Paul Knight, AustraliaAs an ex-railway employee, I am totally opposed to rail privatisation. The railways belong to the public. Bring back British Rail.
Steve Farrow, SouthamptonEnd the current farce of increasing fares just to line the pockets of the fat cats.
Justin Cryer, Weston-super-MareBritish Railwas more publicly orientated and less just out for profit. It just makes for an awful railway system.
Phoebe Taylor-Thorpe, RotherhamThe railways should be under public ownership.
Jonathan Hayter, RedruthThe railways should always have been left in public ownership and not run for private profit but in the interest of the user.
Chris Davies, EastbourneStop the complete annihilation of the guard’s role from McNullty, the government and shareholders.
Gary Cook, CullomptonIt’s a network so it needs to be one organisation.
Charlie Deeney, DerryRe-nationalise immediately. The service is poor and the prices disgraceful.
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.
Grande Briggs-White, SouthamptonThe day of the corporation must end. A corporation has human rights now and everything is done out of greed. What was owned by the people should stay with the people.
Alan Holmes, DurhamWell done. First step, save East Coast mainline.
Bob Hayden-Gilbert, MachynllethThe railways being run by private companies just doesn’t work. A unified network run for people, not profit, is the only answer.
Stuart Terry, PeterboroughFor passengers not profiteers!
Tom Dussek, BrightonPrivatisation has been an expensive lie. I want services brought back under public ownership.
Frank Belsey, EnfieldIf the railways are a loss-making industry, why are there big payouts to shareholders? Where does that money come from?
Colin Flowerday, HoltThe British Railways Board ran an excellent train service. These private companies are useless, typical Tory crap. So bring back British Rail.
Robert Harvey, BourneAnd restore the lines that Beeching should never have axed.
Bobbie Syrett, LeedsSome things in life should never be privatised. Education, the NHS, the Police, the Post Office and the Railways.
Andree Rodriguez-Veglio, DaventryIt’s nonsense for fragmentation in so small a landmass. We all prefer train travel in a single network.
Craig Gardiner, LondonBring back British Rail.
David Briggs, Westcliff-on-SeaNowadays I don’t even bother looking for a seat going to and from Paddington as there are never any. It is so not worth £50+ to be sat in a doorway for two hours.
Sarah Patton, HaslemereIt’s time all public services returned to being just that, not private profit-making enterprises.
William Hp, LondonNone of these people who own the railways know what they’re doing, so limit the damage and give it back to those who might know.
Christine Hood, St AlbansIf East Coast can run efficiently and effectively then so should the whole network without ‘middle people’ – including shareholders – taking the profit out of it all.
Ian Casey, LondonIt should be run not for profit but for the best and cheapest service.
Stephen Chalk, SouthamptonBritish Rail for all.
David Finch, LutonIt cannot be right when trains are more expensive that using a car. Train travel should benefit all the people, not just to make profits for the few.
Tom MorrisRailways aren’t a market. If I don’t like, say, the London to Bristol train, I can’t choose a different train company. Capitalism without competition is just profiteering.
Ian Hayward, BasingstokeHow can you run a railway and claim maximum customer service when you are also giving millions of pounds to shareholders who contribute nothing?
Anne Gale, BristolPrivatisation – the worst thing in the world for what should be a national organisation.