Robert Jones, BirminghamService not profit.
Gary Gilmore, Glasgow25 years of disorder need to be addressed.
Lawson Cartwright, WorcesterBritain has the highest train fares in Western Europe. National Rail receives billions each year in grants so it is in all intents and purposes state-run.
Beth Neale, WarminsterBring it back.
Liam Feeley, WimborneThe whole franchise system is a joke. Fares could come down under BR. It would be good to see Intercity, Network South East, Regional Railways, ScotRail and Rail freight back.
Kevin Tulliver, CaernarfonPrivatisation has been found out for what it is and such important assets as the railway network must be brought back into public ownership for the good of all.
Shane Ruddock, WaterloovillePeople need to feel the benefit of public transport, not the pinch as we in a modern world rely on our railway to avoid crowded roads and city streets.
Barbara Alexander, BudeBring back our railway – under public ownership.
Stephen James Lemon, PortsmouthBritish Rail was far more profitable and efficient and affordable than the current system. Thus we need it back for the future.
Barbara Bell, DoncasterBring back British Rail.
Liam McLaughlin, DunfermlineI believe that our transport system should be in public hands and not in the hands of private companies.
Arthur Parker, Sutton-in-AshfieldThe railways should be re-nationalised. The system today is too complicated and the range of prices for the same journey is ridiculous. The prices are far too high.
Stephen Ranger, BrightonDirectly Operated Railways have shown us that a government-run railway service (East Coast) can be operated safely and with profit. What’s going on?
Gillian Hope, SheffieldI’m so sick of privatisation and profiteering.
Simon Vines, WallingtonA proper national rail network can never succeed without proper centralised funding.
Richard Jowett, BradfordI am sick of the private railways being a mechanism to transfer money from taxpayers to shareholders.
Michael Gale, LondonPrivate monopolies don’t work. There is only one rail network and there should be one public organisation running it.
Sandra Cotterell, Ross-on-WyeToo much of our country has been sold off without consultation with us.
David Bradley, HoveAs soon as possible.
John Loney, WokingThe UK railways must be comprehensively directed and managed for the benefit of the British public and not the commercial companies that currently ‘own’ our railway system.
Colin Crockett, YorkAs a seventy three year old, having worked for British Rail, I feel that the privatisation of the railways was a retrograde step.
William Dudley, StevenageI am a retired employee of WAGN (12 years) and have seen a lot of change, most by foreign rail companies. In my view the rail system belongs to the public.
Tony Trodden, MiddlesbroughThis debt amounts to theft of the public’s money.
Jon Perks, ChichesterPoor choices by Whitehall (which maybe doesn’t care), poor regulation (by design?), uncompetitive choices for passengers, inefficient infrastructure manager. BBBR.
Ed Dolman, LondonThe current rail system simply doesn’t work. Children have to pay just to travel to school. Adults are forced to accept ridiculous and rising fares.
Martin Newins, ShrewsburyIt was the worst thing ever, selling off BR.
John Hindhaugh, GatesheadIt is so financially obvious (which is very important to this government) that further comment really is not needed. Wake up Labour Party. We all hacked off on this one.
Adrian Walker, LancasterCommon sense.
Andrew Adam, NorwichWe need a fair rail network that is affordable and works.
John Duggan, YorkThe Tories did some stupid things when they were in power in the 1990’s. The privatisation of BR comes out near the top.