Charlotte Fregona, HarpendenTime to get value for the daily commute. That’s the way to go.
Tom McGiveron, Lower PeoverThe railways are abysmal. If the railways were run for a good service and not profit more people would use them. And we’d help the environment.
Natasha Pickering, StranraerThey should never have been privatised in first place. The state of trains now is shocking and prices are ridiculous.
Julia Parsons, LondonNationalise railway, water and fuel.
Philip Rossiter, EastbournePeople before profit.
Simon Turner, Higham FerrersI’m living in a town those rogues took the railway away from.
Robert Manning, EastbourneOur fragmented railways offer a sub-standard expensive service under privatisation which does not benefit the commuter or serve them well. It benefits only shareholders.
Kane Pawlina, ChelmsfordExtortionate prices, extremely shitty services. Shareholders rubbing their hands together and smirking. That sums up national rail pretty well.
Alison Rodgers, RotherhamWe spent one and a half hours on a cold (we could see breath), wet (water dripping onto seats and swimming over the floor), and late train on Sunday.
Ruby Makepeace, BrightonWhy is the government subsidising private companies when all their profits go to shareholders and not to improving the service?
Kenny Brown, Fort WilliamPublic transport should be in public hands.
Peter Beardwood, WallsendThe recent success of East Coast mainline in accountable hands proves that nationalisation is the obvious and only choice.
Robert Ferguson, WakefieldWhy stop at British Rail? Why not bring back the CEGB? Have you looked at your electricity bills of late and they have the brass neck to tell us the lights are failing.
Alan Henshaw, CheltenhamPublic enterprise for fairness and better services.
Deb Long, LeedsMedia deception promoted a negative image of all nationalised services. Just like this government is trying to do with NHS now.
Arthur Bond, FromeThe sooner the better. Privatisation has only benefitted the shareholders. Never mind what the passengers have to suffer.
Thomas Butler, HorshamOver the last year I’ve been unable to take the train when I’ve needed to due to cancellation, strikes and malfunctions. It’s insanely expensive too.
Can Gencer, TwickenhamI’m disgruntled with a sub-par train service.
Tim Rauscher, WienI am from Austria and Britain needs British Rail.
Liam Hamilton, CardiffI’m a Master’s student from Newcastle living in Cardiff. Extortionate rail fares mean that I’ve barely been able to see my family over the last four years.
Katie Faddy, WinchesterTransport is one of the lifelines creating a better, more equitable and connected society. It should not be run for private profit.
Jason Leyton, LondonFirst of all I’m really sick and tired of this privatisation as it is all about making profit, cramming in as many seats as possible and foreign-made trains.
Antony Woolley, NottinghamPublic transport is a basic right that should never be run for the profit of private companies.
Brian Braithwaite, BrightonSitting down with my grandad talking about the railways, makes me think of a bygone era. And I want to help bring that back.
Linda Hunt, ColchesterNothing has worked properly since privatisation.
Aidan Shabaily, LiverpoolPrivate services do not work. Services should be government run as public services, not for private profit.
Matt Wellings, WrexhamI’ve joined. Good on ya.
Roger Allen, LondonA publicly-run system can aim subsidy at fare reduction and infrastructure. As it is, shareholders take large chunks for whatever excessive profit is currently expected.
Rosemary Catling, CambridgeIt’s just common sense to have a subsidised rail service. Travelling to work and seeing friends should not have to make a profit for shareholders.
Lynn Evans, Stourport-on-SevernNationalise all utilities.