Jim Page, SurbitonThe railways should belong to the people and not private shareholders and should be affordable.
Margaret Sharkey, LondonBring the fares down by cutting out the profit factor and save and create jobs and improve safety. It’s a no-brainer!
Anvar Turobov, LondonThe service is appalling. The government should take the service back from private companies who failed massively.
Dympna Child, WareEnough is Enough. Stop robbing people and making their lives a misery. All everyone wants is to be able to get to their job at an affordable cost.
Luke Reeves, Blandford ForumI love the railways. Bring back the old lines.
Wilson Newbould, LivingstonThis is another example of politicians giving individuals increased power and influence to the unelected. Why?
Steven Benson, YorkPut customer service before profit and stop this ideological nonsense.
Jane Francis, ReadingSurely this can be done by compulsory purchase? Then the profits can benefit all and prices can be kept down.
Robert Woodhead, LeedsIt’s about time it should be for the people not run for private profit.
Ahsan Naseer, BirminghamPlease bring back real rail travel in the UK.
Paul Smith, LeicesterPublic transport is as it says for the public and as such should be owned by the public.
Anthony Bonner, AshfordBring back British Rail as it was the best the railway ever and best it has been for a long time.
Sheila Cavers, East LintonBring rail services back into public ownership.
Susan Roberts, AbertilleryRegrettably, commonsense isn’t too common. This is undeniably achievable, so let’s do it.
Jenny Toal, CoalvilleTrain travel in Britain is the embarrassment of Europe and we deserve better service and better value if we are to help to cut car emissions by taking the train.
Caroline Schmutz, LondonFor an affordable and integrated public transport network.
Emma Macbeth, OxfordI once tried to get a refund at Liverpool Street for a ticket I’d bought in Luton. That experience alone is enough to make me think this madness must end.
Jim Gibson, Newcastle-upon-TyneWe need the rail networks in safe hands, not left to companies who see the travelling public as profit. Bring the railways back under government control.
Ben Twist, EdinburghIt’s obvious – just do it.
Trevor Wise, UppinghamPublic services are services to the public not for private profit.
Graham Howard, LondonBritain’s passenger railway network should be re-nationalised and run for us, not for profiteers.
Gail Richard, BracknellUsing trains often lets my wheelchair-user husband down, with rudeness from staff and lack of space. The expense of using trains cannot compete with using a car.
Ed Jasion, LondonBring back British rail. Stop robbing the British public.
Christopher Whichelo, Rawdon, LeedsI have travelled on Virgin, Cross Country, First Great Western etc. East Coast is immeasurably better.
Neil Brand, LondonThis must happen.
Margaret Green, GlasgowThe rash of privatisations which started in the 1980s has impoverished many people and failed to deliver good, or even adequate, services for all.
Sheila Reilly, CoventryThe trains run late and there is no accountability, hence the prices are outrageous. If railways were re-nationalised, we could have accountability back.
Phoebe Taylor-Thorpe, RotherhamThe railways should be under public ownership.
Ken Turner, NewportPrivatisation wrecked our railways.
John Newton, CambridgeI’m not a regular passenger, but have always been against all privatisations of public entities.