Steve Howlett, Southend-on-SeaThese rail services have become pocket-lining mockery. Increasing charges, and declining reliability, massaging the figures and facts to suit their greed.
Jo Humphrey, DarlingtonWhy on earth should it be half the price of the cheapest advance train ticket to drive by car to my destination? Petrol should be taxed and the money used for trains.
Jeffrey Turner, NottinghamThe railway system should be unified and money that is currently paid in profits can be used to improve they system.
Giselle Frank, LondonThere should be a national standard and national investment for today’s transportation needs. There should be re-investment instead of private profits.
Mark Campey, HarrogateWhere I live the rail network is primitive, i.e. diesel trains every half an hour between Leeds and York.
Peter Kolodziej, LondonGood public transport is a right not a privilege. Get rid of the fat cat shareholders who take no risks but get all the profits. Privatisation has failed.
Malcolm Wallace, ChelmsfordSpread the word. Make sure that, when we win, the public and employees are fully engaged in the new framework.
Freddie Gould, LondonKeep the fare prices down and the public services in public control.
Simone Abram, SheffieldRailways are a national asset and work best in public ownership.
Michael Dunne, DarlingtonNearly every European country has its state-owned railway. We should have the same, run for the people not fat cats taking all the profits.
Vic CurtisThey should never have been privatised, and Beeching was a wrong move.
Rachel White, LancasterHow about a government that works for the people, starting with sorting out our transport and healthcare systems?
Christian NoIn our country we are in the middle of a similar fight against the private rail operators.
Kulvinder Bhogal, DerbyI want things to be back the way they used to be. A rail network for the people and not to make fat cats fatter. Above all, I want rail prices to be reasonable again.
Richard Fryett, LittlehamptonGuards are important for passenger safety and raising revenue. It is not just about making money for your shareholders.
Dave Bushell, HawkhurstEast Coast making a profit? Enough said really.
Edward Devlin, PrescotBritish Rail should never have been privatised. In my humble opinion and as far as I know, nobody voted for any politician to give this beautiful country away.
Claire Davenport, DoncasterAll major services in my mind should be brought back into re-nationalisation and should never have been sold in the first place.
Ian Bailey, DarlingtonStop the rot. Bring it back.
Linda Urquhart, LoughboroughHow are these money-grabbing and subsidised services better than the old British Rail?
Keith Higham, HarpendenPeople, not profit, should be the main criterion in running a rail transport service.
David Cuthbert, WinscombeThe railways should not have been privatised in the first place. The subsidies are a ludicrous price to pay when there is no ownership by the taxpayer.
Jane Canning, LiverpoolWe need a re-vitalisation of clause 4. Privatisation is theft.
Maureen James, NorthallertonThe East Coast ran very well recently and was making a profit. It didn’t need a private company to run it.
David Evans, OssettWe need better prices and more efficient services.
Chris Lovett, Charlwood, SurreyI loved British Rail. Bring it back now.
Christine Cudworth, WakefieldYou are doing a fantastic job.
Phil Sefton, Miskin, PontyclunLet common sense prevail and break up the jolly club of profiteering companies with no competition. Essential services in public ownership is the best way forward.
Andrew Brown, LondonHaving multiple companies running the trains is a disaster. I’d prefer a non-profit company (if not government) running our railways with the needs of passengers put first.
Timothy Shroll, AltonThis system has to end. Nationalise the rail network. Save us money, and invest more. You can do both