Jack Butterworth, HarrogateWhy not carry out a poll of the East Coast line commuters. Their view should be fairly conclusive.
Barrie Pederson, TorontoI lived in the U.K. from 1971 to 1988 and still miss British Rail every time I am back in the country on a visit. I hope you’re successful, but it will be a long road.
Stuart Holden, NottinghamYou know it makes sense.
Mike Nevill, WorthingLet’s have a railway service that serves stakeholders not shareholders.
Christopher Smith, PenzanceLet’s have a decent rail service back.
Simon Templar, LondonStop privatising and franchising everything. Transport should be for the people, not shareholders.
Angela Sandford, IpswichMy granddad would be turning in his grave. He was a BR worker, when BR was British, and was a career choice, with a decent pension.
Karen Nadin, NewarkAll part of the Tory attempt to put all public services in private hands. Re-nationalise all public utilities as soon as possible.
Jackie Stockman, BrixhamThere is no continuity and the passenger could end up worse off. People end up sitting in booked seats not allocated to them and the trains are overcrowded.
Ajay Nuseibeh, HastingsSince privatisation the service has become dreadful. Prices have risen and we don’t have the safety measures expected of a public body.
Maurice James, St AlbansPlease bring back the concept of public service to British society.
Douglas Cook, PenzanceTransport is the business of us all and should not have been stolen for the sole benefit of shareholders.
Ian Latham, DoncasterAll the evidence shows utilities should not be run for profit.
David Frost, Sunderland.I believe that all public transport, electricity, gas, and water should be re-nationalised for the benefit of the consumers.
Jade Tarsnane, KidwellyPeople should be encouraged to use public transport systems, if we are to reduce CO2 emissions and combat climate change ever. But fares in my area are ridiculous.
Stephen Baker, BournemouthOf course the railways should be publically owned.
Andy Moore, PenzanceListen to the public. This has gone on for long enough.
David Zipfell, King’s LynnIt’s time to end privatisation. As each franchise ends, return it to a public run railway at no cost to taxpayers.
Paul Adkins, FleetRailways are an essential service and should be run as a not-for-profit organisation with prices set by the government.
Irina Ozerkina, LondonDeliver good and affordable service so that everyone could benefit.
Mel Thomas, Blaenau FfestiniogThey should never have been privatised in the first place. But beware of legislation that would globally prevent this.
Adrian Challinor, LondonOh, please. Anything but Southeastern.
Sarah Dewing, EpsomPeople before profit’ says it all. Rail network is crucial for the nation on so many different levels. We can’t leave it up to companies whose only concern is the bottom line.
Emma Brown, LondonIt shouldn’t cost £50 for a student to go home and visit his family.
Stephen Smith, HawickThere is no need for the profit motive in the rail industry, but a socially-owned network cannot return to the pre-90s. We can learn from the privatisation experiment.
Chris Uren, BracknellI used to work for BR at Reading, loved every minute of it then they privatised it and it lost its attraction.
Richard Antonel, LondonPublic services should be nationalised.
William Boyle, GlasgowSave the country a fortune, do it now.
Simon Westfield, BedfordEnd the shambles of multiple operators with different prices.
Gordon Sloss, BasildonSort it out,eh?