Frank Evans, ChesterfieldAll public transport should be counted as a utility and all utilities should be re-nationalised.
Neil Cameron, SheffieldTaxpayers are subsidising rail companies and paying the highest fares in Europe when many people’s incomes are being cut year on year.
Steve O’Connell, FarnboroughI fully agree, the government needs to stop creating private profit on everything. The railways are there to support the economy, not necessarily directly create the profit.
Anthony Campbell, WallsendA network of this size can only ever be run by one organisation, and the state does it best. Ask the French or the Swiss, Germans. They do it best.
Alan King, EdinburghFragmentation has wasted money on in-fighting instead of delivering a fully integrated service for business and families.
Ida Hodgman, HartlepoolHaving been a rail traveller all my life, I believe that the privatisation of the railways was very wrong. They should be owned by the people.
John Hearn, RotherhamThe railways, along with the utilities, should be for the benefit of all and not for profit for the privileged.
Vicki Gilbert, North ShieldsI am chair of Tyne and Wear public transport users’ group. This is a network of 15 organisations fighting for an integrated public transport system.
Roger Morris, HonitonI would use the train, but it is so prohibitively expensive to use, that I go everywhere by car, and have done since it was privatised.
Darren Sumner, NewportBring back British Rail and start re-nationalisation.
Cathy Wilson, LiverpoolYou can’t control what you don’t own. Transport is a social service, part of a civilised society. All profits are needed for re-investment, Low Fares, good conditions.
Gary Sell, DarlingtonIt should be a transport system, not a profit organisation for a few cowboy bus operators.
Ed Thwaites, TewkesburyBring back Network SouthEast too.
Robin Willis, HastingsI remember the service side, like restaurant cars, being so prevalent. Has competition really improved things?
Chris Marsh, RustingtonI’m fed up with high prices and competing networks.
Julian GoreThe rail companies monopolise the lines, charging whatever they want.
Bill PorterWith fewer staffed ticket offices the travelling public will get worse customer service and no help getting the best deals from an ever confusing array of tickets.
Amy Leach, LeedsRailways are simply not a service that can be run for private profit. There’s only one line there, so competition isn’t a natural feature.
Michael Cryer, AberfeldyIn many cases the train fare is more than the cost of fuel for the same journey in the car.
Melbourne Chadwick, SheffieldRailways are for the people, not the Tory millionaire shareholders.
Nick Chincotta, EastbournePlease bring it back as service sucks on a daily basis.
Lesley Jones, HullIt just makes sense to me – people before profit. That goes for all the other utilities (gas/electricity/water) that have been privatised for the rich to make more money.
Margaret Woodward, Newcastle-upon-TyneI travelled from Newcastle to Edinburgh in August, an annual trip to the Fringe. Virgin took over from East Coast trains. Fares doubled service appalling.
Richard Jones, LondonStop subsidising private companies.
Stephen Rollason, ExmouthOne should not make profit out of public transport.
Joe Seager, SuttonStrip the unions. Just let them work and if they don’t like it then they obviously need a career change.
Bill Porter, LiverpoolStop destroying our magnificent railways and heritage just to make a financial killing.
James Parmenter, MarchRailways should be run by the people for the people.
Caroline Hutchings, Kingston-upon-ThamesBritain needs an economic, efficient, clean, staffed, train service with plenty of no smoking signs, litter bins, no alcohol signs, no feet on seats signs.
Liam Mustapha, Bexhill-on-SeaA college student that will be affected by the 3.4% fare rise and does not have a proper income.