Keith Hitchings, QueenboroughIt should never have been sold off in the first place.
Cyril Fitzgerald, PontypoolThe UK tax payer has subsidised rail companies by £102.68billion since 1985, together with rail fare increases of up to 300% since 2004. It’s a disgrace.
Mark Hansen, LondonWe’ve spent more taxpayers’ money on the railways under privatisation than at any other time in railway history and it’s just lining shareholders’ pockets.
Andrew Green, SwanseaBring back British Rail. All is forgiven.
John Dady, EnfieldIt makes sense on so many counts.
Mel Thomas, Blaenau FfestiniogThey should never have been privatised in the first place. But beware of legislation that would globally prevent this.
Brian White, DoncasterBring back value for money and a reliable service of yesterday and stop the profit making short cuts of today.
John White, LoughtonIt just proves that privatisation does not work.
Tom Carr, Newcastle-upon-TyneThe railways are too much an important part of our infrastructure to trust to private companies – viz the GNER and National Express debacle on the East Coast mainline.
Ged Moore, JarrowFranchising doesn’t work. How can operators on different routes provide competition? Thatcher idiocy.
Ron Thomson, GlasgowThe irony of having other EU governments owning UK railways (inter alia) seems to have escaped the privateers.
Raymond Howells, DinningtonTime to stop pandering to the failed markets and letting foreign government-backed organisations buy our railway.
Sally Brown, LeedsI’ve finally reached the end of my tether with trains recently. I’ve always used them because they were greener, cheaper and pleasant. Not any more. Just too expensive.
Dawn Woolley, CardiffI frequently travel by train and have witnessed standards and services reduce as prices increase. The trains should be run as a not-for-profit service for everyone.
Nick Sadler, BristolPrivatisation has cost the taxpayer far more than BR would have done.
Peter Moss, BirminghamThe railway costs the public more than ever, for a bad service. Let the franchises run out, and revert to the state to build up a service for the public, not shareholders.
David Marc Owen, BangorPrices are too high and very poor service with blocked toilets. Bring back British Rail now.
Sandra Brierley, ManchesterWe need to stop giving money to the private sector. They are rich enough.
Pauline StephensI really hate the waste that goes on in huge areas of the railway industry today.
Victor Jackson, ChesterfieldIt is so important for us to re-unify British Rail. We should be able to get around on our train services and leave the roads for people who choose to use them.
Karen Riley, MatlockA public service, run by the government for the people without profit – now that is progress.
Lorna Cameron, LeedsLet’s go back to British Rail and reclaim rail services for the British public now.
Rob Wardleworth, LondonLet’s go back to being passengers again, served by a railway service for the good of all.
Evelyn Welsh, PrestwickPrivatisation has been an absolute disaster. It’s time to run the railways for people, not profits for a few. I am embarrassed when I go abroad and see their railway systems.
Sandy Draper, SheffieldKeep going.
Denise Shell, MaltaI retired after 39 years. I’ve mixed feelings. I joined British Rail but retired when my employer was GNER and was very happy with the package and a wonderful retirement party.
Matthew Nation, BirminghamTrains should be simple and affordable. They are currently complicated and unfairly priced.
Stephen Field, WarwickPrivatisation was just a con and a rip-off of public funds. Let’s see an end to it.
Albert Clauson, LondonIt really does just seem the sensible option when so many rail companies offer such a poor service and unpredictable prices.
David Cook, OakhamThe present system is crazy.