David Clarke, NottinghamIt makes sense unlike a certain political party.
John Midcalf, DarlingtonWe once had the best railway in the world. We now have to go by bus.
Tom Pitman, CardiffThe service is run for private profit. The transport system is vital for environmental purposes as well as the needs of the public.
Amy Warburton, TewkesburyBring back British Rail you corporatist bastards.
Michael Rands, HullMake these companies run by the people and shared by the people.
Ned Lane, LeedsThe fares are just ridiculous.
Philip Spencer, ManchesterPrivatisation of public transport is not working. Give it back to the public and it can be great. See Germany as a perfect example of great transportation.
Joyce Soffe, SwindonWe need to sort out basics before we bother about high speed trains.
Janette Dillon, NottinghamBring back responsibility for the customer’s whole journey, not piecemeal journeys for the profit of separate companies.
Jean Coates, HarrogateWe need a joined up service and not a cartel of lots of different companies offering us the same tickets and prices.
Natalia Hamon, PenzanceIt is important that our tax money is invested properly in a nationalised, efficient service, affordable to passengers.
Margaret Crawford, BrightonI am sick of paying high prices for tickets to use the terrible services of the rail companies.
Jordan SmithSolidarity.
Del Davies, KentI’m fed up with late and cancelled trains – and railcard increases for a deteriorating service.
Alan Hird, BasingstokeThat was a terrible bodged privatisation in 1995 and needs to be completely reversed.
William Marshall, LeicesterPrivatising profits and keeping costs nationalised was a huge mistake that funnels money from taxes to the super-rich at the head of TOCs and ROSCOs.
Edna Woodhead, SheffieldTake British Rail back into public ownership.
Colin FlowerdayIn East Anglia we once had a great train service under British Rail. The trains were clean and reliable. Now they are always late or cancelled.
Simon Stoddart, HastingsBritish Rail had its faults but looks perfect compared to the multi-tier, bits-and-pieces shambles we have today.
Sam Townson, LondonA nationalised rail might mean I’ll actually pay a decent price for a ticket.
Gerry Norvill, LowestoftBring back British Rail to make fares fairer.
Graham Coult, LondonI agree that we need a unified national (and international) railway run to serve the people for the good of the nation, not a fragmented over-complex for-profit system.
Joe Seager, SuttonStrip the unions. Just let them work and if they don’t like it then they obviously need a career change.
Emma Brown, LondonIt shouldn’t cost £50 for a student to go home and visit his family.
Maya Bhogal, LondonPeople not profit.
Jonathan Grinham, LewishamBring back British Rail. It is the only answer to stop the ever increasing of fares.
Ed Franklin, PlymouthI fully support railway nationalisation but I think there is an EU Directive 91/440/EC which would get in the way.
Jack Pearce, StaffordIt is increasingly clear that the time has come to fix this problem, to stop the ideological war on common sense by right wingers and start creating a proper railway.
Marina Wilson, PeterboroughBring back British Rail. What more to say?
Ricky MillingI would love to go to explore England more during the weekends, but the price of travel just stops me. This is why rural towns and villages are closing down.