Privatisation clearly doesn’t work.

Neil Tattersall, York

Privatisation is a capitalist farce that benefits shareholders to the detriment of the average passenger. Bring back British Rail!

Senthil Kumaran Raja Kumar, Bournemouth

Commercial organisations should not be permitted to run essential public infrastructure. They favour profit over customer needs.

Daniel Honer, Chelmsford

It’s about time that all public transport was back in the hands of the people and not the companies who are draining every penny out of taxpayers pockets.

Mervyn Parry, Llangollen

Bring back British Rail, to ease the pain of buying a rail ticket online from faceless, obscure and non-accountable vendors. Railways for people.

Naomi Siderfin, London

East Coast have demonstrated that railways can work in public ownership, given a fair chance.

Richard Lowe, Ilkley

It should never have been privatised.

Howard Shaw, Preston

Privatisation was never going to succeed. It failed as a privatised industry when first created and it will fail again.

Robert Bergh, Ipswich

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

Paul White, Huddersfield

Abellio Greater Anglia is corrupt and a disgrace. No customer care, just caring for their own profits. Let’s get them out.

Lisa Noremberg, Colchester

Bring back British Railways.

Alan Street, Seaview

The cost of train travel is disgusting, especially compared to Germany and France. I only use it for rare long trips.

Andrew Green, Manchester

Rail privatisation is a rip-off for the commuter and the taxpayer and has led to an inconsistent and expensive service.

Steve Beckett, London

The only way to reform BR. Only Mrs T would turn to the Washing Machine.

Ashley Martin, Bromley

Incompetent politicians have turned a public service into a public liability.

Mike Macsorley, Bargoed

The worst privatisation experiment ever. We also need to re-open closed lines.

Royston Maldoom, London

Prices are too high and the service is too poor. Bring back British Rail.

Gillian Oldaker, Shepton Mallet

£8 to go 5 stops. That’s £160 a month to get to work for an £800 a month job.

Sam Wynne, Poynton

I saw first-hand the mess that privatisation created. It has not got better. Returning the rail network to public ownership is the only way forward that makes any sense.

Steve Leigh, Bexleyheath

I’m tired of seeing money wasted on pointless franchising and the commercial marooning of services off the core network, like East Anglia.

John Salisbury, Norwich

I’m sick of watching city spivs using the rail system as a method of making easy money off our backs.

Cliff Roe, Winsford

It can’t come soon enough.

Tim Boxley, Graffham

Re-nationalise for a better service and increased effeciency. Public need before private profit.

Lyn Boyd, Durham

People need trains and they should be run for them and not for the profit of shareholders.

A Paterson, Shropshire

This is a very important issue and we must return our railways to public ownership.

Ronald Branton, York

A great rail system was destroyed by privatisation.

Samuel Hawthorne, Ramsgate

All utilities needed by the nation should be owned by the nation and run for the nation, not for profit.

Steve Beesley, Leeds

Since much of our system is owned by foreign governments, would it not be a good idea for our government to get in on the act and actually make some money.

Robin Jakeways, Otley

stop the fares rip-off. Give us back our railways.

Anthony John Adamson, Stanley