William Tyler, Hebden BridgeThis is next to an outrage.
Ian Walker, Milton KeynesPrivatisation is an utter shambles.
Harry Dykes, HullLook at the success of East Coast and look at the failure of Southern. Need I say more?
Paul SparksI’m fed up with being ripped off by the likes of First Capital Connect, an absolutely useless profiteering company who put profits ”first”.
Andy Fiore, WivenhoeWe need to get back public ownership of BR, with company bonuses back to the users.
Scott Stevens, CullomptonI want a rail service that is for its passengers and not one that doesn’t care if their service is poor.
Patrick Smith, LondonPrivatisation is a failure.
Graham Williams, SwindonOverpriced tickets and poor service.
Marc Sutton, DerbyPrivatisation has been a disaster for the taxpayer and rail passengers. It’s a costly and inefficient mistake that needs rectifying.
Jim Steele, IlkestonThe railway system is a service and a natural monopoly, not an ordinary business venture. It can be run efficiently and safely within the public sector. Time to do it.
William Hall, DerbyThis country needs to be unified. Bring back BR (BR Blue while you’re at it). One solid fare, not 20 companies claiming they’re the cheapest. Rail for the people.
Jeff Coombs, BournemouthBring back British Rail and make Britain’s railways something to be proud of.
Alan Henshaw, CheltenhamPublic enterprise for fairness and better services.
Michael Kirk, Ockley, SurreyTake it back from those seeking to profit from our miserable journeys every day.
Huw Thomas, DorchesterIt works in Northern Ireland. It works when the public sector has to step in to ‘hold the fort’ in between franchise holders or when they lose interest. Bring back BR.
Gerard Neill, LondonThe South East Region needs longer trains all the time, not just a few during peak hours.
Andrew Butler, LincolnThey should never have been privatised in the first place.
Derek Lawther, CardiffWe need to take back into public ownership those businesses and industries which have been sold off by the Tories.
Martyn Andrews, TorquayToo many different fares. Railways should belong to the state, never to private companies.
JamesAt my local station there are no staff after 11am. The platforms are ill-maintained, railings missing and graffiti and litter everywhere.
Brian Finn, CardiffNot for profit organisation would keep the greed and corruption at bay.
Debbie Waldon, BrightonIf we’d subsidised BR the way we subsidise the private companies it would have been the best service in the world.
Christine Laugesen, LeylandI remember British Rail before it was all sold off. It worked well. Since privatisation we’ve returned to the Victorian era. Re-nationalise, now.
David Tandey, MaidstoneThe Tories and Labour are parties of privatisation but with a Socialist now leading Labour we need a system of people before profit
Sally LemsfordGood on you.
John McGeehan, LondonI’m sick of paying fares to so-called private operators who are actually foreign state-owned companies.
Stephen Clarke, ShrewsburyRe-nationalise the railways and utility companies.
Andy Longshaw, MacclesfieldNon-discounted fares are now ludicrously high. Another fake privatisation creating a private sector monopoly.
Judith Wade, Hemel HempsteadPrivatisation has made rail services much worse. Trains are cattle trucks not for humans.
Simon Gleaden, RetfordBritish Rail was doing well before it was privatised. It really was getting there, as the adverts used to say. Chris Green was a great railwayman and business leader.