Roger Allen, LondonA publicly-run system can aim subsidy at fare reduction and infrastructure. As it is, shareholders take large chunks for whatever excessive profit is currently expected.
Thomas Saunders, AshingtonThey should never have been privatised in the first place, and when BR comes back into public ownership, start the process of bringing the buses back.
Frances Jones, PerthshirePrivate companies take profit and run down quality. Nothing has ever been as good as British Rail.
Amanda Hunter, Grange-over-SandsPrivatisation has done absolutely nothing for rail passengers, other than constantly increase fares.
Stuart Elms, WorthingCertain things in our society are done best where the ethos of ‘public service’ is paramount, not first making profit so we need to think back to the British Rail of late 80’s.
Shannon Cream, Long Beach, CaliforniaI rode BR Deltics as a child every weekend with my grandmother, from Luton to St. Pancras.
Rachael Milling, AmblesideRe-nationalise the railways and stop the sale of our assets to the rich.
Chris Randall, TwickenhamWe all criticised British Rail when it was running the railways but, after privatisation, look at the expensive mess it’s in now.
Peter Gilbert, NewarkIt will be cheaper all told. Private companies have wasted too much taxpayers’ money.
Steve Fishwick, LondonBring it back and let’s run the service for all the people and not for the profits for a few. Think of what good all that money could do for the industry and more.
Richard Hunter, PontefractYou must drastically improve all public transport. British Railways should be amongst the best in the world.
William Featherstone, ArgyllAs a Retired BR employee of the Eastern Region DCE. (Divisional Civil Engineers Department) in Colchester, Essex, I knew that privatising BR wouldn’t work.
Sarah Dewing, EpsomPeople before profit’ says it all. Rail network is crucial for the nation on so many different levels. We can’t leave it up to companies whose only concern is the bottom line.
M Smith, LeedsWhy should we give billions to companies to run railways when we can own it and make a profit for the nation.
Stuart Anderson, NuneatonI believe in an integrated system that is owned by the government, not a fragmented railway.
Christine Butler, MansfieldThe railways should be run for the benefit of people, not profiteering shareholders. Nothing has improved since privatisation, except their bank balances.
Yasser Sheikh, High WycombeIt’s terrible. I take so many train journeys a year and it’s all Virgin Trains – so expensive.
Paul Foden, PlymouthOccasional rail user thoroughly hacked-off by rail company profiteering.
Kay Harrison, LoudwaterWhy are our rail fares so high compared to the rest of Europe, especially as the Government is still pretty much funding it all?
Jim Pryce, AsfordbyIt should be back to government control. There are too many privateers and profit-seekers.
Ian Cumpstey, PenrithThis is so obvious it hurts.
Dominic Benson, SurbitonSWT is unreliable. Some delays are unavoidable but management of delays is non-existent and there seem to be an increasing number of delays caused by lack of investment.
Elizabeth Rogerson, GlasgowFor the love of God, get our social infrastructure away from these foul spivs! No more privatisation of anything, you avaricious bastards!
Davie Root, CambridgeI fully support your cause. There are too many money grabbing folk in jobs they know nothing about.
Valerie Campbell, GosportTake away control from the people who have assumed too much control and give it back to the people who have earned it.
David Cole, LondonTime to undo.
Angela Hartwich, Stourport-on-SevernIt’s a no-brainer.
Bernard Harrison, LondonI witnessed the birth of British Railways in 1948 and long to see it return to serve Britain.
Nicholas Simcik Arese, OxfordI’m tired of monopolists extorting from me over an essential service.
Jennifer Oatley, DevizesOur railway is not a service but a travesty. As usual it’s only about money and not about service.