Chris Manvell, Isle of SkyeIn general, I feel that all essential nation-wide facilities and services should belong to the people and not to private companies whose main purpose is profit.
Peter Madariaga, LiverpoolStop us, the taxpayers, having to subsidise the railways for the benefit of fat cats and let us take ownership and run the railways for the benefit of us all.
Brian Braithwaite, BrightonSitting down with my grandad talking about the railways, makes me think of a bygone era. And I want to help bring that back.
Gerald Guthrie, GlasgowThe private companies are bidding too much for franchises and trying to balance the books by job cuts.
AntI lived in SE London for a long and happy time and used BR quite a lot on the way into town. Never was I late or felt unsafe. Privatising is a huge mistake. British Rail forever.
Kenny Pryde, SuttonI want an accountable minister in charge, not a chief executive seeking to maximise profit over service and passengers.
Colette Merkelt, FlitwickKeep services for the people public.
Derek Shaw, YorkI am strongly against this sell-off.
Toby Johnson, WirralBring back British rail!
Anna Pollert, Leamington SpaRail transport is crucial infrastructure for a greener environment and should be a basic responsibility of the state, for the benefit of people, not private profit.
Don Forder, LeedsThe privatised railway is just a way of giving taxpayers’ money to shareholders who contribute nothing.
Derrick Jones, LiverpoolReturn the nation’s railways to the nation.
Stephen Kearley, WirralAfter years of privatisation, the fares are absurdly high. They were so much less under British Rail.
Diane Cox, PenzanceSo good to know there is a movement to do this.
Mohammed Asif, LutonNationalise now.
Shellie Eyre, NottinghamThe rationale for selling off a national asset – that “competition” would lead to better services and lower prices – has proved to be faulty. Give it back.
Chris Brown, BrightonThe quality of train services compared to other leading economies is a disgrace.
Claire Liebig-Denham, Thornaby-on-TeesWe owned it, you sold it and we want it back.
Teresa White, FlitwickMy daughter commutes to London daily. She pays almost £1000 a month to stand, herded like cattle. Privatisation means profit first, people second. Wake up Britain.
Peter Dean, PlymouthThe terrible prices are forcing Mr Average off rail and into the car.
Brendan Morgan, TauntonIt works in Europe so why not here? Better public transport would bring travel freedom and a better use of energy.
Jeff Hemmen, LondonAs a foreigner who now lives in the UK, I still cannot believe how expensive (and otherwise capitalist) trains in the UK are, and that the British people let this happen.
Malcolm Whitmore, LoughboroughRail policy needs to be determined by the collective interest of the country not the short term gain of shareholders.
Doug Simpson, HarrogateThe East Coast mainline situation has shown the undoubted value of a rail service effectively removed from privatisation. Let’s have more of it.
Timothy Swann, WorcesterRun the railways for the sake of the railways, not the cash you can milk (looking at you, First Great Western.)
Chris Tate, SurbitonPrivatisation failed the British people and served an elite few. This is basic infrastructure that needs to be affordable and functional. It isn’t. Bring BR back.
Maeve Watson, RotherhamThe railway system should be under public ownership. The East Coast line made a profit that was returned to the public purse, not the greedy profiteers running Britain.
Linda Martin, LondonBring back BR. It is only common sense.
Mike Kirwan, NottinghamIt’s a diabolical service and they don’t care about the passengers, but useless top managers are paid millions.
Marcus Bonner, HitchinPublic transport is for the public good, not private profit