Guevara Raul Diaz, LondonThe publicisation of the transport system should be the priority of any UK government and I hope the new government would re-instate public ownership of the UK railways.
Jimmy McGurk, LivingstonI can remember when British Rail ran things and there were cancellations and late arrivals, but privatisation ruined the service to all but the folk who made a killing from it.
John Malcolm, MayfieldBR should never have been sold off in the first place. As for Beeching?
Andrew Rosthorn, DarwenOf all the European countries that came to investigate Britain’s great railway privatisation experiment, not one country copied the British experiment.
Tom Wakeford, PeterboroughStrategic resources should be under state control and ownership. The current chaos needs bringing to an end.
John Rawlinson, StaffsService for the people not subsidies for the already wealthy.
Tony Papard, LondonWe need a co-ordinated British Rail network back, with a simple, co-ordinated fare structure, to be run as a public service, not for profit.
Lynne Campbell, DurhamBring back British Rail.
Rachel Bourne, Newport PagnellTrain tickets now include profit for shareholders. Re-nationalising will reduce the cost of travel or the money could be used to improve services. (Not HS2 though.)
Kerry Hindmarch, SheffieldBring back British Rail. People and service over profit.
Milea Michalak, BracknellWhat more needs?
Ross Bennett, YorkI’m tired of massive subsidies going into dividends instead of service.
Owen Lewis, NewportIt is clear privatisation serves nobody but the shareholders. Fares should reflect the need to entice people out of their cars.
Carol Milner, CoventryBring back British Rail.
Lynda Russell, St Leonards-on-SeaPlease bring back the railways into public ownership.
Dominic BeamanPlease make British Rail about safely transporting people again. It’s all about companies making money now.
Gordon Hollingsworth, YorkWe need a national railway.
Ann B Bell, LissPlease re-unify national rail network and run it for the nation, not for private profit.
Andrew Philp, Budapest, HungaryI live in Hungary where the railways are much better and state-owned.
Jennifer Hunter, NorwichI’ve recently used East Coast train service to Newcastle. It was on time, well early. Keep it in public ownership where all trains should be.
Molly Spiers-Macleod, LondonHow on earth was privatisation supposed to work competitively?
Philip Graves, IpswichElectricity, Gas, Water, Post Offices and British Telecom (one phone company). We all need these services and privatisation has done nothing for us.
Matthew Haynes, WinchesterUnified 1948, broken 2017.
Ian McCall, LlanidloesThe current service is expensive, unfriendly and wasteful.
Yan Yates, MiddlesbroughIt’s been over-priced for far too long. People should not be financially punished for not booking early.
Thomas Baldwin, DunfermlinePrivatisation has been a farce from the word go.
Sean Jones, WalesHands off our property. If we say don’t sell then you should not sell. Railways should belong to the British people, not to the Tory elite.
Stephen Pacey, WorksopI’m old enough to remember BR, ergo I’m old enough to remember plenty of carriages and plenty of seats – and at a reasonable price.
Emma Jackson, BrightonMy anxiety is through the roof because of constant delays. I’ve missed important work meetings, weddings and holidays and pay through the nose for it.
Paul Prescott, LeicesterEnd the national disaster of rail privatisation now, and give us back a state transport service for the people.