Sheila Barclay, GlasgowRail travel has become a cash cow for private companies. Result: a very poor, overpriced, service.
Thomas Eddleston, MacclesfieldPublic ownership only.
David King, ExeterStop the fares rip-off. I would use trains if fares were affordable. Put freight back on the railway and take it off the motorways.
Samuel McGeever, Newcastle-upon-TyneTrain travel should be price-comparable to the car.
Adrian Uden, LondonThe current service is terrible at best and getting progressively worse. The only conclusion can be that sufficient investment is not being made. EU outperforms UK.
Max Burton, ManchesterJust look at East Coast. We in the North could do with a bit of that.
Ellen Robson, Hemel Hempsteadbring it back. Things are a joke with these companies!!!
Philip Blanksby, DerbyThe railways should be publicly run, publicly accountable, with profits ploughed back into the industry, not lining shareholders’ pockets.
Phil Ferguson, WarringtonWhy are we paying subsidies into the pockets of shareholders instead of into the rail system?
Evan Wyatt, OxfordWe need the best days of our rails back. Privatisation has caused such a decline of our railway system, it’s time to nationalise them again.
Claire James, CoventryWe need a singular railway operation.
Bill Murray, Fair IsleI think governments bail out privatised rail companies so I think they should be run as a nationalised industry.
John Ball, SheffieldThe railway companies are only interested in profiteering with over-inflated prices and no customer care.
Jessie James, BristolRail travel should be a public service, not a commodity for a handful of people to make economic gain at the expense of the majority.
Ben Millis, LondonWe were passengers, then we were customers, now we are parasites. Nationalisation is progress.
Shelley Black, BradfordPrivatisation has not worked for taxpayers, passengers or rail staff. Put it right.
Sue McCormick, LancasterPeople not profit.
Alison Glennie, Seaton SluiceIt just makes sense to have all the rail network run by the government. Public transport should be a service not a profit-making business.
Betsy Barker, Berwick-upon-TweedYes, get rid of private rail companies.
Darren Nutting, WrenthorpeLet’s make Britain a success again.
Susan Crawford, Newcastle-upon-TyneA ludicrously over-priced and over-complicated railway system.
Lee Roberts, DartmouthGive us back our overpriced rail network.
Damon Reid, ManchesterIt’s about time we faced facts and realised that there will never be proper investment in rail under private ownership.
Paul Chester, LeedsThe privatisation of our railways hasn’t worked. All the profits have been siphoned off to shareholders and not back into where it should be – education, health, social care.
Jean Berry, NottinghamIt’s much better to have the government running the rail system for the good of the country and not shareholders.
Stephen East, RyeOur rail network should never have been privatised. Our service is a joke and a disgrace.
Norman Dodd, Newcastle-upon-TyneEast Coast line is profitable. Why change?
Sebastian Hart, IpswichI’m a student and it’s so expensive to get home to see my family.
Joy Wardell, ExeterThe railways are a mess. In the southwest we have one of the highest fares in the country. Bring back sense and coherence to the railways – re-nationalise.
Daniel Church, CambridgeEnough.