Tom Fraser, EdinburghPrivatisation has meant a worse, more expensive service, in prettier uniforms, with less pay for the workforce while a few directors pocket enormous sums.
Derek Staton, Crouch EndWe have the most expensive and crowded system in Europe. It’s unfair and only benefits the shareholders who abdicate responsibility when there are problems.
Fiona Veacock, LondonThe Government should support passengers’ views and strip these franchises. The wasted hours and extra burden on road networks and human misery should be stopped.
Chris Lovett, Charlwood, SurreyI loved British Rail. Bring it back now.
Moira Uddin, Berwick-upon-TweedI’ve just had the most appalling journey recently, with every leg of it fraught with rail company failings. Please bring back British Rail.
Mark Whittaker, NewarkRe-invest the profits into the railway, to make a better, more affordable railway.
Peter Begley, SwindonThey should never have been privatised. Who’s going to pick up the £35billion I wonder? The poor old taxpayer of course.
Ian Mayman, Leamington SpaI usually avoid trains now. It’s just not worth it. I take the coach instead.
Dean Brown, EnfieldRe-nationalise our railways.
David Line, LutonThe sooner the better.
Ian Stewart, RushdenBring back a railway not dominated by the profit margin.
Emma Anderson, OtterburnI believe that the railways would serve the country better if publicly-owned.
Bernard Hurley, Hemel HempsteadWe need a reliable, reasonably priced, rail service. This will never be achieved without re-nationalisation.
Sarah Thursfield, OswestryBecause the rail network is too important to be left to the market.
AngusRailways should be run for the benefit of the passengers and not the operators.
Hannah Bloom, LeedsThe publicly owned East Coast railway is making money for the country. Let them all do that.
Anne Brodie, CowesAs an ex-commuter I can vouch for the outrageously bad state of trains and rail services, and the extortionate fares. We need change.
Tim Delaney, LowestoftIt’s obvious that the railways are being run for short-term private gain and not in the public interest.
Richard Norman, SouthamptonPlease bring back a service run for the passengers who use it, and abolish the system which is heavily subsidised by taxpayers to line shareholders’ pockets.
David Reed, PeterboroughI would like to see BR re-nationalised.
Dilys Hadley, ExmouthThe public railways should never have been sold off. It equates to theft from the public, asset stripping to support the profligacy of the Right.
Charles Chell, PeterboroughEast Coast has given more revenue in three years back to the government than Branson has in 10 years, They are a model company that should have been the bench-mark.
Richard Jenkins, BridgendActually, I would want a Welsh Rail. I’m Welsh, not British, but bring back ownership of vital services to the people.
Raymond Howell, StevenageI strongly support the campaign for our national rail services to be brought back into public ownership, where any profits made should be returned to public coffers.
Derrick Joyce, Newbiggin by the SeaThe privatisation of British Rail is a failure and, like many other utilities, needs to be nationalised urgently.
Jo Savill, RetfordThe only thing privatisation has brought us is poor quality, expensive, unreliable rail services.
Ray Riley, MansfieldInstead of standing on its own feet this has become dependent on taxpayers for survival.
Timothy Richards, AbertridwrJust look at how the railway industry is organised on the continent (owned by the state.) Privatisation is neither efficient nor cheap.
Ralph Baxter MBE, NorthamptonIf nationalised East Coast can make a profit then stop subsidising private companies and bring pack a joined-up transport system.
Sandra Kell, RiponPlease re-unify. Our country is too small for lots of separate railways.