Put people before profits and see what happens.

Maire Wilcox, Calstock

Services by the people for the people, let’s not stop here. Bring the energy and water companies back into public ownership as well.

Gareth Brown, Rugby

It should never have been privatised. It’s another failed experiment in Tory ideology which has just ripped off UK citizens and further rewarded the already much too rich.

John Picken, London

No compensation to shareholders. After all, they got the shares at a knock-down price.

David Robinson, Sheffield

This move would save money, integrate the service, and win the government much needed support.

Lindesay Irvine, London

We are gradually losing many facilities that used to be exclusively British – let’s keep this one, at all costs.

Jennie Cummings-Knight, Cromer

Profits are like rust to public services.

Jonathan Ravenhill Lloyd, Hastings

Privatisation is a disaster.

Mike Kelley, Derby

Just because London is where the money is, it isn’t where all the people are. We deserve better, not for the profits, but because we deserve and need it.

Rowan Brock, Chester

The UK’s rail network shouldn’t be subservient to shareholders’ interests and fares should be reasonable for all.

John Phantis, Bath

Re-nationalise energy as well.

John Raynor, Luton

East Coast Line is the model railway outfit for all UK rail.

Paul White, Huddersfield

Rail is a public service and should be publically owned.

George Grant, Burbage

Bring back British Rail and get rid of all the TOCs and bring it under one umbrella.

John Lowe, Oxford

Everything that was ever nationalised before Thatcher sold it should be re-nationalised.

Dawn Farrier, Nottingham

It is ludicrous that we have to pay for an over-expensive, inefficient railway system because of the political dogma of politicians.

Brian Mitchell, London

Bring back British Rail.

Brian Talbot, Hebden Bridge

British Rail would benefit the whole country. As the BBC and the NHS are publicly owned, so should the rail service along with lots of other state services!

Kieron Phillips, Hartlepool

Bring back British Rail, when open return tickets were the norm.

Mohammed Zulkernain, Slough

Re-nationalise the railways now and plan for a long term investment in the most sustainable form of transport.

Gerry Mooney, Paisley

The privatisation of British Rail has proved a disaster for the British public and a bonanza for those businesses in the private sector which provide rail services.

Stephen Blomfield, Sheffield

Privatisation has been nothing short of a disaster. Abolish the Treasury now!

Ryan Watson, Scunthorpe

Save our railway.

Elin Gibbon, Wigginton, York

Bring the catering back in house too. I miss spiced coffee.

Graham Armstrong, London

Privatisation has put profit before safety.

Harvey Gelder, Pontefract

It’s ludicrous that the profit-making (for the taxpayer), East Coast Trains has been re-privatised. That’s dogma gone mad.

David Broadmeadow, Louth

Bring it back as soon as possible.

Adam Lewins, Doncaster

Bring back British control.

Ashley Mack, Torbay

It should not have been done in the first place.

Cyril Rhodes, Sheffield

I believe that privately run trains do not have the customer’s comfort at heart and just want to make as much profit out of us. We want reasonably priced tickets.

Paul Taylor, Sheffield