Jennifer Oatley, DevizesOur railway is not a service but a travesty. As usual it’s only about money and not about service.
George Moore, ArdrossanThis situation is disgusting with no respect and no dignity.
Lauren Healey, NewcastleThere are some things too important to be privatised. Cheap and reliable public transport is one of them.
Michael Newton, DoncasterPut an end to all this privatisation. It’s the ordinary British person’s tax that built our once great railways – hence British Rail. Since privatisation just a mess.
Frank Evans, ChesterfieldAll public transport should be counted as a utility and all utilities should be re-nationalised.
Richard Desjardins, Ashby de la ZouchWe know it makes sense.
Richard Wilson, LondonIt’s disgusting that other national rail networks are subsidised in order to make profits that could be going towards our own government. BBBR.
David Briggs, Westcliff-on-SeaNowadays I don’t even bother looking for a seat going to and from Paddington as there are never any. It is so not worth £50+ to be sat in a doorway for two hours.
David Burn, YorkOf course we should bring back British Rail. It’s common sense.
Stephen East, RyeOur rail network should never have been privatised. Our service is a joke and a disgrace.
Elizabeth Collier, LiverpoolA nationalised rail system in Britain would bring more efficient service for customers. In addition workers would be proud to work for the good of people not profit.
Keith Finn, NeathGive us our railways back.
Mark Stokes, PeterboroughThey should be owned by the employees, like John Lewis.
Susan Bray, DoncasterAll my family worked for the railway but can’t afford to use it now.
Luke Reeves, Blandford ForumI love the railways. Bring back the old lines.
Stuart Tomlin, RugbyPrivatisation has never made anything cheaper or more efficient despite spurious claims to the contrary at its inception, witness the debacle in energy, water etc.
Joseph Callow, BournemouthIt is absolutely ludicrous that the national rail is privatised with the fares going up every year faster than wages are increasing. They need to be re-nationalised.
Rob Clayton, DoncasterPrices have soared. Can people earning less than 15 grand a year actually afford the train for a day out or weekend away. No chance It’s too expensive.
Samuel Hawthorne, RamsgateA great rail system was destroyed by privatisation.
JamesAt my station, there is no assistance, no plants and no-one who can advise what is happening at any given time.
Rob F, DerbyPrivatisation of the railways has been an abject failure. Re-nationalise.
Stephen Waring, HalifaxTOCs don’t make huge profits but train leasing (ROSCOs) is rip-off. Dictatorship of DfT mandarins equals slow progress and high fares. Devolve power to regions.
Richard Paines, IlfracombeRe-nationalise everything. Royal Mail makes a profit and we don’t need to sell it. The bits that don’t make a profit won’t be sold.
Kevin Hickson, South ShieldsOur railways should be run by Britain and not foreign companies. Prices have soared whilst the service has remained diabolical, Bring back British Rail.
Jake Sque, New Miltona good thing to bring back and it makes sense.
Sandra Lunn, LetchworthWe have nothing to lose and everything to gain by bringing back British Rail. The only people likely to lose are shareholders, not passengers.
Rosemary Blake, LondonHow much more can the ordinary person take? Let down by politicians and bankers and held to ransom by the greed of the people running virtually everything else.
Jane Atkinson, WakefieldPrivatising our national assets has to stop. They are bringing the country and all that was good about it to a standstill. Stop the policies of exploitation.
Eddie Walker, WorkingtonBring back BR so we can lead like the rest.
Francis Gilbert, LondonPrivatisation of the rail network never worked. This is infrastructure.