Tula Jones, SwanseaTrains are disgusting at present.
Dominic Hipkins, PrestonAny country which can’t run its own rail network effectively has no business telling others how to run their affairs.
Nicholas Cleverley, LondonMake rail public again.
Oliver Pardo, ChesterfieldThe privatised railway system is a chaotic, over-priced mess. Public transport is a service, not a money making operation.
Dan Burgess, BathA flourishing, resilient equitable society needs affordable public transport. My train fares are like a second mortgage., and the service is poor.
Paul Bungay, New Ash GreenSimple logic: a private company has to make a profit/pay a dividend to shareholders. Either there is less left over to invest in the railway itself or fares have to rise.
Graham Holt, DurhamI was surprised to see a news item on BBC at the weekend that Berlin is having a referendum to re-nationalise its power supply. It seems the light is dawning.
Jeff TaylorWe need you British Rail.
Desmond Barlow, Barrow-in-FurnessIt’s mainly people who use the railway systems and they should be built around them and their needs.
Lochlann Hughes, NewtownabbeyI desire for the railways of Great Britain to be de-privatised so that they are efficient, cheap and reliable, in turn helping commuters and the environment.
Charlie Mannell, DealConcessions to the proletariat.
Alice-Amanda Hinton, LondonWe need an integrated, inexpensive, convenient and comprehensive mass transit system.
Gary Linney, YorkBetter for all. British Rail must be put back into public ownership.
Ellen Robson, Hemel Hempsteadbring it back. Things are a joke with these companies!!!
Paula Riley, BurnleyNever give up on the good things. Railways could be a good source of income for the Government.
Helena Richards, AllantonThe best railways are the state-owned ones. Why let private companies take the money which could be going to back into the Treasury?
Mark Eccles, YorkIf the money that has been spent on privatisation had been invested in BR, then the country’s network would have been in a far better position.
Philip De Lacy White, North CaveBritish trains are probably the most expensive and complicated to use in all Europe. Prices vary according to how you go about buying a ticket. It is so complicated.
Phillip Dunkirk, HarrogateBring back British rail
James Brown, LlangollenI would favour a re-nationalised rail network that allows easy connections between regions and puts people before profits.
Terence Dixon, WalcoteThe privatisation of the rail industry was done on a false premise and poor model of operation. Railways worldwide need subsidy as they are vital services. Nationalise.
James Hurst, Newcastle-upon-TyneEast Coast line making a profit for the country and yet they want to privatise it – where is the common sense in that?
Dave Thompson, PottonI like rail travel but, as a pensioner, can’t afford to use it often. Re-nationalising should bring costs down.
Lawrence Roberts, WinchesterOver-priced fares are killing the country.
John McNulty, Newcastle-upon-TyneLiving with East Coast Rail has highlighted that the case for privatisation has never been proven.
Issa Norton, WellingboroughWe need a more efficient, cost-effective service, and bringing back British Rail could do it.
George Mulryan, EalingI visit Yorkshire frequently and have found the East Coast service to be the best in the country since its nationalisation in 2009. Let’s make this a nationwide success.
Mike Powell, Ellesmere PortPeople not profit. Re-unify our country again. Encourage us off the roads.
Donald Purdy, WakefieldIt is supposed to be public transport after all.
Matthew Stone, HayesTrains cost too much and when it is cheaper to fly within the UK it really is ridiculous.