Elizabeth Richardson, Milton KeynesBritish Rail wasn’t perfect but at least you understood the ticket pricing and a single was cheaper than a return.
TedI’ve been waiting for this since leaving British Rail civil engineering when it got given on a plate to the business men.
Andrew Moore, HollywoodThey should never have been privatised.
Michael Spurden, YorkThe privatised fragmentation of British Rail cannot be called other than a total and unmitigated disaster. It has cost us dearly, in money and in lives.
Geoff Proctor, BuryRe-nationalise all our trains, rails, buses, power. Don’t let people get rich from privatising national services.
Joseph Kendall, LiverpoolWe need to bring back British Railways, not British Rail. We need to reverse Beeching and build new, specific high-speed lines to increase capacity.
Alasdair Burman, SkiptonEast Coast livery dull. Bring back GNER livery.
Judith James, CardiffBeing able to travel is a human right not a commodity to buy and sell.
Matthew Saunders, LondonWhat do we do now? What do we do next? What can we do to help campaign for cheaper, simpler and fairer UK rail fares?
Andrew & Barbara Fellows, WakefieldAn absolute necessity for a nation that needs to put its people first.
Gary Madden, Newcastle-upon-TyneIt should never have been sold off in the first place. We owned it, why did we need the chance to buy something we already owned. It was all about giving it to the rich.
Nigel Ponsford, LeedsI object to the train operating companies having to pay to rent stock we paid for as taxpayers in the first place.
Phil Round, St HelensWe need a model like the East Coast Mainline where money does not go to private shareholders.
Andrew Shore, NottinghamWe need a re-nationalised railway network that offers a consistent, reliable service, value for money for the tax-payer, and a simple, sensible and fair pricing structure.
Lee Osborne, SkiptonPublic transport should not be run for private profit.
Brian Binns, HarrogateWe must stop treating the railways as a way of filling private pockets with taxpayers’ cash.
Andy Brown, Leighton BuzzardPublic transport is a public service.
Michael Doherty, GloucesterIt was never going to work.
Robert Nix, LeominsterThe return of British Rail would give the nation fairness and a national transport network.
John Murray, EdinburghIt should never have been sold off in the first place. It was a public utility, subsidised by the taxpayer, and then sold for private profit.
Cesar Guzman, Tijuana, MexicoSaludos.
Sion Ford, CardiffPrivatisation was an idea that has proven to be a mistake. It’s time this public service was put back to what it used to be.
Dorothy Granville, MiddlesbroughBritish taxpayers should own British Rail, not French taxpayers or private investors.
Elizabeth Connell, BristolEssential services should not be run for the profit of the few. All profits should be used to keep fares as low as possible and to maintain the network.
Glyn Littlewood, BarnsleyIt just makes sense.
Jon Miller, LiverpoolRe-nationalising the rail network is the only solution to a terrible, over-crowded, under-staffed and overly expensive rail system.
Tim Brown, LeedsEnough of high priced and shoddy services for the traveller.
Ian France, SheffieldOur railways are in chaos: expensive tickets seldom guarantee a seat; overcrowded, underinvested and in need of intensive care.
Susanna Farley, New CrossIt is totally ludicrous that taxpayers fund the profits of the privatised rail system. We are not a charity for the rich.
Kerry Brown, SevenoaksNo arguments left for privatisation. Consumers continuously suffer for corporate profits.