Dawn Jackson, DurhamRail services must remain in the hands of the government, to achieve transparency and accountability.
Phillip Pennington, LondonI enrich directors through my taxes and I also enrich them through my exorbitant fare, and the service gets worse and worse.
Lynda Edwards, NorwichWhy have separate train and track companies? No wonder passengers, who pay high fares, are being let down frequently.
Bree Allen, HarrogateThe state of National Rail is absolutely appalling.
Jack Campbell, LeedsOnly a Tory government would privatise a profit-making, much-beloved line like East Coast rail. It’s not logical, it’s ideological, and we all know it. Stop it now.
Rebecca Steventon,Just one word. Argh.
Philco Gibson, LeedsBritish Rail belongs to the people, not private corporations.
Paul Kent, SheffieldPlease bring back British Rail, to ensure value for money and excellent service quality for our national rail network.
Robert Clark, PooleNo privatised railway requirement from the EU, only a separate accounting process. Major (typical tory) conned us. Re-nationalise now. You know it makes sense.
Alex Ross, CambridgePrivatisation has left us with the most expensive and worst trains in Europe.
Zoe Pearson, ExmouthSave our railways.
Matt Kingsnorth, ChelmsfordI work shifts and I’m fed up with sparse trains outside 9-5. I work in TV. Would you like it if I stopped your favourite programme because I had to get the last train?
Richard Jones, LondonStop subsidising private companies.
Zelia Dickinson, NorwichGive us a rail system we can afford to use, and one which runs on time.
Simon Dutton, BirminghamPrivatisation has been a colossal failure, with poor service and constant fare rises, going into private pockets.
Philip Dawes, ChesterfieldRailway travel should be a public service and return to public ownership, just as water, gas and electricity should be.
Leanne Bennett, SunderlandBritain once owned many fabulous things. Now we barely own the air we breath.
John Wightman, AirdrieI will end up spontaneously combusting.
Charles Burgess, EastbournePower to the people.
Steven Waite, BridgendJohn Major did this to the British Railways, privatising them. It’s disgusting. I’d love them to go back to British Rail.
Robin Stephenson, Doncasterbring back British rail, and hopefully cheaper rail fares
Sheila Lamb, TewkesburyPrivatisation of the rail network has led to hugely increased fares and shoddy maintenance, as the only thing that matters to them is profit.
Lynne Jackson, HinckleyCross Country Trains are a disgrace. The country urgently needs new rolling stock, even countries like Georgia can buy sparkly spacious Swiss trains.
Adrian Lobb, GlasgowRe-nationalise the railways. Use the profits to keep fares down, invest in infrastructure and pay decent wages.
Stuart Moore, TruroPrivatisation has proved more expensive than BR.
Ronald Nicolson, KilmacolmIncomprehensible why foreign state-owned railways can be allowed to run UK rail franchises. System totally discredited. Bring back British Rail.
Ed Willey, WarePrivatisation pushes up fares and reduces services, hitting the worst-off and the young hardest. For many the railways are their connection to their livelihoods.
Lynda Matthews, LiverpoolIt wasn’t the government’s to privatise in the first place. It needs to go back to being nationalised.
Lee Stevens, PortsmouthGive up this capitalistic idea that the network runs better under private ownership. It’s a joke – overpriced and underinvested.
David Lindley, LeedsThe fortunes of East Coast show that public ownership is not the enemy of efficiency and quality service. This must be true for the network as a whole.