Hopefully, one day we might get back to one kind of National Rail provider, stopping all private investors milking our system.

Karen Christmas, York

Privatisation was a terrible failure for commuters and a great win for greedy investors.

Steve Andrews, Lincoln

Rail privatisation has been a calamity for the travelling public. It is well past time for this scam to be brought to an end. Bring back British Rail.

Matthew McGee, Warrington

It was better when It was British Rail.

Kevin Baker, Coventry

Profits made by the TOCs should go back into buying more rolling stock and other improvements, as well as lowering fares. Profit should not go to shareholders and fat cats.

Tony Hill, Birmingham

In spite of the evidence of the East Coast line thriving under public control, the Tories intend to flog it off to their mates.

Terry Weldon, Basildon

The private sector is responsible for some of the biggest economic health and safety disasters, whilst extorting the British public.

Richard Bell, Derby

Please bring back a service run for the passengers who use it, and abolish the system which is heavily subsidised by taxpayers to line shareholders’ pockets.

Richard Norman, Southampton

I am a train driver of thirty years.

Andrew Derrett, Ipswich

Public transport is a public service.

Andy Brown, Leighton Buzzard

The industry is structured for maximum profit and minimum investment for a cartel of unaccountable and untransparent rail companies.

Robert Davis, Lanarkshire

Profit motive built the railways, when they really competed with one another. Now, and especially after WWII, it is a national asset. It must stay.

Andrew Hoadley, Archway

Just bring it back.

Phil Broadis, Neilston

Privatisation was an idea that has proven to be a mistake. It’s time this public service was put back to what it used to be.

Sion Ford, Cardiff

It’s unlikely to happen, but good luck anyway.

James Fibbens, London

If East coast can do it with such great service then bring it on.

Robin Richardson, Walton-on-Thames

I desperately need the transport to be fixed. It’s a shame we lag so far behind other countries given our position in the world.

Sasha Timofeev, Cambridge

I rode BR Deltics as a child every weekend with my grandmother, from Luton to St. Pancras.

Shannon Cream, Long Beach, California

Let’s have a railway service that serves stakeholders not shareholders.

Mike Nevill, Worthing

Railway infrastructure should be in public ownership for the good of the populace, not privately owned for the profit of shareholders.

John Bacon, Stevenage

Re-nationalise now.

Alan Brown, Basingstoke

State profits, not individual profiteers.

Duncan Crighton, Dundee

Bringing back British Rail can put an end to the mass confusion on the railways by having to go from one company’s train service to another’s.

Nicholas Ham, Newquay

Rail is a natural monopoly and pseudo-competition is a nonsense. Bring back BR.

Alan Harrison, Walsall

I wish to see the railways re-nationalised, because it will be back as a service for the public, rather than a source of cash for the rich.

Ben Walsh, Cambridge

We absolutely need a unified, affordable national system/service.

David Curley, London

The national railways ought to belong to everyone in the country and not be just for the benefit of the shareholders.

Sue O’Connell, Leigh

Bring back British Rail.

Stuart Bogue, Alton

The sooner, the better. I’m sick of hearing telephone figures for nationwide train fares.

Glenn Parker, Mansfield

I hope we are successful.

Mary Cameron, Leeds