Meg Gain, Stratford-upon-AvonA confusing plethora of train companies and fares which does little for the customer.
Richard Love, StamfordDr Beeching screwed the railways up. So let’s do the right thing and bring back British Railways. Forget HS2.
Greg McGurk, BillinghamI loved working for British Rail and it was never the same following privatisation.
Lewis Davies, BournemouthThe ownership of the railways in the UK should be in government control not for private profit but run for the public and invested in by the government not private companies!
Graham Garside, SouthamptonIt is a public service that should be in public hands.
Shane Pym, BroadwindsorWe should all support this campaign for affordable, not for profit transport for the masses.
Frank Smith, West BromwichThere are certain services that should be run on a not-for-profit basis because people rely on them, e.g. water, gas, electricity and transport.
Aidan Wilson, South ShieldsI think that if we bring back British Rail, it will cause a smarter, unified railway for the public.
Ken Gibson, TwickenhamCertain services need to be publicly run and the profits shared among the many. Privatisation is a get-even-more-rich-quicker scheme for an undeserving elite.
Graham Kingdon, TruroPrivatisation is a modern disgrace.
Blair Barnette, LondonEven months in advance, return tickets for less than 2 hours’ journey cost more than the plane fare or renting a car, which is what I do. I find this wasteful and not eco-friendly.
Roger Sidaway, EdinburghBring back British Rail. It makes economic and ecological sense.
Gurmeet Singh, LeedsWe need fairer fares and more job security for rail workers.
Andrew Winser, NottinghamPrivatisation of BR has been an unmitigated disaster.
Kaan Sahin, WiganBBBR.
John Winn, UpminsterA fragmented rail service is not the best for passengers, with different pricing for the same and similar journeys.
James France, EdinburghFrom the customers’ point of view, give me three benefits of privatisation.
Michael Rands, HullMake these companies run by the people and shared by the people.
Susan Crawford, Newcastle-upon-TyneA ludicrously over-priced and over-complicated railway system.
Keith Jackson, Stoke-on-TrentThe private sector continually proves itself unworthy of being entrusted with our railways. Enough is enough. Time to take them back.
David Kent, PrescotThe British railway system should be in public hands. Most of what was closed by Beeching should be re-opened, as people live in those isolated places now with poor public transport.
Chris Hindle, BradfordPeople are beginning to wake up at last to the evils of capitalism.
Otto Linden, LydneyIt’s just getting ridiculous.
Andrew Braithwaite, KeighleyLet’s have it back in our hands so that the profits can be spent improving the service.
Vivienne Roberts, LondonPrivatisation has been a complete failure, inept, heavily subsidised and confusing.
Andrew Chapman, ChippenhamPrivatisation created too many expensive overhead roles and revenue haemorrhages. A single organisation is much cheaper to run.
Chris Percy, LondonSo many reasons. Save government money, simplify accountability. British Rail was just getting it right.
Michael Armstrong, ThirskThe privatisation of BR was a politically motivated scorched earth policy. It provides very bad value for taxpayers and should be reversed.
Karl Walker, BirminghamTransport needs to become not-for-profit.
Lizzie Cuthbertson, LondonEast Coast is the best train line for service and value for the customer. It’s time to put passengers first and not profits for shareholders.