Harry Mansfield, NorwichThe argument for privatisation as a driver for entrepreneurialism and investment has been proved to be false. It just been a money grab.
Andy Upton, ColdinghamBR was far from perfect, but should have been fixed, not replaced. It is obvious that removing money to pay lawyers and dividends is just a waste.
Graham Jarvis, SalfordBring Back BR now.
Aviva Jacobs, LondonI’ve travelled all over Europe by train and the UK’s railways are the most over-priced and contemptuous of the passenger.
Patricia Notcutt, LondonIt goes from bad to worse. God help those that have to travel to work every day. It’s expensive and useless.
Fred Bridgland, EdinburghEast Coast Rail is great and easy to deal with. A government with imagination would let it compete against the privatised companies and see who performed best.
Harry Dykes, HullLook at the success of East Coast and look at the failure of Southern. Need I say more?
Jeff Cooper, ChesterfieldPrivatisation has been a disaster for everyone except the train operating companies.
Tiffany Francis, StreathamI’m sick of terrible train services and extortionate pricing.
Iain Morrison, SevenoaksOur national rail services are an expensive, disorganised shambles.
Bob Balfour, LeedsTime to run a railway that’s about the people who use it and not an ideological experiment that has failed. For a British Rail that meets the needs of people the time has come.
Thomas Woodward, EmsworthBring back British Rail and the trains they had.
Ben McCullough, ThatchamThe public funds wasted in private companies is outrageous and could be spent on a public functional railway.
George Davies, DarwenPublic services should be run and owned by the public, not private financial institutions who care only about profit and not service. It’s a no brainer.
Arthur Crawford, EdinburghIf BR had been given the subsidies that are being given to private companies we could have had the best railway in the World.
David Macklin, ColchesterThe Conservative government of John Major in 1992 did not have a mandate to privatise the railway. Tories are undemocratic.
Steve Rogers, TotnesThe privatised system is expensive and pointless.
Colin FlowerdayBritish Rail had the blue and white train livery you knew you could trust and rely on, not like this new bunch of idiots.
Joanna Greaves, ManchesterPrivatisation of national assets was never going to work. It’s such a shame that the failure has cost us so much money.
Brian Watson, RotherhamBring British Rail back under public ownership, and gas and electricity too if you ask me. Power back to the people.
Nicholas Hamp, Milton KeynesThe cost of my daily commute into London is now £5,000 per year before Underground costs. The service is overcrowded and late on most days. It’s not good enough.
Lorna Boyd, Whitley BayThis should be the age of the train.
Shane Stephenson-King, TorquayMy step-dad used to work for British Rail, but when they changed over to all other companies he got made redundant.
Brian Hawkins, EastwoodKeep up the good work. Let’s have a railway to be proud of.
Barny Kingsford, ExeterThe rail network was stolen from us and it’s time to give it back.
John Traynier, CambridgeBring back British Rail.
Martyn Lyman, LeicesterI support the idea of bringing back British Rail because it is ridiculous to think it’s cheaper to fly than to take the train. We’ve had enough, Cameron.
Carol Lindsay, KilconquharPrices up, service down. Now is the time to turn around.
Frances Hinton, Newcastle-upon-TyneWe started the railways in the NE of England. Let’s set a better example again in the future, including building trains here.
Malcolm Philpott, EnfieldAll essential services should be returned to the public domain.