Mandie Walton, DumbartonI joined after privatisation but I still wish it was back to British Rail.
Mark Cowley, LiverpoolA national rail system needs to be restored. How Michael Portillo has the nerve to go on European rail journeys and extol the virtues of their systems.
Kenneth Robson, RushdenThe railways were taken into public ownership because the private sector was in an absolute mess and so the railways are again in an absolute mess.
Tina McKevitt, SheffieldPublic transport is an essential public service which should operate for public and national benefit not private profit.
Andrew Iddenden, AldershotA government decision that was incredibly misguided and influenced by greed and corruption.
Kevin Munden, Newark-on-TrentIt’s time to get a proper train service back, instead of greedy investors taking the profits without putting any of the investment back into the network.
Phillip Derisi, LondonRenationalise the railways for the benefit of passengers, employees, and the public now.
Linda Connor, Milton KeynesWith the railways being run by different companies it results in job cuts at Springburn, Glasgow and Wolverton Works for example.
Max Grussing, LondonConservatives support National Rail.
David McGinlay, BuryWe should have a national police force, a national railway (BR) and a National Health Service. National for the nation.
Alan Campbell, BalernoIt’s time to call a halt to the massive failings of the privatised rail network.
Marilyn Bargemann, ManchesterTake us back to proper trains.
Laura Rogers, BristolWe can only move forward with prioritising joined-up low-carbon travel for the benefit of our society and the world if our railways are also joined-up – and planned to be.
Dominic Benson, SurbitonSWT is unreliable. Some delays are unavoidable but management of delays is non-existent and there seem to be an increasing number of delays caused by lack of investment.
Jimmy McGurk, LivingstonI can remember when British Rail ran things and there were cancellations and late arrivals, but privatisation ruined the service to all but the folk who made a killing from it.
Kathleen Rixon, LiverpoolThe current rail services are not very good and usually quite expensive, BR was much better.
Peter Robinson, LondonPresumably if re-nationalised compensation would not be payable if the government awarded new franchises to British Rail.
Charlie Werner, SandfordTaxpayers subsidise the private rail companies so that shareholders can have dividends.
Paul Taylor, LeedsThe recent move to sell off East Coast Mainline is a betrayal of all the people of this country in favour of one section of it. Disgraceful.
Raymond Anderson, SnodlandMore jobs, not profit.
Ianwit Thorpe, TorpointIt simply hasn’t worked for the people who use the service.
Kevin Lycett, LeedsI remember how dreadful British Rail was, run for the convenience of the staff, no customer care, and no investment, but even that is better than this awful mess.
Muhammad Ansari, OxfordThe government should own the rail system and provide service to the people, not people owning it for profit.
Colin Ure, Houghton-le-SpringIt should not have gone in the first place.
Peter Corrie, LisburnOther countries held on to their systems – Deutsche Bahn, SNCF etc. Our system did not have to be split.
Jodie Morris, WatfordI can’t afford to get home from university most of the time.
Janet Ferry, BlythWe live in Northumberland and we want a train.
Michael Schouten, BrightonCut fares not staff.
Brian Luck, BorehamwoodIt has become more obvious that a fragmented rail network is less efficient and more expensive to users.
John Reed, TotnesBritish Rail should be state owned.