Thomas Cooper, ManchesterI’m a rail enthusiast tired of trains always being late and so expensive.
Peter Van-Stratten, CardiffJust bring back BR. It was so much nicer and easier to deal with and, being state-owned, you knew where you were.
Lena Shukla, LondonOver-priced, badly run, a shambles that is our railway system. Bring back a unified British Rail that is affordable and reliable.
Mike Barnard, RetfordWhy give the profits to management buy-out teams?
Wilfrid McNeill, ManchesterThe private rail companies of the UK are an absolute disgrace. Re-nationalise now.
Simon Pawelko, LlanelliI am a firm believer in Bring back British Rail – one railway, one train operator, one company.
Lloyd Walters, LondonWe should never again allow those Tory vultures to sell off our national heritage to enrich their privileged colleagues.
Anthony Kaye, BarnsleyPutting a public service in the hands of private companies who put profit before service is never a good idea.
Kieran Smith, PooleThe railways are in desperate need of being re-nationalised as the privatisation of the railways has caused a variety of issues for the public.
Phillipa Partington, BedfordThe best rail line in the country is publicly owned.
Grahame Wood, BroughtonI have worked on the railways for over 33 years, first as British Rail when I joined in 1980, and I can honestly say it has not improved in private ownership.
Nick Chamberlin, StockportThe privatised railways in Britain are a joke. They are unaffordable, dirty, poor quality. Take them back into public ownership
Robert Morris, UttoxeterAfter travelling to many European countries and using their train systems it is easy to see what we must do to fix our horrendous train service in the U.K.
John Paine, DoverRailways are now used as a cash cow for profiteering. We the people bought and built British Rail only for it to be sold off for profit is an outrage.
James Riley, MorleyTrain fares have become ridiculously too expensive while at the same time taking finances out of the British infrastructure and investing into networks such as DB.
Stefan Pierlejewski, StockportThere is a reason we all pay taxes. Water, health and transport should be priority.
Marj & Don Bennett, SouthportIt just simply doesn’t work properly in private hands.
Dennis Pritchard, GlasgowPeople before profits and shareholders.
John Raine, LeedsEssential services such as the railways should be run for the benefit of the public, not for private profit. Privatisation has proved to be a disaster.
Douglas Macari, CanterburyRe-nationalise the railways. They belong to the people.
Carole Frost, BirtleyBritish rail should never have been privatised, especially for profit I say re-nationalise the service.
Alan Johnson, LargsThe sooner the better. Stop the wreckers.
Lewys Hall, NottinghamPrivatisation has been a total mess, providing a second class service and extortionate fares.
Shabir Ahmed, WatfordIt always worked better under government control.
Daniel Codrington , CrawleyFares have gone up too much.
Charlotte O’Neill, LondonBritish rail services are getting more expensive and worse and we are being taken for a ride (no pun intended) It must stop.
Ian McKay, EdinburghBritish Rail was just so good and integrated. The current system costs more. Trains are far too small except in the South East. Cost is huge compared to BR.
Michael Burn, Sunderland.Rail for the people. not for rich to profit from.
Ian Walker, Milton KeynesPrivatisation is an utter shambles.
Nick Bailey, YorkI had the privilege of working for British Rail with highly professional people who were proud of their Railway. I also had the displeasure of working for Railtrack.