Sue Revell, BathGovernment subsidies should be used to update infrastructure and not to line shareholders’ pockets. Also, keep it British.
Jenny Dimond, WarePublic services should remain as public not private enterprise. Put people before profit.
Jim Dignan, SheffieldPrivatisation produces profits for the privateers and their shareholders at the expense of service users and the community.
Danny Kearney, LondonHalf empty first class seats, standing only on certain routes with above inflation ticket prices. Compare East Coast financial figures with franchises. No contest.
Gordon Marshall, NewarkThat is why the country is broke. All they think of is profit. The Conservatives are the downfall of the UK, Just looking after their pals, the rich.
Chris Ritchie, IpstonesFor all its faults British Rail was still 10 times better than the current services.
Charles Peaker, WakefieldBring back common sense and rid crowded coaches of ill thought out coach design which lead to health and safety issues.
Jeremy Hoyte, OswestryCommon good, common sense.
Jane Lennie, ShepshedI never understood why taxpayers pay private rail operators to take passengers’ money, with no gain to the taxpayer.
Lee Miller, WarringtonToo many words.
Phill Lloyd, HailshamBring back British Rail. Privatisation of the U.K railway network is a proven failure; just ask the fare paying passengers!
Gary Dowling, PlymouthPublic services are not for profit. Any surplus should be used for reinvestment and to employ as many staff as it takes to run a safe service.
Linyu Foo, LondonRail fares are way too expensive compared to our European counterparts. We need to do something about this.
Vignesh Vinayagam, LondonBring back Pride of Britain – the good old British Railway.
John Stephens, Welwyn Garden CityOur railways belong to us. They should not be run for profit other than to raise money to improve the service. We gave the railways to the world, now we want ours back.
Jon Matthews, SwanleyVote Green to bring back British Rail.
Richard Fraser-Tait, RydeRail should be publicly-owned – and water.
John McKinnon, AberdeenMakes good sense.
Gareth Bryant, Newport, GwentSurely you can give up a few Trident submarines so that the people can have a reliable train service.
David Chapman, MiddlesbroughLower prices and prompter services.
James Hurst, Newcastle-upon-TyneEast Coast line making a profit for the country and yet they want to privatise it – where is the common sense in that?
Christopher Gauntlett, LondonImperative for the future.
Thomas McAnea, LondonLying thieves at the train operating companies, extorting enormous profits from taxpayers whilst running third world services. It is a scandal.
Mark Kavanagh, LeedsWe need to re-establish fair prices for rail travel. Privatisation has simply enabled business greed to hike prices far beyond what is reasonable at the public’s expense.
Enid Khan, LeicesterThe railways should never have been returned to private ownership. The mess they were in then was the very reason for nationalisation. Will they never consider history?
Jed Nejzer, LeedsGood work everyone. Bring about change with peaceful non-compliance.
Kerry Cooper, EdinburghPlease reinstate the British Railways for the people and save them from privatisation.
Shaun Featherstone, CardiffI’m 100% in favour of re-nationalisation of all public transport.
Michael Pruce, LondonStop these private companies ripping us all off with their price rises year in year out. Bring back BR.
Rev Padma Sumananda, BournemouthIf you remember British Rail, this is a complete no-brainer – a system that worked and did not give inflated profits to incompetent private companies.