Chris Richardson, GosportProfit does not equal good service.
Emma Hewitt, PontefractI would like the profits to go into improving one national rail network, not into the pockets of disparate individuals each owning a bit of a fractured system.
Ian Brown, CheadleThey should never have been privatised. Public transport should be a public service, for the benefit of the passengers, not for the subsidised profit of a few shareholders.
Davie Root, CambridgeI fully support your cause. There are too many money grabbing folk in jobs they know nothing about.
Darren Balshaw, Potters BarPublic services not for profit.
Brian Racher, CrawleyThe whole of Britain’s railways should be in state ownership. Taxpayers / farepayers cannot afford to keep this fragmented, profit-driven farce going. BBBR.
Alf Littler, KidlingtonThe 60s governments got it wrong and the Tories got it wrong in the 90s. We need publicly-run cost-effective railways, not to subsidise private firms to rip us off.
Richard Whitfield, LeedsIf our rail franchises can be run by French and German nationalised railways why cannot we run our own nationalised railway network answerable to a parliamentary committee?
John Bacon, StevenageRailway infrastructure should be in public ownership for the good of the populace, not privately owned for the profit of shareholders.
David Dickson, NelsonIs it true that we subsidise German rail fares.
Jim West, DerbyIt’s nonsense that the railways should be run using the present model – it simply does not work. Re-nationalise now.
John Mangan, NorwichEvery privatisation has been a disaster. Beeching was in the pocket of the road hauliers. Bring back our rail networks in state hands.
Jane Atchison, BristolI hate the ‘cheap’ advance fare system that enables train operators to dodge the real issue of extortionate fares when questioned about rises. Fares should be per mile.
Anthony Stanton, CambridgePrivatisation has made our railway one of the most expensive in Europe per passenger mile. It’s been a disaster.
Terry Grimley, BirminghamThe kind of people who complain about the bureaucracy of the EU are the same kind of people who designed the Byzantine complexity of Britain’s privatised railway.
Jenny Mangin, LondonI have finally given up on trying to travel by train. It’s far too complicated, far too expensive.
Daniel Leslie Leckenby, CosbyPeople before profits, and while we are at it let’s bring back gas, water and electricity too.
Eithne Murphy, LeedsThe whole rail network should be given the opportunity to repeat the success of East Coast Rail.
Lorenz Fritschi, Rennes, FranceYes. British Rail for ever.
Yasmin Keyani , NorwichI love using the trains, but privatisation has made it a nightmare. The expense, the constant late or cancelled trains, the absolute lack of care for passengers.
Gerry Norvill, LowestoftBring back British Rail to make fares fairer.
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
Andrew Grant Robertson, EdinburghPrivatising the railways was a misconceived policy that wasn’t even prosecuted competently. It is disgraceful that driving is cheaper than train fares.
Kay Harrison, LoudwaterWhy are our rail fares so high compared to the rest of Europe, especially as the Government is still pretty much funding it all?
Rose Pearson, SunderlandPrivatisation has succeeded only in giving us one of the worst rail networks in Europe.
Thomas Renstrom, DurhamStandard text book economics tells you that private ownership of a natural monopoly is a bad idea. Train service is cheaper and better in countries with public ownership.
Sean O’Conor, WokingUK rail fares are exorbitant and the result of a private cartel running a public service. I have no choice but to take a train to where the jobs are.
Eddie McGuire, GlasgowMy cousin was a train driver so I’ll always support ASLEF and RMT in their campaigns. Rail keeps Britain united.
Kenneth Mudd, GuisboroughFollow the East Coast example and make profit for the taxpayer.
Dave McCrossen, St NeotsThere are certain things that should be owned by the state and not run for profit. Transport is one.