Guy Amedro, GorebridgePrivatisation has failed to save money for the public purse or the travelling public. All it has provided is lots of expensive liveries. We need to re-nationalise now.
Emma RobbinsIsn’t it obvious?
Robert Harper, NottinghamPrivatisation hasn’t worked for the travelling public. Politicians, their friends, corporate bodies, the City etc. have profited from privatisation. It’s a public service.
Jacqueline Rattray, LondonPrivatisation has been shown to not work. Taxpayers are paying three times what they would if the railways were nationalised. Performance is down and fares are up.
Matt Harradine, BristolServices don’t need to make money. They are what you spend money on.
Sue Winterburn, YorkI am a regular rail user. East Coast line works, returning money to the exchequer not shareholders.
Paul Burrows, West WickhamCan we have normal fares, instead of being ripped off by private companies?
Julian Boyce, NottinghamEast Cost Rail worked, so can the rest.
Claire Goodwin, SouthseaBring back British Rail – it is proven to be more efficient – as the East Coast route.
Colin Herrick, LincolnBritish Rail for the people. End privatisation and stop ripping of the British public.
Shane Ward, LeytonWhy should people who cannot afford to get on a train pay for those who also cannot afford to get on a train? If anything, our rail infrastructure should be non-profit.
Mike Taylor, SheffieldPeople should benefit, not corporations. Privatisation gives a poorer, more expensive option. No examples of improved service/cost-effectiveness with rail privatisation.
Andy Moore, PenzanceListen to the public. This has gone on for long enough.
Adrian J Andrews, WorthingI’m currently enduring largely inflated prices and constant improvement work which disrupts the service.
Richard Waugh, HoltWhy did we privatise a profit-making national treasure in the first place? It was utter cronyism, the same as the undervalued Post Office.
Simon Joseph Evans, Bishop AucklandWhat a great big mistake privatising the railway. It’s another money making opportunity.
Andrew Green, SwanseaBring back British Rail. All is forgiven.
Gail Bishop, CaterhamPrivatisation – lining shareholder’s pockets since 1995.
Antony WoolleyFor too long a rich minority has controlled key parts of our society. First we will get the trains back then all our other basic utilities.
Duncan Stone, Hebden BridgeBring it back.
Jonathan Brown, LondonWe currently have a disjointed patchwork of private interests dictating the provision of rail services in accordance with the profit motive. I want to see a collectively owned system that is affordable to all!
Dhilllon Bainsford, ManchesterOur train service is non-existent. Delays, cancellations, strikes.
Ethan Radford, NottinghamConsidering the public already subsidises the rail network 3-4 billion a year, yet fares continue to rise. The entire rail network should be standardised to public good.
Dean Robinson, HastingsThe UK has the most expensive and over-complex tickets in the EU.
Jack Mills, PlymouthI could get to London from Plymouth for £14 on an InterCity Saver back in the day. Now it’s about £180. Where did it all go wrong?
Tom Daly, EdinburghBring back our rail service. It was a service, not a business.
Kitty Grove-Stephensen, MiddlesbroughIt ain’t broke – don’t fix it.
Toby Montyn, RamsgateTrains should be run for the people, not for private profit.
Graham Croft, LondonThe pretended benefits of privatisation have nowhere been more brutally exposed than in the chaos and wastage of resources that have afflicted the railways.
Christine Butler, MansfieldThe railways should be run for the benefit of people, not profiteering shareholders. Nothing has improved since privatisation, except their bank balances.