the world and at least twice the subsidy British Rail used to get. Network Rail’s debt has now exceeded an eye-watering £30 billion!
Trevor McEneff, WiganBring back British Rail.
Christine King, YorkTake it back to British Rail.
Lee Maybin, HitchinThe railways should be run as a national asset not a privatised money-making machine for shareholders.
Angus G Bennison, SnodlandThe service is Dickensian and all about profit, not about the quality of service. We the general public are held to ransom by giving Southern Rail another renewed franchise
Mortimer O’Connell, ErithThey should never have been sold off, nor all the other services.
Leslie Reid, AberdourIt is one area where it makes sense to subsidise public transport for economic benefit in moving the population around safely.
Mike Morris, SwanseaI’m fed up with Arriva Trains’ poor and expensive service (if you can call it a service).
Timi Horwell, LondonSouthwest Trains are horrible.
Michael Connole, RotherhamI would like to see British Rail nationalised so that a proper structure of management, engineers and workers can be put in place to deliver an ethical service.
Aidan Shabaily, LiverpoolPrivate services do not work. Services should be government run as public services, not for private profit.
Sarah Mason, SittingbourneBritish Rail should never have been privatised. It should be run as a public service for the people not private profit, as should the energy companies.