Margaret Ashton, South ShieldsAny profit should be returned to the public purse, not shareholders’ pockets.
Janet Longbottom, Newcastle-upon-TyneEast Coast seems to have done marvellously in public hands.
Janine Gallagher, HuddersfieldWe need to take back control of our railways, so we get cheaper rail fares and better service.
Ian Woodford, IpswichLet’s have it.
Tomm Taylor, ManchesterI have to get the train in to school everyday and the services are ridiculous.
Jeremy Abram, TauntonObscurantist pricing, overcrowding, frequent late-running and cancellations are unacceptable. Private rail is a farce, a confidence trick and shameful.
Andrew Smith, SouthamptonUnify the rail system for the people not the banks and rail companies. It’s not competition we need, it’s management. Outsource it to the Swiss or Germans.
Diana SalmonLet’s hear it for common sense.
Yvonne Jeffers, WashingtonIt’s about time we started to buy back our property.
Jenny Alder, HailshamI have been saying this for years and wondered how to make it happen. The rail system is too disjointed and not doing what it needs to for those that use it. Bring it on.
Stefan Lewicki, HarrogateBring back sensible ticket pricing and booking.
Elizabeth Hodgetts, ChesterfieldBritish Rail was one of the few companies that offered a cohesive service through the UK. Bring it back and give us value for money.
Thomas Crute, Newton AycliffeMPs are corrupt to the core.
Shaun Rogan, EnfieldPublic transport, publicly owned.
Wayne Medina, ColchesterBring back British Rail
Robert Taylor, BarnsleyBack into public ownership now.
Nick Barnett, HoveBR was proper railways.
Edmund English, Newcastle-upon-TyneWhy Thatcher?
Martina Gross, Berlin, GermanyYes, something essential as public transport shouldn’t be in private hands, because this sets the wrong goals. It’s “People before Profit” and not the other way around.
Christopher Fazey, ChesterIn a world where our “public” services just keep getting worse and worse, please see sense.
Steven Lockwood, DerbyPrivatisation of strategic services is an obvious mistake.
Sylvia Webb, SunburyIt feels as if it’s all disintegrated. Make it function properly by joining up the pieces.
Helen Jones, ManchesterThe price we are paying now should be going into the trains not into people’s pockets.
Eric Barker-Clarke, Stockton-on-TeesLet’s do what the Germans do. Invite someone (Richard Branson) to take over British Rail and run it as a not-for-profit company.
Richard James, BrightonI had to leave a job in London because the service is so horrendous. The railways need to be re-nationalised.
Jason Fernee, BillericayLong had enough of franchises, rinsing passengers of money for poor service, uncomfortable cramped trains. Plus I prefer the 1970s uniforms for staff.
William Quinn, LiverpoolWe need the return of all things that were great about Britain, of which this is just one.
Alex Marshall, BridgendPrivatising the railways has been a disaster that’s cost the British public dear and put lots of much needed dosh into the hands of profiteers.
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?
Michael Coleman, RedditchLet us take it back. It and all the other state companies and the NHS do not belong to a sick bunch of half-wit profiteering politicos to sell off as they wish.