Gwilym Selwood, BrightonClearly Mrs Thatcher was right in her claims for privatisation. That’s why we are all here. Jolly well done. Thanks for everything.
Karen Vaughan, Little ClactonOverpriced, understaffed, unbelievable. And we subsidise them with tax money anyway.
Chloe Limb, TenbyBring back British Rail.
Katy Marchant, OkehamptonPrivatisation doesn’t work. It means worse services at higher costs to the taxpayer.
Rosemary Marriott, SheffieldI believe railways should be run as a public service, with affordable ticket prices, and not for private profit.
Peter Sains, Bishop AucklandWhose Railways? Ours. Give back our railways.
Patricia Fort, GlasgowBritish Rail was good, but it did leave room for improvement. Some of that came with the sharp edge of privatisation but then the sharks came in.
Chirag Batavia, LondonRail travel should be affordable for ordinary people. No more over-inflation price hikes.
Dimitri Stama, LondonCrippling our economy with poor and over-priced transport systems is not how the UK should be treated. My wife has to pay over 10% of her salary for her train ticket.
Judy Sleath, NottinghamI would like to travel on trains but they’re just too expensive. Surely, if fares were cheaper and services joined up, more people would buy tickets.
Lawrence O’Donnell, LittleborooughKeep essential public services in the public sector.
Larry Tetteh, LondonBring back British Rail.
Christopher Sykesud, WatfordPrivatisation is wrong. It is theft from the British people. It is time that stolen goods were returned to us.
Albertina Benedetti-Hall, LondonThere might be a few things the private sector is better suited for than the public, but this is not it. Re-nationalise.
Martin Summers, HighworthKey words being people not profit. You only have to look a the New Zealand model as an example. We travelled on re-nationalised lines with tracks dating from the 1950s.
Michael Rowland-Hill, OrpingtonBritish Rail means getting there on time and at a fair price. Bring back what should never have gone.
Tony Wainwright, LlanfyllinBring back those days of friendly porters and talking passengers. Profits don’t matter as long as it all functions properly for the people by the people.
Sheena McKerrell, KeighleyLet’s invest the profits from our rail fares in improving our railways and not let them go abroad.
Anthony Carroll, Stockton-on-TeesPrivatising the railways has proved to be a disaster. The re-nationalising of the East Coast mainline shows how it could be done.
Darren StraceyPlease bring it back. Ticket prices are way too high and over-crowded trains. More rolling stock is needed.
Frances Farrer, OxfordThe sham promise of efficiency has been exposed as just another way of profiting from public subsidy. The system is chaotic and unfair, and should be fixed properly.
Michael Scott, YorkDaughter currently on train from York to King’s Cross taking 3 hrs plus due to works. £128 and just told that she may be charged more to stand in first class vestibule.
Steven Thomas, HolyheadThey never should have been sold off any way.
Glenn Osborne, Isle Of LewisWe don’t have a railway where I live, but when I go to the mainland I can’t afford to travel anywhere these days.
Edward Fox, LondonBring back British Rail.
Isabelle McGoogan, ArdrossanRail network is a disgrace. I work up in Glasgow and I’m fed up with trains being cancelled, overcrowding and sky-high fares for a deplorable service.
Daniel Carr, BirminghamNational action now!
Anna Doughty, ConwyPlease bring back the unified system that made so much sense and ran a much better service.
Vaibhav Khullar, LondonUnbelievable ticket prices, huge mark-up and terrible service. Privatisation was a bad, bad idea.
Debra Norgate, DewsburyBring back British Rail.