The sooner the better. It’s got to happen.

William McKenna, Uckfield

Train fares should be reduced when bus replacement service is in operation and notification of why it has been necessary.

Alan Frost, Eastbourne

Nationalise it but run it efficiently.

Michael Lister, Hull

I get trains around four times a week. Never has a train been on time.

Tom Baines, Ormskirk

Privatisation has failed. Back to the future.

David Crook, Horsham

Privatisation was brought about by men for whom the continuous accumulation of money is the single focus of their existence as human beings.

Hector, Cheshire

The only way that the railway works is to re-nationalise it. Put passengers before profit.

Jennifer Gray, Bristol

I couldn’t agree more. Re-nationalise the railways now.

Mark Bailey, Sheffield

We will never have reliable weekend travel while shareholders matter more than rail users.

Jane Bunting, Bristol

Re-nationalise all public services.

Joe Gallagher, Glasgow

Privatisation means low wages and worse terms and conditions for staff, excessive returns for management and corporations, and poorer service for the public.

Jim Shannon, Harrogate

The current railways are terrifying.

Paul Hebden, Leeds

One fare on one railway for all people of GB.

Andy Izard, Ryde

Re-nationalisation is long overdue.

Nigel Smith, London

Extortionate prices, no seats and no competition. Bring back British Rail.

Julie Holland, Sunbury

This is long overdue. Enough is enough.

Lee Martin, Crawley

Presumably if re-nationalised compensation would not be payable if the government awarded new franchises to British Rail.

Peter Robinson, London

Private companies are only interested in profit, not the customer or the employee. It’s time to give the service back to the people via the government.

Robert Skillicorn, Chichester

Stop profiteers making a packet out of ordinary people.

Greg Marshall, Nottingham

Let’s build and test trains in the UK, it’ll be good for economy!

Thomas Coyle

I certainly couldn’t afford to travel for fun!

June Diamanti, Tyne and Wear

Our state should run our rail, not foreign states.

Simon Wolfers, Llanbedr

National travel should be cheap and affordable and subsidised by government. The gains to the economy would more than pay for it in my opinion.

Michele Webber, Colchester

Bring it back and make the fares cheaper more people would use the train and I for one love the trains

Gareth Hughes, Barry

The only way is for the network to be public.

Judith Lee, Cleckheaton

The privatisation was only conceived with one aim – profit for the few. Any fool could see that chopping the network into little bits would seriously undermine its efficiency.

Alan Hopkins, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Vertical integration has to make sense. But please keep out the politicians and civil servants from meddling in the rail industry.

Andrew Long, Flitwick

Overpriced, late, with intimidating staff at ScotRail. One bad apple rots the whole cart.

Louise Devlin, Glasgow

Save East Coast from privatisation.

Joan Maclellan, Edinburgh

The railway is now out of control. Private companies, individuals and the DfT are playing games with shareholders.

Pauline Stephens