Robert Jones, LeedsThe East Coast mainline proves the case.
Rachel Parsons, LeicesterPeople not profit.
Ross Manning, DoverBring back British Rail. Much more reliable.
Louis Graves, StockportStupid and unfair prices. Bring Back British Rail.
Paul Simmonds, NorwichPeople before profit.
Chris Scott, BrightonIt’s a basic service. It shouldn’t be run for profit and I should get some of my £5k a year back instead of giving it to subsidised profit-makers.
Justin Rivett, Taunton.Terrible idea when they did it, and even worse now.
M Slater, SolihullWe need to nationalise all the major services and get the UK back on its feet. Sack the Selfservatives.
Michael Wright, WorkingtonAfter all the corruption, the mess-ups, the inflated fares, is it not time we brought back British Rail? Yes, it is.
Ken Horn, SwadlincoteThe deterioration in the rail network since privatisation has been awful. Profit is all they care about and the paying public don’t matter.
Lennie Brooks, SouthamptonAll the private owners want is profit, at a cost to safety, passenger care and just about anything. The amount of subsidies they get. Bring BR back.
David Younger, Chester-le-StreetPrivatisation of publicly-run companies has never worked and will never work.
Carmel Cadden, LondonRe-nationalise the railways. Renew East Coast’s contract to continue running that service in the interests of the people of this country.
Donasld Wilson, BristolBecause we are tired of fuelling share holders’ pockets and getting worse and worse services.
Dave Bennett, LlanelliNo more money for this mess they’re making.
Mark Edwards, PrestonHelp, Northern Rail victim! Train staff, ticket staff, station staff, management, trains – all cr*p – renationalise the lot now!
Bernie Ward, TorquayIf the railways are publicly owned there is always someone to actually take responsibility, otherwise each privately owned section passes the buck.
Vivienne Roberts, LondonPrivatisation has been a complete failure, inept, heavily subsidised and confusing.
Geoffrey Griffiths, YorkPut back public quality, get rid of private profit from an essential public service.
Luke Oldale, WorksopIt should never have been privatised in the first place. It was the worst thing John Major ever did.
Nicola Brown, LondonAs a frequent weekend traveller to Derby, I am sorry to say that it is now cheaper for me to drive around London and then on the M1 to Derby rather than travel by train.
Justin Griffiths, GosfieldPut an end to greedy private companies fleecing passengers for profits.
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 Church, LondonGet rid of the fragmented, inefficient and unsafe privatised railway system.
Anna-Katharina Straumann, ZurichSince my birth in 1977, I have been in and out of the UK several times a year. Train journeys are far too expensive and the entire system over complicated.
James Ross, AddinghamGet the rail network back on track.
David Henderson, BirminghamPrivate companies receive more in subsidies than BR ever did, but is the service any better? No.
Elaine Hill, Newcastle-upon-TynePlease can we have a publicly- owned service. The improvement to East Coast since public ownership has demonstrated this approach can work.
Amy Wildman, EssexI’m a commuter on the Southminster Greater Anglia service. It’s overpriced, dirty, regularly late or cancelled and there’s a lack of trains for this line. Overall it’s an awful service.
Gordon Bainbridge, GatesheadEast Coast is working, so, if it can, then so should the rest if run by us for us.