Greg McGurk, BillinghamI loved working for British Rail and it was never the same following privatisation.
Ian Thornton, PortsmouthSome things shouldn’t be left to an investment gambling ring. The right to travel is one of them.
Ann Partington, GatesheadCompare how well the nationalised East Coast rail network is doing compared to the privately-run operators.
Kenneth Sherrocks, LiverpoolI well remember when it was possible to buy a ticket at almost any station to travel to almost any other station in the UK. This, of course, was with British Railways.
Hector, CheshirePrivatisation was brought about by men for whom the continuous accumulation of money is the single focus of their existence as human beings.
Frank Lawson, HalifaxThe privatisation of our railways by the Thatcherite Tories has been a theft of massive proportions that must be reversed. It was totally immoral.
James Aitken, EdinburghEnd the rip-off of both passengers and taxpayers. We pay more now than we did for BR.
Jason Macdonald, PerthBring it into the people’s control.
Terence Thomson, LlansawelThey should never have been re-privatised. Failure was why it was nationalised in the first place. Every other country in Europe has a great railway system.
Bruce Barnes, BradfordWhy should the UK have the most expensive and least attractive trains in Europe?
David Gray-Clough, HarrogateThey were told it wouldn’t work. No other country has such a fragmented system. Unify the lot, track, signalling, rolling stock and stations.
Stephen Waring, HalifaxTOCs don’t make huge profits but train leasing (ROSCOs) is rip-off. Dictatorship of DfT mandarins equals slow progress and high fares. Devolve power to regions.
Jackie Ross, WakefieldBring back available, affordable travel for all. Not everyone has a car or can afford one. We all like to get out and about, not just car drivers.
James Waite, MaltonThe neoliberal experiment has failed. Can we restore fairness now?
David Styles, London.Public transport is essential to any sensible society. A good public transport system is more efficient, cleaner and simply a better use of resources.
Anne Gray, LondonI heard about you at the Green conference in Brighton. Great! Can your site please have more details of Caroline Lucas’s private member’s bill?
Alex Casale, LondonSince this public service was sold off, the taxpayer is still paying large subsidies, even though it has been ‘privatised’.
Christine Oliver, WellsI’ve used trains for 60+ years. It’s gone downhill since privatisation. We need a national strategy and organisation that puts people and the national interest first.
Nicky Wilson, IpswichNo better service since the privatisation. More people travelling and not enough carriages. The fees have gone up so much for a service that we are not getting.
Joyce Stocks, MorpethIt is high time that something Great and British was restored.
Graeme Dowie, BeithCheaper train tickets.
Andrew Stevens, LondonI don’t want fake ‘choice’. I want high quality, reasonably priced, dependable public transport and would rather my taxes pay for this directly than with private subsidies.
Irene Lovell, RomfordRailways run as a public service, not as a money making operation . Profit should be ploughed back into operation to continually improve service.
Hannah Evans, MansfieldRe-nationalise the rail system. This should be publicly owned and affordable for all.
Nancy NealIn the US the push for the privatisation of government functions and services has always resulted in reduced services at higher costs.
Alun Llewelyn, LondonOur taxes are used to keep the shareholders happy.
Stephanie Baxter, TottenhamI travel up and down to Kent a lot. British Rail was better.
Allan Hedley, CumbriaPrivatisation was a very big mistake. It’s just making massive profits for the operating companies which should be ploughed back into the network.
Luke Durrant, NorwichAs a member of the Labour Party, I want to take back our railways. Let’s shake the leadership and inject some socialism back in.
Bryan Sadler, LancasterStockton and Darlington taught us that railways must be fully integrated – track, trains, repairs et al. The current system is expensive lunacy.