Mike Christy, StroudThe railways are a service. We should put service before profit.
Deirdre Forsyth, GlasgowRail privatisation was always going to be about contracts and money, not people or good service.
Heather Charnley, HexhamThe idea of a coherent rail network that is one body rather than many fragments makes more sense and the public is extremely tired of huge expense with little quality.
John Falconer, HuntlyRail travel should be cheap enough to encourage people to use it. This can only happen if the whole system is run on a non-profit basis.
Barathan Kulothungan, ChelmsfordThe legacy of British Rail privatisation stands as a testament to systemic failure, marked by rising fares and declining service quality.
Charles Knight, CambridgeRailways should be public transport, not private enterprise.
Michael Gale, LondonPrivate monopolies don’t work. There is only one rail network and there should be one public organisation running it.
Sarah Williams, FavershamHere we have HS1, which is great if you want to go to St Pancras, but our other services have been downgraded and, of course, HS costs more.
Ayse Smith, OrpingtonWe need our rail system back in the public sector so private companies can not rip us off every year. Its getting to the point that I cannot afford to get to work.
Lucy Renton, LondonThe train service in this country is vastly overpriced, ticketing system labyrinthine, and not fit for purpose.
Trevor Newbery, BlackburnBring back fairer fares.
Jeremy Galbraith, AshfordBring back British Rail, and the sectorised branding.
Donald Bladwin, TattershallThe railways were a national asset, but now they are used to finance other countries. The railways of Britain should be for the people.
Paul Williams-Allen, LutonBring the rail system back to the people.
Anne Keighley, ManchesterBring it back now.
Rolandt Tweehuysen, Kimswerd, NetherlandsThe British privatisation disaster has been copied in various European countries, also in the Netherlands.
Richard Longhurst, SurbitonWhen British Rail had the railways, things were so much better.
John Carter, Kings SuttonBecause the fragmentation of the rail network to feed the profits of the private sector is madness.
Alex Harvey, SheringhamNationalise public transport.
Royston Maldoom, LondonThe worst privatisation experiment ever. We also need to re-open closed lines.
Jen Tierney, SouthportIn these days of overcrowded roads and polluting automobiles, we need an affordable, clean and comfortable rail network. Money should be ploughed into providing this.
Nicholas Rutter, NorwichI desperately need a decent train service at an adorable price, please, for my marriage’s sake.
Michael Brown, South ShieldsThis should never have been privatized in the first place. It was paid for by taxes – our taxes.
Jean Squires, CongletonThe system is too confusing at the moment.
Debbie Waldon, BrightonIf we’d subsidised BR the way we subsidise the private companies it would have been the best service in the world.
Craig Robertson, BirkenheadThe trains are outdated and whatever new stock Northern do get is cast offs from down south or abroad.
Adrian Morris, LondonIt can’t happen soon enough.
Paul Gatenby, LiverpoolWe the taxpayers are already subsidising them. We should take them over and run the railways as a public service.
Martin Shaw, DoncasterI just want it back, joined-up and efficient.
Paul Sheeky, CreweIt’s a national service, so it’s obviously going to be more efficient to run it nationally.