Ian Hayward, BasingstokeHow can you run a railway and claim maximum customer service when you are also giving millions of pounds to shareholders who contribute nothing?
Victoria Maclean, Telford21st century and our transport system is a shambles. There’s a lesson here – if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Definitely don’t sell it.
Sue Caro, LondonWhy should private rail operators who make huge profits and rip us off with high fares receive much higher subsidies than British Rail did? It’s daylight robbery.
Jon Brown, MorecambeBetter for Britain. Nationalise all utilities.
Alan Spicer, BodminBritish Rail was better run than all the private rail companies put together. I should know – I have been travelling on them for more than 60 years.
Deborah Ryan, LondonI’m sick of 20 years of being ripped-off for lousy services.
Steve Revins, BirminghamRailway workers and users together to fight for our interests.
Allan Hall, YorkBR had such a poor reputation as a brand I am not surer we want it back, but we certainly don’t want the current system.
Carole Frost, BirtleyBritish rail should never have been privatised, especially for profit I say re-nationalise the service.
Dominic Gook, BasingstokeBring it back.
Becky Chamberlain, PeterheadAt nearly 60 I well remember British Railways, that most small towns and villages had a rail link and most people used the train to travel.
Jean Meek, NottinghamGive us our railways back.
Nirja Sykesud, WatfordYeah.
Alastair Stewart, LancasterIf we are to support communities and re-connect to a more social way of being other than through Facebook, the rail network requires a solid base to support this from.
Matthew Mountain, LondonWe privatise to make money for the private sector. Why? We are not the private sector, we are Britain and we should run our services for us, not for private companies.
Charlie Furness, CardiffAppalling quality and ludicrous prices of rail in the UK are uneconomical, unfair, and do nothing but push commuters to use cars. Nationalisation is for the common good.
John Watson, BrightonRe-integrate each franchise as it expires, starting with the well-run East Coast line.
Jane Wallace, NorwichEveryone realises privatisation was a mistake. They just need to nudge back to British Rail.
Richard Lee, LiverpoolThere are too many outside contractors. It’s a real mess and needs sorting out.
Ann Knowles, AberystwythBritish Rail just before privatisation was one of the most efficient railway operators in Europe.
David Hughes, PontefractPeople should not be fleeced for needing public transport to get to work. How can the rail operators defend their extortionate price rises when services are getting worse?
Tony Fielding-Raby, LincolnBritish Rail was cheaper and more efficient.
Henry Nayler, WatfordI don’t use trains, but my family does.
Colin Young, SevenoaksI could be proud again of our trains (as I am of the NHS) if only privatisation could be ended and we returned to a culture of public service to and for the public.
LorenzoCan another government – Spain, France, Switzerland or Germany – run it next time and they have a better track record.
Margaret Tibble, LondonThe privatisation of British Rail has proved to be a huge mistake. Can we please learn from this one and re-nationalise it.
Alastair BailyPrivatisation’s been a disaster in terms of the costs of achieving improvements to the railway.
Wendy Berentsen, WallsendI have never supported the privatisation of rail services in the UK and I never will.
Andrew Walker, YorkKeep East Coast mainline nationalised – it’s the best railway in the country.
Gillian Harris, LancingRailways for progress not private profit. One government-owned company for cheap fares and efficiency.