Scott Berman, ChelmsfordThis company has ruined my life. No words can describe the pain I have been through including my wife’s 40th ruined.
Daniel De Conceicao Silva, WorthingI totally agree with you. Bring back British Rail and dismantle Southern Railway. I am a regular commuter on the West Coast way and it is a disgraceful line.
Caroline Barenghi, PontelandFor environmental reasons rail travel needs to be efficient and cheap.
Crispin Howell-Jones, RomfordThe effect of privatising the railways has been that we pay vastly more than we need for our tickets and vastly more to subsidise the companies as well.
Jan Dyer, MalvernPrivatisation has increased prices, reduced quality, reliability and customer service, caused confusion and chaos and prevented re-investment.
Sophia Behn, WorthingI have travelled on the (now Southern) route for 18 years and the way it is now is awful. No toilets or heating, rude staff, constant delays and cancellations.
Emma Kraus, BracknellCome on, let’s join the Spirit of ’45.
Jake Bolton, BlackburnI think that privatisation has been promoted purely for political expediency and short-term gain. The politicians who allow this aren’t living with the consequences.
Leslie Glass, HaverhillBuying tickets is fragmented and complicated.
April Virgoe, UlcebyWe need a coherent and fair transport system for this country which people can afford to use. Private interests have led to exorbitant fares and a fragmented service.
Bobby Sayers, GlasgowI am against privatisation generally. UK. rail is extremely expensive now.
Mike Chivers, WaterloovilleDump the profiteers and give the railways back to the people.
Norman Fellows, LondonThe rail network in the UK should be owned by the state.
Marian Standen, LeedsOther countries have not privatised their rail networks and they work better and the fares are cheaper.
David Walmsley, OssettThe current situation allows no choice and therefore no competition, so it should be re-nationalised.
Guy Foster, PickeringBR worked and worked well. Stations would help each other rather than compete.
John Pinney, BrightonMy season ticket costs over £4,300. My journey is disrupted every day now by signal failure or broken-down trains. Where is the investment in infrastructure?
Chris Davies, IlfordTry getting onto the weekday 08.09 to Liverpool Street at Ilford and tell me that this is a satisfactory state. Then see how long before you can get on an LS bound train.
Thomas Paterson, ManchesterPay less money to the shareholders.
Marrissa Nelson, ErithThe services we get are not worth the money we invest.
Patricia Gray, BarnsleyIt should simply be re-nationalised now.
Ben Marsden, RoystonTime to put the money we pay on tickets back into the network where it belongs and not in the pockets of shareholders.
Aaron M, East SussexIt’s taken nearly two decades to realise how important the country’s rail network is to our national fortunes.
Jonathan StevensonToday the railway is purely driven to provide profit. Safety and improvement to the system are a secondary thought. Bring back BR.
Julie Bedington, MalvernNationalise the railways. They should be run as a service not for greedy profit.
Phillip Jameson, LeedsEast Coast is an example that a railway run by the state can be efficient. End the stupid franchise idea so we can get better long-term investment that benefits users.
Barry Smith, ClevedonPut an end to private profit, public risk.
Stacey Deamicis, PlymouthRe-nationalisation of the network is vital to help keep prices down and fairer for those of us that live outside of the NE/NW corridors.
Michael McVey, BrentwoodThere is no competition. It’s a license to print money
Nigel Dallison, AngleseyLet us all have our railways back in public ownership. A Labour government might help.