Tim ByrneThe promise that privatisation would bring lower prices and a better service is as false with rail as with water, energy and, soon, the postal service.
Laura Virtanen, TrowbridgeI am disappointed with the service from Trowbridge to Bath which I have just heard will continue for the next four years.
Philip Bridges, BrightonBring it home!
Ian Yarham, CamberleyNationalisation isn’t perfect but better than foreign countries profiting at our cost to subsidise their own systems – the British public is not a cash cow for others.
Paul Toplis, CambridgeshireWe need a not-for-profit railway network and public transport system if we are to realise our environmental targets.
Nigel James, WarringtonPrivatisation has not delivered efficient, unified and affordable service. Re-nationalise for public interest reasons.
Gary Taylor, EpsomI support this totally.
Eddy Mitchell, LeedsThe cost of public transport in the UK is appalling compared to many other countries. We should be encouraging the use of trains, not penalising it.
David R Evans, Newcastle-upon-TynePrivatisation and unification without compensation.
Andrew Riseborough, GillinghamBring back British Rail for the good of the country and the fare-paying public.
Osvalds Zarins, BicesterThe current railway system is a complete rip-off. I’m not paying the same as my week’s rent just to get to the airport.
Nathan Lawrence, RedhillThis country can no longer afford a privatised rail service.
Tommy Neilan, LondonIt’s our railway so why is it owned by foreign businesses? Let’s bring it back into the hands of the people who use it.
Paul Beattie, CorbyPrivatisation of our railways has been a complete and utter failure.
Diane Edmonds, GrimsbyBritish Rail, as a publicly owned company, offered an efficient, well-run service with the customer at the fore, whereas privatisation puts monetary gain first.
Mark Cox, LondonI’m fed up of this untouchable extortion racket.
Robert Beckford, HolsworthyMy nearest mainline station is 46 miles away. Re-open the Exeter to Plymouth route via Okehampton and get a free alternative route to the often disrupted route though Dawlish.
Sue Lindley, AppledoreGive us back a rail service that we can all afford to use.
Perryn Biggs, OswestryPrivatisation has not worked.
Diane Coleman, HuddersfieldBritish Rail should never have been privatised. It needed investment but the road lobby rules in Britain.
Charlotte Reader, Clacton-on-SeaRailways should be the best form of public transport. They should be efficient, reasonably priced and a public service, not a commercial carcase for stripping.
Nick Telfer, Tignes, FranceAs an ex-pat I still support this cause. The rot started with Beeching and was compounded by Thatcher. Tory hierarchs are the enemies of the people.
Matt Campbell, LeedsThe state-owned SNCF in France is fast, efficient, affordable and reliable. Pull your finger out Britain and copy this world class model.
David Barrett, LondonSince privatisation fares have gone up and quality and efficiency have gone down. That’s all you need to know, really.
Hugh Davies, AberdareThey should never have been sold off.
Toffee Green, BristolI like trains.
Keith Kennils, Newcastle-upon-TyneTwo large transport organisations have run the East Coast rail franchise and both made huge losses. Left to run on its own, it is well run and profitable.
Neil Griffiths, LondonPublic subsidy, private profit? No. No. No! Democratise our transport systems!