Robert Jump, ColneThe infrastructure is owned by the government and the promised private investment has failed to materialise. Competition has failed to keep prices down.
Josie Matthews, NottinghamIs it really going to make a difference or help the elderly with their travel? Let’s hope so.
Thomas Marshall, OxfordI pay more and more extortionate amounts for an ever less reliable train service. How long must this continue before we admit that privatisation is a failure?
Anthony Moule, KnebworthI’m sick to death of being ripped off to pay shareholders.
Darren StraceyPlease bring it back. Ticket prices are way too high and over-crowded trains. More rolling stock is needed.
Vivien Vibert, TrinityThe coronavirus has laid bare the fallacy, long-seen by many, of having essential services such as rail in private hands, with profits going into those private hands.
Anne Mead, TewinRailways should be solely under the control of Government and run for the benefit of people and not private profit.
N J T Lauro, WirralPrivatisation did nothing but put shareholders first and customers last. It always has done and always will do.
Robert Powell, Stockton-on-TeesStop rail companies avoiding tax here while shipping rail profits and taxpayer subsidies abroad. East Coast line is a great example of what public ownership can do.
Barbara Jacobson, LondonWhen you get it back, make sure it’s all run as well as East Coast is now. Prove public ownership means high standards.
Les Leckie, CheadleFrench railways are nationalised and are generally considered better than ours. Why not ours?
Dave Leonard, Liverpooll firmly believe in the nationalisation of British Rail.
Gary Clark, ManchesterI use Northern Rail every week and they are the worst company in existence, late near enough every time. The trains themselves are near 30yrs old and in a terrible condition.
Stuart Allison, DriffieldSince privatisation both timetables and fare structures have become incomprehensible.
Derek Pearson, Southend-on-SeaSimply take contracts back in-house as they expire. It is so simple.
Christina Poole, LondonI think it’s disgusting that we are still paying high taxes for services that are slowly being sold off. The government is a joke.
Rachel Cholerton, ReadingFirst Great Western has a shocking service, not worthy of being on the tracks.
Audaye Elesedy, ExeterSo much of the South West is isolated from rail, meaning that a huge proportion of our 3.5 million people are forced into the car. Public infrastructure can resolve this.
Aidan Shabaily, LiverpoolPrivate services do not work. Services should be government run as public services, not for private profit.
Graham Mills, BirminghamNo more fat cats. No more fare increases. Bring back nationalisation. Bring back British Rail.
Gary Whittaker, WakefieldEnd the subsidies going into private pockets. Subsidise the nation.
M Anderson, IpswichNot for profit.
Hayden Wright, BasildonPassengers and the Great British tax-paying public deserve better. Bring back British Rail.
Daniel Haynes, HalsteadRe-nationalising the railways will ultimately help the environment.
Ivor Wiggett, LondonThe only way forward.
Ben Watson, LondonRail privatisation has obviously been a disaster for both passengers and staff.
Jim Seconde, LondonRailways provide a service. Privatised railways do not provide a service. If profit margin percentages are more important, it ceases to be an effective service.
Hugh Gurney, GlasgowHand out subsidies (from our taxes) to hand them to investors? It makes no sense.
Andrew Howes, WinchesterAlso save our post and re-nationalise water and save the NHS.
Barbara Badger, EdinburghWhat else is the government going to sell off? We’ll soon have no public services left. Please keep something which still works.