Christopher MaddenWe must demand that the government takes our public transport needs seriously.
Alan Cole, OxtedWhat a waste. Bring back BR who ran a service for the people not the shareholders or franchises.
Marsh Stephens, HullBring back British Rail.
Diane Allman, WiltshireMaking vast profits on public transport is obscene.
Helen Taylor, WakefieldThe only rail service that makes a profit is East Coast trains. That says it all really.
Ieuan Berry, NewportBring back British Rail.
Ben Huggins, ExeterIt needs doing now. Re-nationalise the lot.
Isobel Burke, LeedsWe want our British Rail back in our ownership.
Peter McQueen, CreweBring it back into public ownership.
Roy Cogo, SuttonSocial ownership, run by the people for the people now.
Louis Boyce, Kingston-upon-ThamesOnce upon a time we, the common people of the UK, did own BR. Then we gave it away to the rich kids to play with.
John Reed, TotnesBritish Rail should be state owned.
Neil Turner, BridgendIt has been one of our most disastrous and pointless privatisations, contradicted by such a large proportion of the TOCs being owned by other countries’ state transport.
Oliver Pardo, ChesterfieldThe privatised railway system is a chaotic, over-priced mess. Public transport is a service, not a money making operation.
Walternisio Francisco, Rio De JaneiroI wish British Rail will be revived by 2023.
Gordon Roberts, Stratford-upon-AvonI worked through the Railtrack years. Enough said I think. Bring back BR.
Daniel Betts, LondonJohn Major’s legacy. New Labour too pusillanimous to rectify it when they could. Here’s hoping but I’m not holding my breath.
Mike Evans, LeominsterPrivatisation rejected by Margaret Thatcher. But John Major pushed it through – with the most ridiculous structure anyone could have devised.
Louise Ffoulkes, LondonLet the railways be run for the passengers and not for the shareholders.
Matt Deacon, Newcastle-upon-TyneAll we’ve seen over the years of private rail is unjustified delays and cancellations, with crazy prices and an excluding side market of ‘tricks’ to get good prices.
Duncan Banks, Milton KeynsThe continuing rise in the price of rail fares is completely unjustified given the terrible service.
Peter Dobson, Whitley BayRail should be a national asset, not a money tree for private enterprise.
Saneet Bhella, LeedsI pay for a cheaper train even though it stops at a further station than the place I need to go to. Logic.
Hazel Willis, Saffron WaldenI’m tired of being over-charged and exploited by my train company. I want fair fares and a service that runs on time – for everyone.
Joseph Miller, LondonPrivatisation is an article of faith in the political consensus of our times, despite its appalling record of failure. It is time to bring back British Rail.
Erron Francesco, BirminghamLove to see BR back.
Sharon Roberts, ColchesterMy father, my granddad, my uncle, my ex-partner all worked on BR. How it has been run and maintained the past few years has been of great concern to me.
Alexis Parrinder-Nicholls, LondonTrain prices are a robbery, and the increases just don’t stop. Hugely unaffordable, an hour on the train should cost an hour of minimum wage.
Brian Ellison, WiganNever have so many of the British public been conned by so few.
Graham Hale, Hemel HempsteadIt was better when we owned it.