Susan GassawayWhat about the Post Office and Royal Mail?
Jennifer Blackburn, NelsonThe Current private companies, especially Northern Fail, are not remotely up to scratch.
Dave Blackwell, Holmer GreenLiving in Texas USA at the moment, but looking forward to coming back to a re-nationalised system.
Alan Notton, EssexAnything that looks after the people of this country and not lining the pockets of the greedy 1% gets my vote. It’s just common sense really.
Richard Whitfield, LeedsIf our rail franchises can be run by French and German nationalised railways why cannot we run our own nationalised railway network answerable to a parliamentary committee?
Keith Gunstone, MachynllethStop HS2 and spend the money on improving regional lines.
Brandon High, RoystonUrgent public ownership of the railway system must be a priority.
Alberto Torres, LondonRailways are a natural monopoly and should be subsidised by the state. No more profit before people. Nationalise the railways.
Adam Powell, LeatherheadRenationalise now.
Arwen Nicholson, CambridgeThe fares are ridiculous and unfair. Rail travel is far more environmentally friendly than car driving and should be affordable for all.
Annabel Sanders-Hewett, HitchinThe sooner we can have a nationalised rail service the better. End this ridiculous muddle with fares and stop feeding the shareholders with our money.
Alan Roberts, DingwallPublic rail transport isn’t working. It’s no longer a reliable way of getting to where you need to be on time. In the north of Scotland people are returning to their cars.
Philip Davis, BirminghamThe fragmented privatised railway is still paid for by the taxpayer, yet is so inefficient that it costs three times what BR cost. It’s time to give us back our national railway.
John Lewthwaite, NewarkPrivatisation is a complicated mess and swallows huge amounts of taxation. The East Coast Line, currently state-run, is making a profit.
Graham Spence, Newcastle-upon-TyneEveryone knows it makes sense.
Terence Smith, LeicesterUnder privatisation profits go up, fares go up and service is muddled and difficult to use.
Theresa Marsden, PeterboroughEast Coast is putting money back into the public purse rather than into profits for shareholders. That is as it should be. Every privatisation raises prices.
John Wilkinson, LondonAmerica is a mess. Let’s not turn into America. Trains made Britain great.
Matthew Tiller, LondonNo more profiteering. Don’t hand private companies a monopoly.
John Stead, SunderlandThe railways need investment. Yes. They used to get it. But it was described as financial losses. Now they get money poured into them to guarantee profits. That is a loss.
Andrew Baron, IlkestonA fragmented Britain. It needs to be taken back into one company – British Rail. The utilities the same.
Ian White, LondonIt never should have been privatised.
Mark Flack, HolyheadRebalancing is desperately needed. Let’s start with our railway system.
Callum McPhee, CampbeltownBring the railway back into the control of the people.
Shirley Salter, DerbyThis entire country is being sold off bit by bit. Rail services now are expensive and totally ineffective. Bring back our industry and services.
Lee O’Callaghan, PeterboroughI am embarrassed by the state of our British railways service. As a commuter I am robbed every year of more money to prop it up. We must nationalise now.
Jim Atherton, WiganWe cannot afford not to have a publicly owned railway system. Privatisation just costs us all too much.
David Jackson, NottinghamA privatised railway is bound to put profits before passengers and often safety is compromised for the sake of profits as well.
Paul Wheeler, StaffordLast train from Birmingham to Stafford on a Saturday night is 10.35. This is 2017, this is the future, not 1918. A system that works for the customers not the shareholders please.