Gabriella Apicella, LondonRail prices have become a joke. Re-nationalising this essential service is a brilliant idea so that people can make less use of their cars and more use of railways.
Frances Airson, SunderlandThey should never have been sold off.
Neraj Sharma, Milton KeynesThere is no valid reason for keeping the railways in private hands. The model has miserably failed. This is resulting in underused transport rail service and clogged roads.
Lloyd Cartey, Milton KeynesRe-nationalise the rail services. We are paying too much in subsidies to rail companies.
Brian Pickering, NottinghamStop the rot that is privatisation.
David LatimerBritish Rail was privatised to concentrate the ownership of the world’s infrastructure into fewer and fewer hands; the hands of the bankers.
Lynda Edwards, NorwichWhy have separate train and track companies? No wonder passengers, who pay high fares, are being let down frequently.
Robert Bunday, BrightonPublic transport should be a public service not a profit driven business.
Andy Welling, BristolHow long will it take the government to stop these vultures giving the public an awful service?
Andy Gordon, SheffieldPeople not profit.
Carolyn Eaves, HastingsThomas the Tank Engine would do better. Chris Grayling – for goodness sake, get a grip.
Kevin Farrer, EdinburghRe-nationalise rail travel now and end the gravy train for the fat cats. Public transport for the public good.
Sean Brown, BarnsleyBring back BR.
Angela Hartwich, Stourport-on-SevernIt’s a no-brainer.
Tun Loakthar, LondonThanks for organising. I always wanted to find people who also want nationalisation of British Rail.
Ann Milroy, LondonThe present system is confusing and expensive to run.
O J Donnelly, AldershotExpand our railways to where people need to go and not just where it is profitable. Get people off the roads and save the environment. Bring back and expand motor-rail too.
Sandra Cotterell, Ross-on-WyeToo much of our country has been sold off without consultation with us.
John Winn, UpminsterA fragmented rail service is not the best for passengers, with different pricing for the same and similar journeys.
Anne Harrison, LondonWhat a bizarre system we have in UK when our privatised system is providing profits for the publicly-owned nationalised systems of our European neighbours such as SNCF.
Niall Mason, WhittonThe cost of commuting by train Is disproportionately more expensive in the UK than in the rest of Europe. It’s disgusting.
Carole Price, HexhamEast Coast is publicly owned, well-run and makes money for us – the public. Let’s see the rest of the network follow suit.
Patrick Fenlon, ChesterThey neglected repairs to make massive profits and then put the prices up. Most people stopped using them because of the price. Lower prices get more customers.
Gerard Seaman, BexleyheathPrivatisation has achieved absolutely nothing to the advantage of rail users, whilst the taxman (that means us) continue to subsidise profiteering service providers.
Thomas Price, BrightonPlease, please, please bring decent railways back to the people who need reliable, affordable public transport, not greedy private companies.
Dane Wotton, HoveI’m sick of being made late for work, dirty, uncomfortable trains and vastly overpriced fares that take a large and unfair chunk of my wages every month.
Mike Broom, RydeGet rid of the current, dishonest shambles now.
Tim Mourant, BristolSNCF and Deutsche Bahn can bid for British rail franchises to help fund their state-run railways yet Directly Operated Railways aren’t allowed to bid for East Coast.
Geoffrey Gwaspari, BarnstapleThe time is now. End this madness.
Ian Walker, Milton KeynesPrivatisation is an utter shambles.