Alex Ross, CambridgePrivatisation has left us with the most expensive and worst trains in Europe.
William Ellerby, Newcastle-upon-TyneOne organisation would give scope for greater efficiency and savings in costs.
Gideon Dewhirst, GuildfordBring back a fairer and more effective railway.
Jack Heywood, HarrogateOur rail services are an embarrassment when compared to those of our fellow European nations. We owe it to ourselves to sort it out.
Dan Fortnam, High WycombeStop pumping public money into private enterprise, creating profits for the wealthy rather than keeping rail transport affordable for the nation.
David Worrall, NottinghamNo benefit has come from this privatisation, like others. Money which should be invested in infrastructure is paid to shareholders.
Brian Reid, St. NeotsThe disconnect between infrastructure and operations and financial inefficiencies across the unnatural boundaries is plain daft.
Neil Salvage, BrightonVital.
Alan Webb, Milton KeynesPut the railways back into public ownership to let the users share the ownership and put pride back into our railways.
Vince Lardner, WorthingPrivatisation has worked for the few and not the many, the service is getting worse and costing more to pay dividends. End it, give us BR back now.
Pete Thompson, BlackpoolWhy is the railway punished so much? It’s starved of funding, sold off cheaply and then selfishness bleeds the profits.
H Moon, BrightonEnd privatisation. Stop the greedy profiting from hard-pressed commuters on sub-standard services. Bring back British Rail.
Sheila Lovelady, EasthamWorst things to happen, first that wretch Beeching then privatisation. A good thing is to restore it to what it was.
Margaret Powell, LondonThey should never have been sold off.
George Moczulski, LondonOverpriced, poor service. Privatisation hasn’t introduced real competition. The only competition is bidding for lines which increases prices for the end user.
Phil Crumpton, SmethwickThere is no point in continuing the botched model, as rushed through Parliament in1994.
Robert Davison, NewtownardsBring the railways back into public ownership. They are a national asset, not something to be traded and put into the hands of foreign railway operators.
Anne Stephens, LancasterOh yes please, let’s return to the sanity of a nationalised rail system.
Lee Fisher, MiddlesbroughIt ran better in public hands
Ian Murray, HerefordRailways for the people, not for shareholders’ profit.
Robert ShipleyThe railways need to be a public service.
David Rees, CaerphillyBoth privatisation and nationalisation have drawbacks, but, with forward thinking management, a re-nationalised network would serve the public far better at less cost.
Amila Y’mech, Tedstone DelamereTrains are a public service, not an excuse to make a profit.
Clive Swinsco, SheffieldRailways for people and our environment, not profit for the elite.
Melvyn Higginbottom, ManchesterI would love it if British Rail came back… the smell of diesel at the old unkempt stations, the miserable staff and the delays. HS2 Here we come!
Tahir Amin, ManchesterBring back British Rail.
Suzanne Taylor, WatfordSome things (education, health, public transport, water and fuel) are necessary for all for a decent standard of living and should never be run for private profit.
Martin Percy, WellingboroughThere is only one way to run an efficient railway – not-for-profit and with close government control.
Charles Punchard, DurhamThe railways should never have been privatised. Track maintenance is not done as well as under BR, prices are too high and they are understaffed.