Roger Allen, LondonA publicly-run system can aim subsidy at fare reduction and infrastructure. As it is, shareholders take large chunks for whatever excessive profit is currently expected.
Mark Priestley, KentInstead of keeping trying to fill a bucket with a hole, try plugging that hole with some managerial bonuses.
Dennis Pritchard, GlasgowPeople before profits and shareholders.
Jamie Ellis, LarbertI see little point in all these rail companies trying to compete with each other when none of them offer cheap prices. Why not work as a team to run a good railway?
Michael Morrison, ChelmsfordI have nothing to add that isn’t obvious and said already.
Richard Lewis, SheffieldPlease put Britain’s railways back to when we had the most efficient railways in Europe, i.e. when they were state run, like the majority of European ones are now.
David Ventress, AlsagerEast Coast trains – nationalised and making a profit – need we say more?
Heather Elliott, AylesburyIt’s much better to have rail service in public ownership.
Mike Attewell, DurhamIf enough mice squeak the fat cats might be disturbed – a bit.
Graham Symms, BroughtonThe railways, like so many other things, should be run for the benefit of all the citizens of this country and not to make already rich people even richer.
Hannah Williamson, MacclesfieldPlease do.
Rachel Pollard, WatfordBeing an ex BR employee I would dearly love to be that proud person who says I work for BR again. It was a great organisation and like a second family to me.
Martyn McCarthy, LondonFor a better Britain.
James Masters, LondonAnother Great British institution trampled on by fake profiteering. Shame.
David Pinder, RotherhamThe current private-run rail system is absurd and makes no sense. Let’s bring railways back into one public company.
John Malcolm, MayfieldBR should never have been sold off in the first place. As for Beeching?
Stephen Freeman, SheffieldWe need a railway fit for the future. Privatisation is the only way.
Margaret Gallacher, East KilbrideIt needs to be re-nationalised and profits re-invested in the service and health and safety of staff and customers instead of benefiting the city fat cats. Royal Mail next.
Michael Edwards, LondonBetter for all users, for the economy, for the environment.
Kealey Castle, KentA system runs best when it isn’t sectioned off into pieces.
Stephen Deans, BonnybridgePublic service for public good. Stop giving billions in subsidy to rail privateers.
Samantha Bugeja, EssexWe need the C2C to sort out the Purfleet line. Stop focusing on the main line.
David Haimes, BarnsleyNever have so few robbed so many.
Trevor Millington, LeedsI totally agree with the cause. Some services should not be for profit. In my experience private does not always equate to efficiency.
Dawne Gardner, NottinghamStop the stupid new lines that save 20 mins and rebuild the ones closed by Beeching. We need East to West connections.
Peter Wilson, GlastonburyThey should not have been privatised in the first place. Like all the utilities they belong to the people and not private companies.
Keith Robertson, MaldonIt doesn’t work at the moment, as all we are doing as travellers is lining the pockets of the shareholders – so let’s go back to paying for our own railway. What better idea?
Jim Waight, HertfordSubsidies should go towards running the trains, not to train operating companies.
David Mullins, DerbyshireSince the fat cats have taken over all we hear about is how much the fares are going up.
Graham Glover, BradfordYes, let’s do it.