Diana Morgan, ChichesterLet common sense prevail.
J Kim, HamptonBring back British Rail. It’s the way it should be.
Wayne Fitzpatrick, RamsgateI’m 100% behind Bring back British Rail.
Robert Hill, LondonBring back BR and introduce a clear standardised fare structure.
Rob Smith, TonbridgeI’m fed up with substandard trains from Hildenborough and sky high prices.
Peter Fisher, YorkWhat would BR look like now if all the money wasted in privatisation had been invested in BR.
Sarah Filmer, SouthamptonSo needed.
Michael Fearn, CambornePrivatisation has been a disaster for the public services and the culture that it has encouraged has lead to a cheapening of every aspect of our public life.
Garry Carpenter, WokingLet the train take the strain.
Mark Foster, LondonSimply Bring back British Rail and end all these scam companies that are only interested in lining their own pockets.
Ken Turner, NewportPrivatisation wrecked our railways.
John McKinnon, AberdeenMakes good sense.
Nick East, StroudEvery ticket is overpriced so no wonder rail travel is decreasing.
Dave Wilson, HarlowThe scandal of penalties which load the dice against Railtrack in favour of train operating companies.
Reg Webb, ColchesterThe division between network and train providers was simply a way to make money for the treasury and for shareholders. Just as BR went, so will the NHS. Let’s reclaim both.
James Bavin , OswestryTake our railways back into public ownership.
Julian Cohen, LondonPrivatisation was a disaster. I’m not saying there weren’t things wrong with British Rail, but at least passengers and organisation were pulling in the same direction.
Krien Scarfe, RayleighI just hate the way I subsidise the European state-owned railways through their owning our train operating companies and keeping the profits.
Dave Draycott, HalifaxAn efficient, well-run state railway with proper investment. Not subsidised ‘pretend’ markets.
Tristan Lewis, BarryI’m fed up with overpriced train tickets. I’m getting charged stupid amounts to get to work and it’s costing me a small fortune.
Mark Mould, RotherhamRail services in this country are dire.
Kenneth Holliday, Stockton-on-TeesCrosscountry run a very busy city service with not enough stock. Trains are overcrowded with catering at a minimum. We have to do better than this.
Ricky MillingI would love to go to explore England more during the weekends, but the price of travel just stops me. This is why rural towns and villages are closing down.
Alan Hay, NorthumberlandTake back the franchises David Cameron. You know it makes sense.
Catherine Davies, Richmond, YorkshirePlease bring back the nation’s railways. We need to reach rural areas. People will volunteer to help get it back up and running.
Miriam Yagud, DursleyBring it back and let’s make it democratically accountable.
Ronald Donnelly, Burgess HillWhy should train profits go to overseas investors and not recycled into the system?
M Newman, EdinburghRight now we the British public are wasting millions of pounds each year on a joke of a so-called not-for-profit rail network so that companies can profit from the people.
Hugh Davies, AberdareThey should never have been sold off.