Gill Haggie, RotherhamWe need a joined-up rail network with fair working conditions for all employees.
Male Byrne, SouthamptonI fully agree with bring back British Rail. It was the worst thing the government has ever done, like the rest of public utilities.
Bill Tasker, LiverpoolDismantling British Rail has led to chaos.
Stephen Kearley, WirralAfter years of privatisation, the fares are absurdly high. They were so much less under British Rail.
Denis Keenan, OssettBritish Rail ran a cohesive service, with trains that actually connected with each other. This is no longer the case with private operators.
Keith Chambers, SouthportBring back British Rail.
Anna Popova, CambridgeI commute to work 5 days a week on an Abellio Greater Anglia train from Cambridge to Great Chesterford. The trains are delayed frequently.
Huong Doan, LondonPrices are too high. Many cannot afford these prices.
Neil Sloan, NottinghamPublic lines run better than private. Private lines getting large subsidies and commuters being ripped off. What is the point?
Corinne Moore, NewarkEast Coast Trains is a shining example of public sector rail being both profitable and efficient.
Chris Palmer, RuncornCommon sense over chaos.
Sandra Robinson, BedfordI commute with First Capital Connect, robbed of £4k per year. Rising fares and sinking service.
Jane Allely, Barry5 times higher fare than anywhere in Europe. Outrageous to say the very least.
Joe Wood, LondonOur country should be united by one, fair rail system, run in the interest of the country and not for profit.
Martin Price, Rowlands GillFare-payers and taxpayers alike are currently subsidising rail operators’ profits. Look at the East Coast to see how much better trains run in public ownership.
Philip Cheung, Newcastle-upon-TyneA publicly-owned system could be very efficient and profitable as demonstrated by East Coast. Why sell it off? It belongs to us. Don’t make money out of rail users.
Ian Wilson, CroydonThe sooner we return to a transport system operated for the benefit of the fare-paying passenger, rather than the convenience of railway staff, the better.
Harry Mansfield, NorwichThe argument for privatisation as a driver for entrepreneurialism and investment has been proved to be false. It just been a money grab.
Lillian Brogan, CheshireWe are pensioners and, even with a pass, it is too much. It is daylight robbery.
Maxwell Hough, WiganPoliticians like the idea of privatisation because it can generate a lot of money and money is the usually one of the few things that politicians truly understand.
Richard WinfieldThe sooner the railways are re-nationalised, the better it will be for all of us – rail users and non-users alike.
Chris Daly, GomshallAnything that gets privatised gets run for profit and then profit becomes the most important thing instead of what it was intended for.
John Cowen, BrightonThe Southern debacle illustrates the absolute folly of dismantling our country’s rail network in the interests of private greed. The only answer is to re-nationalise.
Francis Varley, SheffieldI want better public transport, not richer leeches.
James Rennie, Little HarrowdenSocialise the railways for the people and not for the profit of the few.
Margaret Westbrook, StretfordGreat. This is Green party policy. Join us too.
Tony Lansdowne, BristolCan anyone name a single example of when privatisation has been of considerable benefit to the general public?
Dave Bray, MaidstoneIt seems absurd that that which belonged to us was taken away, without thought or consideration! Now very few of us can access regular rail travel because we can’t afford it.
Pauline Mackintosh, NottinghamForeigners are bemused by the broken disconnected rail travel that we have. I am too. It is vital to have a joined-up, coherent service to keep business slick and safe.
Chris Mills, IpswichAll East Anglian train licensees have been a dirty, late, packed-trains nightmare for years. Re-nationalisation is the only answer, and re-open branch lines.