Marion Perrett, LeedsI use East Coast a lot and I love it. Public transport should not be a private enterprise – it should belong to those who use it – us.
Peter Horton, TwickenhamThe huge amount of profit that these privatised rail companies make is ridiculous, yet they still put up prices by as much as they can get away with each year.
John Gilbert, BromleyHow is my station in Zone 4 while the one about half a mile from it – faster into London – is in Zone 6?
Anne Pender, Newcastle-upon-TyneWhy change when it was flourishing?
Lucy Buckland, BracknellI’m a long-term commuter fed up with shorter trains causing overcrowding and no working together between Railtrack and FGW.
Ian Oage, BristolThe only way to save the railways and to have a safe and cost-effective transport network.
Jenny Toal, CoalvilleTrain travel in Britain is the embarrassment of Europe and we deserve better service and better value if we are to help to cut car emissions by taking the train.
Mathew Smith, KidderminsterBring back British Railways. Everyone is being ripped off over rail fares today.
Paul Bemrose, BrightonI use the trains every day. I’m sick of greedy private sector companies cheating travellers with constant overpriced and poor services.
Jamie Baker, GatesheadPrivatisation has failed.
Jimmy Ferguson, KilbirnieBring back BR please.
Lee Richardson, DarlingtonI have worked on the railway for 13 years and can honestly say that this is the only way forward for the rail industry.
Paul Curtis, LondonPrivatisation: an exercise in selling to the public that which they already own.
John Levers, LondonThe rail network is an essential national asset and part of the country’s infrastructure. It should not be run for profit and shareholders, but for the people of UK.
Karn Purvis, Bishop’s StortfordLet’s make our rail networks as good as those in Europe and not charge the earth for them. Nationalise.
Alesia Harris, WokingI’m a student and the prices of trains are extortionate, especially for cramped and delayed services. I often have to travel to London for fieldwork and it’s food or work.
Cathy Green, HastingsNationalise, expand, reduce cost at point of use. Give our rail service back to the people.
Ben Eastwood, Potters BarI pay £215.00 a month for my ticket from Potters Bar to Blackfriars. Trains are consistently delayed, cancelled and overcrowded. How can a price increase be justified?
Gordon Johnston, BiggarThe shocking, politically-driven carve-up of the nation’s railways was a disgrace. It’s time the politicians climbed out of big-business’s pockets and did what is right.
David Cole, LondonTime to undo.
Garreth Maguire, PrestatynWe need railways that are owned by the state and public passengers and freight. They should never have got rid of British Rail and we want it back.
Clifford Salmon, LlanfyrnachBring back the old branch lines as well.
James Fowler, LondonRe-nationalisation is the only solution to the horror show that is our franchise system.
Shelley Mulholland, SheffieldPrivatisation just hasn’t delivered.
Colin Austin, PeterleeEast Coast is doing an excellent job. If it is not broke do not fix it.
Alistair Redman-Bayasi, SheffieldIf we get British Rail back, can we have it red please?
Vincent Brierley, PeterboroughGo back to running trains at cost not for profit.
Tom Hirsch, NorthamptonNo competition equals high prices and bad service when there’s no alternative.
Phillip Green, Brompton RegisBritish Rail sold cheaply to private companies has cost taxpayers billions ever since – taxes paid to shareholders.
John Maynard, HarrogateSince we are paying billions every year to subsidise fat cat pay and shareholder dividends we might as well own it.