Clive West, BeckenhamThe national services of this country should be back in the public’s hands, fares should be agreed by the public and subsidies should not be going into corporate profits.
Richard Cooper, GlasgowBring back British Rail.
Michael Crook, HucknallProfits at all levels instead of one public service.
John Blackburn, Llanbedr Pont SteffanOur nearest rail station is Caerfyrddin. We can only go to Gogledd Cymru through Loegr, a minor absurdity of the present system, but still absurd.
Lucy Caithness, LondonThe lack of communication between private network operators has left train journeys devoid of the human touch that it once had as British Rail.
David Timpson, Ashton-under-LynePublic services should not be a cash cow trough for corporate investors whose only interest is profit.
Andrew Philp, Budapest, HungaryI live in Hungary where the railways are much better and state-owned.
Terry Stockman, SidcupThe current system just isn’t working – except for shareholders.
Gottfried Brunner, ViennaThe privatisation of BR is an example for these of the Austrian Federal Railways (OBB), which brings a lot of problems.
Liz Luck, FoweyI saw your full-page advert on the back of Private Eye yesterday, and felt hopeful for the first time in ages – can we do it?
Robert Davis, LanarkshireThe industry is structured for maximum profit and minimum investment for a cartel of unaccountable and untransparent rail companies.
William Burgess, RotherhamNationalised East Coast line shows what can be done.
Angela Banks, YorkPrivatised railways cost us more than when they were in public ownership and we see no profits.
Nathan Hosker, LeedsTime to bring back what is proudly British, affordable and fair for all members of staff involved.
Caroline Abbott, MiddlesbroughEverything that is sold off never benefits the ordinary people of UK, just the shareholders. Look at the utility industries.
Hannah Meese, LondonMaking profits for shareholders should not be the primary motive for a public transport company. Providing reliable, efficient, safe and affordable transport should be.
Richard Le Corney, NottinghamPublic ownership for public transport.
Richard Longhurst, LondonNot only the rail network but the whole of the transport network should be brought back into public hands.
Graham Coult, LondonI agree that we need a unified national (and international) railway run to serve the people for the good of the nation, not a fragmented over-complex for-profit system.
Adam Marshall, BoltonEnd the rip-off now.
Jon Evans, CardiffCompetition is supposed to drive down prices among competitors but this is obviously not the case.
Martin Cooper, Whitley BayState-owned railways operate efficiently in Europe. Why should our railways be run for private profits? The railways are a service to the whole community.
Tim Wilson, GatesheadA general strike is the only way we can halt the erosion of our public national services.
Anthony Ackroyd, PeterboroughI am impressed with East Coast now and would like to see the whole network integrated and publicly run.
Stephen Holmes, WakefieldThe privatisation of an integrated railway system has been a failure. It has brought nonsensical fare structures. Many trains are simply not fit for purpose.
Brian Hodgson, WatfordAll major infrastructure (road, rail, energy, communications) should be state owned and controlled.
Aude MortonFor a first world country, we have a third world travel service.
Brian McCauley, ShorehamNo more.
Patricia Gurney, NewarkWe are the people of Britain and we want our railways back.
Hugh Daniels, HenfieldWhatever happened to plans for a mixed economy, combining the best of private and publicly owned services?