Garry Martin, SheffieldThe recent East Coast line experience shows it’s the only way to run the railways.
Simon Archer, YorkIt was a mistake to privatise British Rail (although it needed reforms). The results have not been in the public interest.
Ian Mclintock, Sunbury-on-ThamesOur money (mine and yours) is being used to pay companies and directors, many not in this country, to provide a poor service.
David Harney, BromleyTrains are too expensive. The railway is needed by everyone so should be kept cheap and not run as a private profit-making business.
Harold Dixon, DurhamBring back British Rail. Lower costs and more passengers means more money to re-invest in our railways.
Chris Tugwell, WellingPrivatisation of the railways is a sham so that shareholders can make millions. We should re-invest in re-opening closed lines and bring back a real service.
Mary Stewart, StevenagePrivate greed, public misery.
Frank Nicholas AdamJust look at the confusing array of the ticket deals on offer to rail users and taxpayers to see the British public are being taken for a ride.
Les Atkinson, Newcastle-upon-TyneWe have had enough of incompetent fat cats ruining our rail infrastructure.
Teresa Claxton, ChesterfieldBring back before it’s too late.
Robbie Hill, CrudwellI’m an ex British Rail Engineer. Privatisation was nothing short of a catastrophe. BR was well professionally run. The politicians don’t know what they’ve done.
Jim Ker, LeedsWhen train fares are catching up with rent something is wrong. Travelling cheaply and fairly would encourage people to commute to work and reduce unemployment.
Eliot Lopes, Eischen – G.D. LuxembourgDoes support from overseas also count?
Dave Ellis, ChristchurchRe-nationalise, scrap HS2, put that amount of money into upgrading the rest and encourage freight back onto the tracks by lowering freight charges.
Derek Wood, Port TalbotI worked for BR from 1992 till now on NWR and BR was the better job.
Dale Easson, NottinghamI am completely for this. As someone who uses a number of UK rail operators in a single day to get to university, this really affects me.
Ian Brown, BelperMost countries have state-owned railways that work well. Britain should return to that method again. Passengers should come first.
Frank Sander, Buffalo, USAI live in the USA and fully agree with this protest. Public transport should be public.
Andrew Chapman, ChippenhamPrivatisation created too many expensive overhead roles and revenue haemorrhages. A single organisation is much cheaper to run.
Andrew Tate, WolverhamptonWe need to take all our resources out of the hands of big business and place them back into public ownership.
Ellen Gibson, SwanseaIt may not have been great in the past but it was a hell of lot better then it is now.
Sterghios Moschos, LondonNot all services work when privatised. The economics and performance of the rail network in Britain prove that. The same applies to water and power.
Andrew Lee, SalisburyBring back public owned British Rail.
Bernard Kennedy, BristolCommon sense and expert railway knowledge have ceded to a misguided dysfunctional railway system that other countries view with disbelief.
Les Hughes, WakefieldBring back British Rail and sort out this ludicrous mess. Is there anywhere else in the world where ticket prices for the same journey change from day to day?
Dorothy Joyce Cox, PooleKeep to one company not several in competition.
Mark Williams, Alderley EdgeIt should never have been privatised.
Barbara Penny, HarrogateOur rail fares are the highest in Europe.
Richard Sharp, PolegateI hope this is not a lost cause. Tories do not want public ownership and Labour did nothing under Blair and Brown, re-letting franchises instead of direct rail control.
Paul Bright, RotherhamTransport infrastructure should belong to the public.