Mark Pilkington, ElginSomething wrong with the service if it’s cheaper to fly from Elgin to Manchester than use the train service. It needs change.
Peter Earl, LewesPrivatisation has been a failure, destroying the nation’s public transport and placing considerable additional costs on all users.
David Whalley, OldhamPrivatisation was a huge mistake. A re-nationalised railway would be much better as long as the government invests the money needed.
Kay Turberville, LowestoftIf foreign state railways can make a profit out of our railways, why can’t our state?
Michael Verbauwhede, Brussels, BelgiumFull support.
Anne Wren, SaleIt is so very expensive to go by train in this country compared with Europe and the USA. it is subsidised in those countries and so cheap to travel anywhere.
David Richardson, BedlingtonBring back nationalisation.
Peter Hay, DarlingtonI regularly travel on Cross Country. Compared to East Coast, the trains are overcrowded, noisy, a poor service and often blocked toilets. Profit has been put before people.
Peter Steckles, RochdaleWay overdue.
Craig Thomas, ManchesterThe railways should be run as a public good, for public benefit, not for profit to shareholders.
Colin Laidler, WashingtonNationalise the railways for the benefit of us all.
Dennis Hopkins, LeedsRail is overpriced and should be nationalised as soon as possible.
Jim West, DerbyIt’s nonsense that the railways should be run using the present model – it simply does not work. Re-nationalise now.
Sean Michael Fitzpatrick, RotherhamGive the amenities back to the people.
Chris Hindle, BradfordPeople are beginning to wake up at last to the evils of capitalism.
Gay Whymark, WarwickshireI yearn for the day when British Rail comes back into public ownership. Only Jeremy Corbyn will pledge this.
Heather O’Hara, BlackpoolTrains for the people.
Michelle Drummond, Newcastle upon TynePublic ownership is the way forward.
Elizabeth Smith, WhitchurchThings have changed for the worse, and not for the better.
Dennis Pocock, WokingThe railway industry is costing far more to run privatised than ever it did under British Rail.
Janet Goodall, HarwichIf railways were nationalised, we could pay people to be station staff instead of paying them to be out of work.
Kaeren Daunt-Jones, RochesterAlthough it was by no means perfect as BR, it was a whole lot better than now. Employ real railway people at the top too, not business Muppets who don’t understand.
Barbara Hastings, NottinghamThe privatised system doesn’t work. Nightmare pricing, poor service.
Deirdre Carlisle, DumfriesYes please – a properly joined-up rail network service.
Ben Illis, BrightonA return to the days of a national service run not for profit. If only.
Kate Tomes, Maidstone.To centralise and make it less about profit is the only way.
Laurence Poole, ClevedonWe need a cheaper, fairer railway system for all. The social impact of the railways should be priority and more branch lines should be reopened.
Jack Thompson, ReadingI’m sick of this.
Rob Lucas, Ross-on-WyeThe time has come to undo much of the havoc wrought be the unlamented Margaret Thatcher.
Ian France, SheffieldOur railways are in chaos: expensive tickets seldom guarantee a seat; overcrowded, underinvested and in need of intensive care.