Kristian Berry, YorkAbout time.
N J T Lauro, WirralPrivatisation did nothing but put shareholders first and customers last. It always has done and always will do.
Peter Such, CanterburyI support a nationalised rail network.
Rohan Mehra, PurleyWe should look to countries like Japan, Germany and France for ideas on how to run our railways.
David Marsh, LondonThe reason why the railways were privatised was because they were poorly managed.
Daniel Ward, SuttonBring Back BR.
Jim Fisher, LutonPrivatisation of major public services is an excuse to pass public money to the rich at the expense of the majority.
Yvan Nadeau, EdinburghPut an end to the mess.
Shirley Jones, NorthamptonI understand that even with the pressure of having to prepare for privatisation, British Rail still scored more on performance indicators than current companies. Re-nationalise.
Nancy Smith, IpswichWhen it’s more often than not cheaper to fly or get a coach from south to north England you know there’s a problem with the railway system.
Peter Short, NottinghamA publicly owned railway system will be better, and cheaper, for passengers and railway workers.
Glenn Tregillis, WinchesterRe-train Britain for a more sustainable future.
Phillip Dunkirk, HarrogateBring back British rail
Keith Smith, HuddersfieldKeep up the good work. I’m sorry I cannot help out with money, being a pensioner.
Dawn Appadoo, RochesterGive back to Britain our heritage.
John Porter, NottinghamThe railways can work for the people if owned by the people.
Stephen Wearden, LancasterIt’s time to bring in 24hr manned and serviced stations too.
Cliff Blackwell, IlfordAs a serving freight train driver, I see every day the enormous amount of problems with the running of the system. We need one organisation to run it – British Rail.
Andre Gittens, WarringtonThe government only cares about money and profits – then people. When our railway was run by BR, the people were BR’s best friends, their number one priority.
Louise Mieszkian, CambridgeWe need an efficient and more extensive rail network comparable to fellow European countries.
Jane Little, LiverpoolPlease, please can we have our` railway back. It makes sense financially and in terms of organisation and customer service.
Brett Crane, ExeterServices as important as a National Rail network should be run by the public sector for the public and never for private profit for the 1%.
Jayne Carter, Weston super MareCommuting on modern trains costs more than driving. How can this be moral? Privatisation was a horrible mistake and should never have been done.
Therese Jonason, DartfordBring back British Rail.
Jean Hopkins, ShetlandBritish Rail was established by the British taxpayer. To sell it off to rich friends and corporations was criminal.
Viv Owen, BradfordSafety and efficiency before profit.
Simon Mather, PrestonPrivatisation has led to higher fares and poorer service. We need a network run for the people not for profit as the current system isn’t working.
Linda Cieslik, YorkPrivatisation has led to fragmentation of the service. Only the private companies gain, not the tax-paying public – as predicted.
Alistair Salmon, MedwayBritish Railways was run more effectively than today’s Train Operating Companies.
Karen Christmas, YorkHopefully, one day we might get back to one kind of National Rail provider, stopping all private investors milking our system.