Joan Wyatt, LeedsWe should be able to afford to travel by train. Railways should belong to us. Any money they make should be invested in their running, not given as dividends.
Stephen Ward, CarnforthAs a pedestrian, motorist and rail user, it is high time rail users enjoyed an equal ‘playing-field’ with road users.
Joseph Morris, LeedsWe need better control of our rail systems as we had before they were made private. Also more local railway stations.
Liz Annetts, DerbyWe need a unified nationalised railway.
Penelope NewsomeOf course the railways, the utilities and other natural monopolies and key sectors of the economy should be run as public services and not for private profit.
Brian Keeping, LondonFares get absurd as commuters are ever more crushed for space and reliability gets ever worse.
Ruth Henderson, BirminghamI miss British Rail. The service was all about passengers, not profit.
Maggie Harrison, WashingtonI think our rail network would be better and more user-friendly if it was nationalised.
Simon Cuthbert, HalifaxBest of British luck.
Andy Elliott, BelfastThe system is far too complicated and expensive.
Andrew Wale, HoveHigher prices, poorer services, year on year. How long do they think people will be pissed on like this?
Sara Kadar, DerryBasic public services should never be used for private profit.
Daniel Brookes, SedgleyAs A student I can get to London for
Robert Davidson, Newcastle-upon-TyneThe nation’s industries – working with vision.
Andrew Baron, IlkestonA fragmented Britain. It needs to be taken back into one company – British Rail. The utilities the same.
Joseph Trapido, LondonFor God’s sake it is so obviously a natural monopoly that it should be in public ownership.
Claire Murphy, BexleyheathSave the taxpayer money. No more giving out huge subsidies to be passed out to private rail company shareholders.
Diana Baur, LlangollenEducation, the Health Service and Railways should be publicly owned.
Angelique Palombo, GlastonburyThis is needed.
Joan Burt, EdinburghAbellio is a publicly-owned Dutch company. Northern Rail should be publicly-owned by the British people for those using and working on the line.
Celia Laverick, StanleyPut British Rail back together. Run it with a management separate from MPs but scrutinized by auditors.
Maggie Corder, YorkOutrageous rises in fares every year – to pay shareholders – make rail travel impossible for many people. The most expensive fares in Europe, if not the world.
Richard Stainton, HinckleyThe tax payer should not pay for foreign companies to make a profit whilst operating at the highest prices in Europe.
Jane Doubleday, LeicesterBritish Rail belonged to the public and should do so again.
Paul Pearson, ShrewsburyI hate having to wait on a platform and let trains to my destination leave, as my ticket is not valid on that service.
Robert Tudor, RedditchThe train operators are disgusting. We never had this problem under British Railways. You can’t keep running the railway as it stands today.
Jason George Walker, Stoke-on-TrentNationalise all public services.
Zack Kahn, LondonPrivatisation was and still is a publicly funded rip-off, to defraud the public of money, the very taxes we all pay. Shame on you Con-Dems!
Carl Nickson, LiverpoolIt’s about time people over profits was something we hear every single day in politics.
Krystal Garnett, MerseysideBring back the simplified fare structure.