Paul Houldsworth, YorkPrivate it’s theirs Public it’s ours.
Alan Millar, CanterburyI’m sick of lining the pockets of shareholders for a rubbish, over-priced service.
Stephanie Baxter, TottenhamI travel up and down to Kent a lot. British Rail was better.
Maryam Shakiba, LondonRailways are a public service and should be state run and not for private profit.
Jonathan Brown, LondonAside from the economic case, there is something incredibly romantic about travelling on a railway system that is collectively owned by every British citizen.
Victoria Benson, Shoreham-by-SeaI would love a transport system that is as good as the systems in most of Europe.
James Murphy, CambridgeSince privatisation it’s gone from bad to worse – too much money – total rip-off. It was much better when it was good old British Rail
JamesThe fares are going up for one reason. Greed. Why? To suit the shareholders.
Richard Molyneux, Leighton BuzzardLondon Midland are a disgrace.
Fiona Radic, PeterboroughEast Coast has been magnificent in public hands: popular, profitable and working for passengers not shareholders.
Paul BrightWe need to bring back British Rail for the sake of our international competitiveness.
Royston Hocking, Tunbridge WellsGive it back.
Nadira Siddique, LeedsWe want a rail service which is fair and looks after the customers’ needs.
Patricia Gwynnette, RotherhamNot much chance of success considering the stance of HS2 and other moves to silence any protest.
Mike Blow, PlymouthFundamentally, public transport should be an enabling, democratising force for the people, not a competitive business venture run for the shareholders.
Linda Cieslik, YorkPrivatisation has led to fragmentation of the service. Only the private companies gain, not the tax-paying public – as predicted.
Ian Mycroft, Leamington SpaMake it a partnership: a publicly-owned John Lewis, with passenger, employee and government representation – not a state bureaucracy, as before.
Caroline Aperguis, NottinghamWe want a joined-up service that is not about companies competing to make huge profits from the passengers who have no choice in how they travel.
Sue Horne, BrightonSimplify fares and concentrate on running reliable trains.
Stephen Field, WarwickPrivatisation was just a con and a rip-off of public funds. Let’s see an end to it.
Julie Dudley, GuildfordPut the profit back into government coffers to pay for the NHS.
Nick Shields, Hebden BridgeJust another of a myriad reasons to revolt.
Richard Hunter, PontefractYou must drastically improve all public transport. British Railways should be amongst the best in the world.
Sarah Dignan, PrestonIt must make more sense to have one railway system run for the public good – transporting people for leisure and work is something for the government to be proud of.
Lesley Jones, HullIt just makes sense to me – people before profit. That goes for all the other utilities (gas/electricity/water) that have been privatised for the rich to make more money.
Sam Perry, YorkFair rail fares for all.
Nigel Apperley, BournemouthWe should really do this.
Steve Lewzey, EdenbridgeThe railways should be run for the good of the user not for private profit
Chris Pittman, SwindonFollow the Deutsche Bahn example.
Lillian Brogan, CheshireWe are pensioners and, even with a pass, it is too much. It is daylight robbery.