Bring back British Rail.

Stan Hesketh, Wigan

Privatisation does not work.

Nicholas Flatt, Chelmsford

East Coast is the best train line for service and value for the customer. It’s time to put passengers first and not profits for shareholders.

Lizzie Cuthbertson, London

A system runs best when it isn’t sectioned off into pieces.

Kealey Castle, Kent

Well, after all these years in private hands is it not time to invest once and for all in a transport system for the 22nd century? Start now and it may just happen.

Alex Porter, Bognor Regis

We can’t carry on like this.

Freya Pearson, Bristol

Privatise the railways they said, as competition increases efficiency and drives down costs, they said.

Richard Miles, Leeds

Our rail and utility companies should never have been sold off in the first place.

Dawn Chamberlain, Liskeard

How can these rail companies justify the massive price of train travel? BBBR.

Christa Munro, Dorset

Our train service is non-existent. Delays, cancellations, strikes.

Dhilllon Bainsford, Manchester

I completely agree. Tickets are over-priced and service isn’t good.

Philip Kingston, Woking

For the people, not private profit.

Eirin Julie Ingebrigtsvoll, London

It is time for the government to admit that privatisation has been a disaster for passengers, taxpayers and railway workers and re-nationalise the railways

John Bowen, Cork

I couldn’t think of anything more depressing than being bled dry for just trying to get to work and back.

Jordan Crawford, Northampton

The trains are a joke these days. I regularly travel with ScotRail and it is without doubt the worst service I have travelled on.

Stuart Thomson, Falkirk

Bring back British Rail as it was the best the railway ever and best it has been for a long time.

Anthony Bonner, Ashford

We need railways that can be a source of national pride. This cannot be realistically achieved through profit-focused privatisation.

Barbara Kennard, Ryton

Surely profit would be better in the government’s bank account to keep the money in the UK.

Ray Dawes, York

I certainly couldn’t afford to travel for fun!

June Diamanti, Tyne and Wear

Travel is a necessity for livelihood in today’s world. Privatisation gave corporations another stranglehold over ordinary people and is fundamentally wrong.

Ashley Mills, Sturry

The rip-off is unbearable. The people’s needs should always come over the company profits. Bring back the national rail service.

James Parsons, Portsmouth

A railway system for the public and owned by the public.

Simon Kirkham, High Wycombe

I’m sick of paying ridiculously high fares and having to tolerate consistently poor service.

Justin Cole, Warwick

We need a train service run for passengers not shareholders.

Steve Yeates, East Sussex

Privatised BR – one big transfer of taxpayers’ money into private hands.

Peter Hethershaw, Sheffield

Abellio are ruining my life.

Stuart Dean, Ingatestone

Railways for the people, not for shareholders’ profit.

Ian Murray, Hereford

I love trains, but I hate what has become of our rail network. It’s called public transport. The clue is in the name…

John Sadgrove, Bristol

Deliver good and affordable service so that everyone could benefit.

Irina Ozerkina, London