David Hughes, PontefractPeople should not be fleeced for needing public transport to get to work. How can the rail operators defend their extortionate price rises when services are getting worse?
Leslie Mattey, BrutonPublic services should be for the public not profit.
Colin Laidler, WashingtonNationalise the railways for the benefit of us all.
Robin Clark, BrightonI want a large organisation to run the rolling stock as well as track maintenance. It just makes sense.
Tim Mapston, LondonThey should never have been sold off in the first place.
Marina Wilson, PeterboroughBring back British Rail. What more to say?
Mike Jakeways, OundleBrilliant. Fight.
Georgina Norton, SandbachPlease bring back British Rail to the British people who already pay for it. At the moment it lines fat cats’ pockets.
Iain WardI miss British Rail porridge.
Janet Francis, Welwyn Garden CityBritish Rail, one company, one network.
Stuart Lambeth, WolverhamptonBringing Back BR is sorely needed.
Christopher Davies, Kirkby in AshfieldPrivatisation has failed, and despite being in private hands the government still has to cough up money for the railways. Nationalise and make tax money spent worth it.
Trevor McEneff, WiganBring back British Rail.
Aaron M, East SussexTicket prices have ballooned since privatisation, as every player in the rail industry whacks up the profit margins.
Susan Golden, BridgwaterYes please. Let’s guard our rail assets.
Will Shaman, LondonI’m glad to have found you.
Mike Dempsey, GlenrothesAbsolute shambles since privatisation with massive amounts of money going to shareholders instead of being invested in the railway system of the UK.
Chay Paterson, ManchesterRail should be re-nationalised so that all the profits are re-invested, and nothing paid out as dividends.
Jim White, Newcastle-upon-TyneSafety and operation of our rail network should not be in private hands. We need an integrated rail system.
Stuart Bishop, ManchesterTransport is a key piece of national infrastructure. It has no business being run for profit in the private sector.
Aubrey Stafford, RetfordPlease keep up the pressure on these stupid politicians.
Trevor Clowes, CreweJohn Major should hang his head in shame!
Fiona Radic, PeterboroughEast Coast has been magnificent in public hands: popular, profitable and working for passengers not shareholders.
Brian Muston, Minster-on-SeaI totally agree the money being given to the private operators should be used to improve the network.
Miles Stapleton, WorthingWe are paying the subsidies so we should own the network.
Wendy Easen, Newcastle-upon-TyneTraining down to London frequently, we cannot understand why our brilliant East Coast service should not remain publicly-owned, with others joining us to make a profit.
Shaun Featherstone, CardiffI’m 100% in favour of re-nationalisation of all public transport.
Carol Curtis, HuddersfieldTaxpayers are already subsidising shareholders’ profits and have been since the rail network was privatised. Our railways should be a national asset. People not profits.
Colin Taylor, CrawleyThe sooner the railway is back in public ownership the better. Stop the greedy train operating companies from ripping the paying public off and put the profits back into the system..
Carolyn Saunders, Stoke-on-TrentA country-wide rail system needs a single national point of control and investment.