Alex AlexandrowiczPrivatisation was the death blow to this country’s railways.
Nicholas Holford, Langham, OakhamLike water, gas and electricity, they should not have been privatised.
Simon Kempthorne, HastingsPrivatisation has done the opposite of what was intended – to save public expenditure. How many times have franchises been bailed out at taxpayers’ expense?
Adam Hiley, Upminstergood luck with Your campaign
Rachel Whittaker, BathI’m sick of rubbish expensive trains. The current rail companies couldn’t give a toss as long as they rob us dry.
Hywel Phillips, ReadingThe privatised railways are a total mess. Re-nationalise and run them as a public service, like, say, the roads.
Peter Dickinson, Brierley HillThe current franchise agreements mean that profits can be sucked away from the railways by private companies, yet the government then has to stump up money for investment.
John Dadacz, Sutton-in-AshfieldYes unify the rail services; you know it makes sense.
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.
Stevan Hezseltine, CarshaltonPrivatisation is a scandal as it steals from us what is ours and gives to a few greedy rich for their profit at our expense. It takes money from our pockets to give to them.
Barry Smith, ClevedonPut an end to private profit, public risk.
Greg King, GuildfordThe current system isn’t working.
Teresa Price, BarnsleyThe railways now are such a mess – very overpriced, because of the ‘competition’. What is the point of saying more? We all know.
Terence Johnstone, CleethorpesRail privatisation has been an expensive disaster.
Thomas McAnea, LondonLying thieves at the train operating companies, extorting enormous profits from taxpayers whilst running third world services. It is a scandal.
Linda Cracknell, EnfieldWhen the contracts run out I believe keeping British Rail as one is far better than having all these different operators working off different hymn sheets.
Gregor McKechnie, Gothenburg, SwedenThe Major government harped on about offering choice. So they granted private companies rail franchises, which are effectively monopolies.
Carol Lindsay, KilconquharPrices up, service down. Now is the time to turn around.
Tracey Cooper, StevenageWe want them back and we need them back before these private companies make any more money from us.
Danny Gazzi, LondonIt would cost nothing to re-nationalise franchises when they expire. And most people want our railways back in our hands.
Ian McMillan, LiphookOh for a bit of joined-up thinking and long-term planning. Never, with our daft political system.
Philip Davis, BirminghamThe fragmented privatised railway is still paid for by the taxpayer, yet is so inefficient that it costs three times what BR cost. It’s time to give us back our national railway.
Margaret HuntAbout ticket pricing. I had to tell USA tourists why I had a saver return ticket with seat (£12) to London & they paid £92+ each to stand.
Vishal Verma, CrawleyThe rail prices are ridiculous and over complicated. The definition of peak hours does not make sense at all. A complete system overhaul needed.
Eunice Wormald, NuneatonI always thought Labour should re-nationalise all our services as well as BR.
Peter Lane, St NeotsI lost my job and pension in 1993 as the Tories decimated BR in preparation for privatisation. My life can’t be fixed but the railways can.
Jonathan Martin, LancasterThere are some services the market can’t effectively provide and a rail network is one. It’s a costly experiment gone wrong and it’s time to wake up to common sense.
John Hearn, RotherhamThe railways, along with the utilities, should be for the benefit of all and not for profit for the privileged.
John Delaney, LlandudnoCan’t be worse than the current situation.
Sean Watson, Bishop’s StortfordTrain fares in this country are disgusting and the service we receive is even worse. It’s the most expensive travel in any country I have ever visited. It’s a rip-off.