Susan Thomas, LondonRe-nationalise the railways and offer a good public service to both passengers and employees, instead of lining the pockets of the shareholders.
Paul Buckley, RickmansworthLets give the railways back to those who use them, and re-invest profits in the infrastructure.
Paul Regan, ManchesterNorthern rail are a joke with late and cancelled trains all the time. Privatisation never works.
Alan Hopkins, Newcastle-upon-TyneThe privatisation was only conceived with one aim – profit for the few. Any fool could see that chopping the network into little bits would seriously undermine its efficiency.
Perryn Biggs, OswestryPrivatisation has not worked.
Nicholas Hewes, SkiptonRe-unify our railway system so that it can once again serve everybody, rather than just boost the profits of the rich.
Kay Rowham, EasingtonWe need to upgrade King’s Cross to Scotland via Durham and Newcastle, instead of wasting money on HS2. Also bring back freight lines to take passengers during rail works.
Dave du Feu, LinlithgowThe East Coast service shows that public ownership works best for passengers and for government.
Angela Halliwell, DoncasterGet us back on track. Bring back British Rail.
Bernard Bannister, PeterboroughI was there. On April 1st, All Fools’ Day, when it was shambolically moved over.
Robert Hart, Newcastle-upon-TyneIt will be fairer and safer and profit will go back into improving rail services and not to shareholders.
David McintoshThe current rail network is now 30% less efficient than publicly controlled European peers and three times more expensive.
Chris Cunningham, Market HarboroughGovernment greed and hidden agendas appear to be the reason that the rail network was privatised. The unjust fare increases have made little improvement to our commute.
Michael Lewis, HaverfordwestRetired BR R&M Fitter. I left because of privatisation after joining BR WR in the 1960s at the Swindon Apprentice Training School. Privatisation is a shambles.
John Bryan, YorkTran Pennine is overcrowded and East Coast is working well. That says it all.
Francis Doherty, BishopbriggsBring it back including the tended gardens and tea ladies.
George Osborne, WellsBring back BR.
Sue Crathorne, BirminghamBR fell apart when greedy politicians started meddling. It should be run with no political agenda providing a good service at a fair price and provide jobs for the UK.
Simon Pawelko, LlanelliI am a firm believer in Bring back British Rail – one railway, one train operator, one company.
Cynthia Roushorn, YorkLet’s go back to the time when we knew what we were going to pay for a trip well in advance and the service was reliable.
JamesI support you fully against this greed and want the link broken between private corporations and ministerial back-scratching.
Colin Crowther, SwindonRe-nationalise BR and whilst you are at it, do the same for the utilities companies.
Paul Elmore, LondonRail is growing and the privateers are ripping us off. If private industry is so good why do they target the public sector?
Krystal Garnett, MerseysideBring back the simplified fare structure.
Joshua Harper, ManchesterPrivate ownership of rail companies puts profit before customers and allows private companies to profit from failure. This is unacceptable and needs to change.
Beverly Chadwick, StourbridgeRail fares are too high, it’s as simple as that. Rail travel now is a total rip-off.
William Coleman, EdinburghEvery public company that has been privatised works well but only for the avaricious money moguls who prey on ordinary people’s complacency.
Christopher Connery, BirminghamLong Overdue for changing, this nightmare called privatisation.
S Teff, DurhamI’d focus on East Coast Trains for starters, show how well public ownership can work, and take it from there.
Warren McDonald, CroydonI’m fed up with rising fares and declining service.