Harry Curtis, NottinghamI certainly think that the railways should be taken back into public ownership.
Chris Henwood, BrightonThe sooner the better.
Darren Stephens, ChathamThe only way privatisation will work is to bring everything under the control of one body, a new British Rail. No more passing the buck to another company.
Helen Herridge, ConwyWhy when it is making money for the downtrodden taxpayer do they want to turn it over to losers?
Simon Wood, Bath25 years ago you didn’t feel like you’d arrived in a developing country when you used the UK rail system after having travelled by train in France or Germany.
Christopher Flossman, BristolMake the railways work for the commuters, not the corporate profiteers. Vote Green.
Liz Luck, FoweyI saw your full-page advert on the back of Private Eye yesterday, and felt hopeful for the first time in ages – can we do it?
Joyce Wood, NorthamptonWe should re-nationalise all our sold-off utilities. No-one asked us for permission.
Allen Heatley, Newcastle-upon-TynePrivatisation has done nothing but rob passengers year after year. It is about time all essential services were nationalised again and run for the people not shareholders.
Annette Mansell-Green, BirminghamPrivatisation has been a completely failed capitalist experiment. We demand our railways be returned to us now.
Charles Philpot, SheffieldIt is absolutely ridiculous that a 2 hour journey would cost above £40 from Sheffield to Oxford, booked a month and a half in advance. Seriously, we need cheaper prices.
Charlotte Reader, Clacton-on-SeaRailways should be the best form of public transport. They should be efficient, reasonably priced and a public service, not a commercial carcase for stripping.
Susan Walsh, BostonBring back British Rail.
Andrew & Barbara Fellows, WakefieldAn absolute necessity for a nation that needs to put its people first.
Amanda Dawes, LondonThe current rail system needs to go.
Teresa Claxton, ChesterfieldBring back before it’s too late.
Kelly Moran, LondonThe network should serve the public.
Jude Churchman, HastingsToo many cars and too little trustworthy public transport. Shame on Britain.
Pete Sinclair, GreenwichPublic transport should not be run for profit. Meet passengers’ needs, not shareholders’ greed.
Malcolm Clements, BarnsleyRailways should be an affordable service and not for private profit.
Richard Waugh, HoltWhy did we privatise a profit-making national treasure in the first place? It was utter cronyism, the same as the undervalued Post Office.
Alan Bowers, LiverpoolTrains for people not for profit.
Stef Thelwell, CambridgeService can be awful but it’s the unconnected, pathetic customer service that is appalling. One service, one way.
Brian Darvelll, BeverleyIt’s been proved they can make money when run by government just like East Coast Trains is. They are being subsidised to the hilt and where is the money going?
David Black, HarrogateWe need to bring the railways back into public ownership rather than giving money to private (and mostly foreign) companies.
Gill Haggie, RotherhamWe need a joined-up rail network with fair working conditions for all employees.
Peter Reynolds, BirminghamBritish Rail was efficient and customer-focused. The current system is a profiteering shambles.
Sheena Vigors, WakefieldRail privatisation was one of the biggest mistakes of the last Tory government. All the evidence points to the need for re-nationalisation.
Robert Hendry, RugbyParliament has always meddled incompetently with railways.
Peter Da Roche, ManchesterPeople before profit.