Guru Krishnamurthy, LondonIt is high time we reclaimed the railways which should be a public service. Public money should never be paid to supplement private sector profits, as is being done now.
Luke Norris, BrightonTake it away from profiteers who cherry-pick services and disregard less popular routes and vital investment.
Gerard Seaman, BexleyheathPrivatisation has achieved absolutely nothing to the advantage of rail users, whilst the taxman (that means us) continue to subsidise profiteering service providers.
Philip Michaelson, LondonI belong to a walking group of retired people whose organiser suffers because of the disorganisation of the various companies running rail transport in the South-East
Trevor Taylor, PhiladelphiaWay to go.
Brian Hawkins, EastwoodKeep up the good work. Let’s have a railway to be proud of.
Ian Cowmeadow, LondonThe privatisation of national infrastructure has a conflict of interest at its core. Private companies are obliged to maximise shareholder returns above all else.
Roger Higgs, BudeThe provision of essentials like water, power and transport should obviously not be in private hands.
Robin Willis, HastingsI remember the service side, like restaurant cars, being so prevalent. Has competition really improved things?
Phyllis Pelosi, InverbervieI fully support the campaign for a re-nationalised British rail network. Millions depend on the rail network for leisure, but especially for work.
Duncan Baillie, KilmarnockI have never felt that a national railway network should be in the hands of separate companies. The service varies so much between them and there is little co-ordination.
Ian McDonald, MaidstoneLet’s ensure that the previous strict Treasury straitjacket on BR is not re-imposed. This is why privatisation supporters claim it has been a success.
Marie Hitchen, WalsallIt’s too expensive to travel on trains anymore. We need it back in the public hands.
Julie Dudley, GuildfordPut the profit back into government coffers to pay for the NHS.
Mark Johnson, CambridgePrivatisation is theft.
Peter Hill, MorecambeState-supported railways in Europe own companies in this country and attract tax payers’ subsidy here. European rail systems win. British tax payers/travellers lose out. Mad.
Gary Skolik, HullI worked for British Rail and was pleased to serve passengers (not customers. End the market pantomime now.
Diana Webb, CrookIt should never have been sold off. The concept of a competitive market only ever lowers standards and raises prices, alienating many customers.
Ethan Lee, FifeBR was excellent.
B J Gibbons, SouthamptonThe subsidies to the privatised companies are going into shareholders’ pockets. We need a properly integrated service. Only BR can do this.
Kim Saunders, Southend-on-SeaRe-nationalise it for the people, put the profits back into paying decent wages and re-generation of the system, not lining the fat cats’ pockets.
Angela Murphy, LeicesterA not-for-profit transport system. Going to work is not a luxury nor meant to line shareholders’ pockets.
Liam Browne, NorthamptonI know it’ll never happen but we can but try.
Stuart Niblo, ExmouthBritish Rail.
Adam Powell, ElyIt’s about time. A nationalised service is the common sense solution.
Irene Lovell, RomfordRailways run as a public service, not as a money making operation . Profit should be ploughed back into operation to continually improve service.
David Willetts, BradfordThe rail network should not be run for the profit of shareholders. By definition this money isn’t spent on services.
Yvan Nadeau, EdinburghPut an end to the mess.
Alf Fisher, PottonOver the years, the government has sold off utility companies as well as British Railways, and, in my opinion, they were not theirs to sell.
Bernard Carney, LeedsNetwork Rail manager pay is just sickening.