Elizabeth Timms, St NeotsYou’d do better supporting the Green Party than Labour if you want this to happen.
Tony Nicholson, SouthamptonGet rid of the layers of parasites.
Pamela Morris, LeedsI’m fully supportive, but not much time.
Frances PriestAccess to decent affordable transport for all will contribute towards levelling inequality and support collaboration, productivity and a growing economy.
Georgy Davis, EdinburghI’m tired of expensive rail travel.
Irene Lovell, RomfordRailways run as a public service, not as a money making operation . Profit should be ploughed back into operation to continually improve service.
Ben Hopkins, BrightonRail should free us, not confine us. Privatised rail is failing people.
Ian Greenhalgh, EdinburghThe banks and government are screwing us out of every last penny on every level.
Mark Horseman, BillinghamIt is my opinion that the railway system (BR) was stolen from the nation by the government of the day, much the same as the Royal Mail more recently.
Sheila Taylor, SheffieldWhy should so many British institutions be in the hands of private companies?
Sarah Ollier, DerbyAs a student it costs me £10.70 per day for a 20minute journey that is often delayed. I want to use sustainable transport but I lose a lot of time and money.
Jeremy Leverton, WinchesterWhy should we pay more in subsidies for a worse service?
George Falzon, SwindonRe-nationalising is the only option.
Jessica Clark, PresteigneI’m utterly disgusted with the rail service as it currently runs. I can’t tell you the number of times my journey has been ruined. I’m truly fed up.
Gareth Williams, ReadingWe have tried privatisation and it clearly hasn’t worked. I’m happy to support this new initiative.
Chris Veitch, ShoeburynessWe deserve trains that are fit for purpose. Few have space for luggage. We need a ticketing system that is easy to use and reasonable and joined-up too.
John Brown, LondonRailways for people not profit.
Shaun Mansbridge, SwindonBring back British Rail, as the rail system has not been the same since it was sold off.
Charlotte Reader, Clacton-on-SeaRailways should be the best form of public transport. They should be efficient, reasonably priced and a public service, not a commercial carcase for stripping.
John Watson, BrightonRe-integrate each franchise as it expires, starting with the well-run East Coast line.
Alan Batcheldor, FromeIf we’re paying for it, it should be ours.
Michael Owens, WiganI recently travelled to Germany. The Deutsche Bahn was far cheaper, more efficient and of better quality. Their example of rail public ownership should be followed in the UK.
Alan George, YorkHow can we stop the new East Coast franchise?
Martin Parr, PrestonI am fed up with standing when I travel to and from Manchester. I have to go to Blackpool North to get my train to Manchester so I can get a seat.
David Marc Owen, BangorPrices are too high and very poor service with blocked toilets. Bring back British Rail now.
Stuart Leslie, GravesendPeople and their jobs before profit.
Gavin Jones, AddlestoneWhy do I pay more for a shorter journey? Ticket from Weybridge to Kew Bridge is cheaper than the shorter journey from Addlestone. I hate the railway companies.
Jason Pickering, StranraerI have fond memories of British Rail in the early 1980’s when my mother used to take me to London on days out. We used to travel from Bristol to London.
David Lancaster, YorkRail privatisation has been a disaster and the success of the East Coast mainline service in public ownership shows what can be achieved in the public interest.
Tereena Costard, SloughI’ve been using East Coast trains for the last year and a half. I would hate to see this change.