Our railways are at the heart of British culture and heritage. Our ancestors built them for future generations, as a public service to benefit British people. This government are proving they have no such values. Leave them alone and renationalise our railways!

Stations are ideal spaces to create and represent the unique identity of a place: local produce/handicrafts/art/music. A community owned station could be such a vibrant place that people would see the station as a destination in itself.

Train stations are the heart and souls of our cities, they should be owned by the citizens of these cities and towns via the local councils, income made from them, should be invested in them and their surroundings and other vital functions, no more public money into private pockets, these are our assets, keep your hands off!

Pontypridd station, at the junction of the South Wales Valleys, is a classic example of a wasted asset. It's got one of the longest platforms on the entire network, and the building is of historic and architectural importance. The previous comment about small retail units to showcase local manufacturers is dead on the money. There's a huge university one stop down the line, with thousands of people from all over the world arriving in town every year. Pontypridd station has plenty of space below the station (and on the platforms) to raise a bit of revenue by renting the space out to craftspeople. There could even be a small art gallery, where passengers could browse while waiting for trains. As things stand you can't get a cup of coffee, never mind anything else. (I live in Aberdare, where there are minimal facilities, by the way.)

I am opposed to the sell off of Public Assets . Germany , France , Holland and China have invested , own or run passenger and freight on our infrastructure do we on their railways ? This Country is being sold off from under our noses by this awful government . Stop it !

Stop selling my forefathers legacy

Railway stations are provided for the convenience of passengers using the railway. Toilets, refreshment facilities, comfortable waiting areas, train information, local visitor information and assistance should be provided. Some of this could be franchised out (W H Smths have been doing this for over a century) but ultimate ownership and control of the stations must remain in the hands of the public. Many railway stations have significant heritage status and the god of money must not be allowed to desecrate this iconic oart of our culture and memorial to the great engineers and architects of the Victorian era when Britain had something to be proud of.

Our stations should remain publicly owned so that the needs of the public come first before any need to generate profit for shareholders or hedge funds. Go and develop inner city sink estates if you want to do something useful.

The stations where built for the Railways and to give service and shelter to staff and passengers

I am totally against the sell off, it is tantamount to theft! We need to take more of the rail system back into public hands like in more civilised countries such as Germany and France. It seems that the Tories want to sell off all of the publically owned assets for short term profits and as such they are just a bunch of self serving criminals who deserve nothing but contempt!

My own usual interface with national railways at Newcastle Central does not seem to be part of this but my experience of it has positives and negatives. SW.H.Smith are long established and trhe Sainsbury offer is good. Beyond this the commercial offer has seen the loss of value for money providers in favour of cosrtly chains, presumably being able to afford higner rents. Many choose the Gregg's outlet across Neville street as value for money.

Most of my journies pass through Kings Cross, where commercial offerings,perhaps excluding Pret A Manger but texcluding other valus for money providers who have been forced out, have also been severely downgraded.

All we really need is sufficient sheltered waiting seating and value for money catering.

We will never have the future-proof mass transit system we deserve and need if the people running it are driven by profit first, as profit always means looking at margins rather than service and the needs and desires of its users. Bristol Temple Meads (my local station) could be gorgeous if local artists and community groups were allowed to get their hands on it.

I'm not asking for frills and fanciness, first class upgrades or snakc trolleys. I want clean, well-serviced trains that run on time and have enough space or regularity to cope with the passengers one would expect at any given time. I want affordable tickets, which private companies have not been offering. And yes, train stations that are a positive asset to the cities they serve with public space and useful facilities rather than just souped up marketing spaces. Glasgow Central is a beautiful station that could be used for art displays and public gatherings, and the subterranean areas that are part of it could be made open to the public for events such as when the GFT held film screenings there.

They are OUR stations paid for with OUR money. Do NOT sell them off.

When will I recieve my share of the sale proceeds? HANDS OFF they're NOT YOURS to sell!