David Merryweather, Newcastle-upon-TyneIt’s our railway.
Eileen Smith, RushdenYes please.
Cally Hill, ExmouthGWR are a joke. £266 return from Devon to London. No buffet car. Couldn’t even get sandwich. Water in toilets not working. I remember BR. It was fine. At least you
Delwyn Davies, AbertilleryTransport is a public asset, and should be owned by the public. The banks next.
William Earle, ScunthorpeBring back reasonably-priced rail fares. Stop the profit-making and re-invest in modern rolling stock.
Rich Larkin, SunderlandInfrequent, unaffordable and useless shareholder-focused. This is the reality of rail travel in the UK 2014. British Rail was better for us the people and we want it back.
Colin Moncrieff, GlasgowTrains for the people, not for the profit of a few.
Bainbridge Christine, DurhamWhen it was publicly owned there was a better service to smaller stations and the staff were happier.
Phyllis Pelosi, InverbervieI fully support the campaign for a re-nationalised British rail network. Millions depend on the rail network for leisure, but especially for work.
Phil SimpsonAll the train companies employ an army of people whose sole purpose is to argue about the attribution of delays – not to improve performance, just to save money.
Paul Hill, ColchesterThatcher’s scum children will one day be shown by the people of this country that we come before their all-engrossing profits, which only benefit them and not us.
Deborah McIlveen, OxfordI want a nationalised railway that uses public money to provide a service for the public – not to make profits for company shareholders.
Joe Wood, LondonOur country should be united by one, fair rail system, run in the interest of the country and not for profit.
Darren StraceyPlease bring it back. Ticket prices are way too high and over-crowded trains. More rolling stock is needed.
Fiona Williams Hulbert, EdinburghEast Coast rail has been the best experience and I hope it can be extended to more of our railways. Not many separate companies.
Kevin O’Connor, LondonThe present railway system is an grossly over-charged and poorly staffed system that only puts profits before people. Re-nationalisation now.
Daman Gaskell, LondonSoutheastern is the worst train operator ever I have never in four years left or arrived on time and the state of the trains is disgusting.
Catherine Leach, BirminghamDecent transport and good service for everyone, not profit for the few is essential for a decent society.
Z Sullivan, LondonLet’s leave the EU, then we won’t have to comply with their privatisation directives!
Richard Capeling, RochesterWe must bring back British Rail. It costs more to go on the train to Scotland than it does to fly anywhere in Europe.
Stuart Bell, RedcarBring it on. But remember that Network Rail, supposedly in the public sector, but running wild with taxpayers’ money, is the biggest part of the problem.
Christina Sosseh, Milton KeynesEver since it was privatised the cost to us has gone up, while the rail companies rake in millions in profits and subsidies for keeping it in shape. It shouldn’t be allowed.
Colin Bland, NottinghamThe present system must be the most inefficient in the world and the poorest value for money.
Peter Temple, DerbyIt will cost more next year to travel by train from Sheffield to Exeter to visit my girlfriend, than it does at the moment for me to fly home from Germany. Ridiculous.
Richard Apperley, Newcastle-upon-TyneI need an easy-to-use rail system where I can be confident that the ticket I buy will let me on any train going to my chosen destination.
Nicholas Mills, SwanseaAs a young person living quite a distance from larger cities such as Bristol or Birmingham, I can’t really go with the prices being so high.
Elizabeth Ellis, OakhamTravelling by rail should be at the heart of our transport system, popping on and off a train instead of waiting in endless traffic queues on our overcrowded roads.
Melinda McCheyne, ChristchurchPrivatisation and profit before passengers is wrong.
D Mackay, East KilbrideApart from anything else, it is allowing foreign companies to own our infrastructure which should not be allowed.
Mark Wainwright, SheffieldEducation, health and transport are all vital to society and should be run for people not profits.