Stephanie Linford, South Woodham FerrersPlease do it.
Phillip Bevin, SurbitonThe idea that essential national infrastructure should be owned by publicly unaccountable overseas private organisations is absurd on a fundamental level.
Camilla Boon, ChalfordThe rail system is a national asset, and far too important to be in private hands.
James Ellis, ChesterfieldStop HS2.
Mathew Smith, KidderminsterBring back British Railways. Everyone is being ripped off over rail fares today.
Dave Johnson, BracknellNo-brainer.
Randall Sinclair, WolverhamptonBring back British Rail.
Ann Petrie, Newcastle-upon-TyneI strongly believe in public ownership of the railways.
Stuart Terry, PeterboroughFor passengers not profiteers!
Richard Keel, GlasgowThe theft that was their nationalisation continues to rob us daily. This must end.
Leslie Simpson, EdinburghI worked for British Rail until privatisation and did not realise how lucky I was to have what turned out to be good honest managers and colleagues, which came to an end.
Andrew Kaye, LeedsAll public services should be in public hands, Transport, Utilities, Healthcare and the Postal service.
Will Steeds, ColchesterThey’re still using ex-BR Mark III coaches, ‘cascaded’ from West Coast mainline. Last week, no light, no heat in coach D. Terrible service. Bring back BR.
Alexis Parrinder-Nicholls, LondonTrain prices are a robbery, and the increases just don’t stop. Hugely unaffordable, an hour on the train should cost an hour of minimum wage.
Alan Glover, Hexham142 Pacers would have been replaced long ago under a nationalised railway system, not cascaded down. The stock in the South of England is so superior to that in the North.
Sophia Hale-Sutton, EdinburghThe East Coast line seems to be running much better now it’s government run. Public transport should serve the public, not shareholders.
Nick Haeffner, LondonOut with the miserable, gouging private sector vampires – Atos, Serco and G4S are a disgrace too. Get rid of them all.
Matthew Milnes, BingleyThe punctuality rate British Rail achieved in its last year (about 90%) was not matched by the privatised industry for about 15 years, despite the public investment.
Dean Williams, StevenageI support a unified, nationalised rail network for the UK, run as a public service, not for private shareholder profit.
Thomas Wilkinson, PrestonIt would benefit everyone involved and would improve the rail network and services in general.
Tracey Tofield, Whitley BayCommon sense and sensibility.
David Sherwood, NorthwichPrivatisation has failed, tax payers pay more subsidies to give private companies more profit.
Nick Callow, Midsomer NortonI would love to travel somewhere (anywhere) on a train again but the so-called discounts don’t actually exist for OAP day-trippers as fares are still too high.
Neil Harness, Weston Super MareI rarely use trains since it took 7 hours to go from Chester to Doncaster. After that journey I purchased a motorcycle and never looked back.
Daniel De Conceicao Silva, WorthingI totally agree with you. Bring back British Rail and dismantle Southern Railway. I am a regular commuter on the West Coast way and it is a disgraceful line.
Len Smith, ShirebrookWhen the East Coast line went back into public ownership it made money, so return all lines to the public sector to save us taxpayers making a few shareholders rich.
Callum McPhee, CampbeltownBring the railway back into the control of the people.
Stefano Giussani, Lecco, ItalyItaly has not learned the lesson. It is making the same mistake. I hope Britain understands that its railway system is a national treasure. Bring back British Rail.
Sue Kelly, EdinburghI have mourned the death of the public service that was British Rail since it happened. It made no sense to break up the railways.
David Roberts, StockportA properly-run rail network is essential to the economy of this country.