The privatisation of public services experiment is an unequivocal failure. It’s time to take it all back.

Kim Grais, Leeds

The quicker the better.

David Willoughby, Houghton-le-Spring

Privatisation has failed, re-nationalise the railways now.

Roy Pittman, Westminster

Critical infra-structure like railways should be owned by the public as in many European countries.

Barry Graham, York

We need a rail network to service citizens not city banks.

Malcolm George, Wakefield

The success of East Coast where private companies failed makes the case for bringing back British Rail.

Eileen Gibbon, Sheffield

A national railway system for the people and owned by the people run at cost plus investment.

Stuart Parker, Liverpool

It worked well in my past. I want it to be part of my future.

Carolyn Scott, Leicester

We live in Northumberland and we want a train.

Janet Ferry, Blyth

Bring back British Rail!

Steven Fraser, Dunbartonshire

For a saner, more integrated rail system, bring back British Rail.

Michael Wynne, Hove

Railways should be run as non-profit-making.

David Robinson, Dewsbury

Bring back British Rail.

John Traynier, Cambridge

We all know re-nationalisation is the way forward.

Sam Smith

I commute every day and the service is awful. I’m delayed on a nearly daily basis but because the delays are for less than 30 minutes it means I’m not entitled to compensation.

Martina Lednicka, Gravesend

The railways are an essential part of our national transport system and all profits should be used to maintain and upgrade the system, not siphoned of by the fat cats.

Jane Gannaway, Lincoln

I actually reside in the US, but have friends in the UK, and have used the trains many a time. I’m all for decent travel.

Raymond Kerstetter, London

Re-nationalise the rail service. It was ours and should be again.

David Bell, Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Do it as soon as possible.

Jiri Malina, London

Let’s get it all back under one roof and run by people who understand the rail industry, not those fat cats who are getting fatter by the minute at our expense.

Brian Racher, West Sussex

The East Coast proves it can work.

Elizabeth Rickard, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

The railways are too important to our economy to be run on market forces. They should be there to deliver a service, not to make private profit.

Janet Mobbs, Stockport

I’m fed up with prices, service and awful names and symbols.

Oliver Jarrett, London

I first visited UK in 1974 when British Rail were still operating. Any similarities between service and comfort then and now are non-existent.

Glen Postle, Toowoomba, Australia

Enough is enough.

John Wood, Cromarty

These greedy rail companies are squeezing everything they can out of the public whilst putting nothing in to make it better and are killing our railways. Bring Back British Rail.

Dave Audin, Barnsley

It would be fairer on users.

Stewart Murray, Preston

I’m fed up with paying an extortionate amount for poorer and poorer service.

Olivia McNeilis, London

We need an integrated, inexpensive, convenient and comprehensive mass transit system.

Alice-Amanda Hinton, London

Bring back BR.

Hany Taha, Bognor Regis