Andy Mizzi, MorecambeYou know it makes sense.
David Preece, Bishop’s FromeThe success of East Coast line in public ownership speaks for itself.
Iain Cameron, South TynesideStart by not re-privatising East Coast which makes a profit.
David Burn, YorkOf course we should bring back British Rail. It’s common sense.
Mark Powell, BlackpoolBenefits for the many not profits for the few.
Jessica Gale, NottinghamThis is our railway. It should be run as a service and not profit going into private hands.
Kathleen A Hancox, RuncornWe need a reliable, affordable train service. My husband commutes to Manchester, my daughter is going to university in Huddersfield and my eldest lives in Sheffield.
Richard Pendregaust, DubaiI’m a British expat, appalled at degradation of public services each time I visit UK. Always a Tory voter but some things should remain in state hands. Singapore for example.
Dennis Exley, BarnsleyThe East Coast Service is proof that British Rail can be brought back cheaper and more efficient than in the old days.
Adrian Gaffney, WolverhamptonRailways are awful – never get a seat. Prices are ridiculous.
David Rea, SheffieldLong overdue.
Alan Barnes, WokingThe closure of many local lines by Beeching was a disaster and the main cause of our crowded roads now.
Philip Jones, FlintBritish Rail had its faults but it was run for the benefit of great Britain not foreign conglomerates.
Geoff Merchant, LancasterMilliband, remember what the Labour Party is about.
John Hoyle, KetteringLet’s get back to a rational co-ordinated transport system.
Craig Armstrong, WarringtonI pledge to add my weight to the fight to put our national rail service back into the hands of people not business.
Glyn Morgan, LiverpoolWe currently subsidise the rail network more heavily than we did when we owned it yet they still make a profit. That’s our money and it should be re-invested.
Guy M, Great MissendenTrain prices are a rip-off. It takes me working two days to pay off a week’s worth of train travel to London and parking. What an absolute joke.
Nick Green, BrightonPrivatisation has resulted in a ticketing process that is so complicated that it can take an inordinate length of time just to book and buy a travel pass.
Dan Edwards, LondonThe privatisation of public services was and is the most short-sighted planning possible. Bring them back and put the profits back into society, not private pockets.
Caroline Bond, LeedsI use the East Coast mainline to visit my mother in London. I’m delighted with the service. Trains, like hospitals, schools, water, gas and electricity should belong to the people.
Mick Rix, NorthumberlandHow can they take away what is rightfully ours in the first place? It’s the same with everything else that has been sold off.
Kenneth Toulson, SheffieldSolidarity with all rail activity.
Martin Ashdown, BallaterProfits should be re-invested not go into an individual’s pocket.
Margaret Hines, SheffieldBring back British Rail then fewer cars on the roads.
Deborah Steele, BathI am appalled by the vast ‘profits’ made by the privatised rail companies alongside the massive prices and poor levels of service. Give us back now what is really ours.
Trevor Clowes, CreweJohn Major should hang his head in shame!
Graham Garside, SouthamptonIt is a public service that should be in public hands.
Koray Gurur, LondonYear-on-year fare increases and no marked improvement in service. The train companies generate huge revenue for private owners but I see no benefit to privatisation.
Jeffrey Keight, LiverpoolIt was more reliable, safer and more cost-efficient in public ownership.