David Jackson, Nottingham
4th November 2013 | Your Views
A privatised railway is bound to put profits before passengers and often safety is compromised for the sake of profits as well.
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Albert Welch, Houghton-le-SpringJust one of the many privatisations of public services undertaken during the Thatcher regime, all of which have been a total disaster for working families and communities.
Alec Hayes, Burgess HillScrew Southern Rail.
Andrew Hall, YorkThe current set-up is not sustainable. Only a country can run its infrastructure – and a country wouldn’t spend billions on the old technology of HS2.
Suhail Noorani, LondonThe state’s washed its hands of the railways, thereby letting down the people, turning the system into a money-making scam instead of one of the best in the World.
John Sullivan, GlastonburyWe moaned about the trains when it was government-run, but the alternative is worse.
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