Peter Morris, WolverhamptonI get the 06:54 from Coseley to Birmingham, which is always delayed, then the 07:22 to Bourneville, again never on time. I hate London Midland and their book of excuses.
Alec Hayes, Burgess HillScrew Southern Rail.
Andrea Stanton, WalsallAnything to get rid of London Midland’s appalling service.
Mathew Jackson, YorkLet’s re-nationalise, standardise and make the railways for the fare-paying public not the fat cat franchise management.
Vivian Jenkins, DundeeWhat a mess this enterprise has been. It needs to be sorted now.
Daniel Barron, GlasgowIt will be a good day in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland when and if this happens. I am disgusted to see how much fares increase and service goes down.
Ali Ali, LondonBring back public railways.
Michelle Hornsey, LeedsPrivatisation doesn’t work. This fiasco is all the proof we need.
Evin RyanWhy must they all privatise the profits and nationalise the losses?
Steve Austin, BirminghamIt’s wrong that we subsidise the railways only for private business to make huge profits for themselves.
Steve Greenwood, HeywoodThe sooner the better.
Pauline StephensThings have gone too far with this non-integrated railway with money lost to shareholders and individuals which could have been better used.
Andrew Smith, MerseysideBring back British Rail. Fares would be cheaper.
Daniel Noctor, CardiffBring it back
Mark Edwards, PrestonHelp, Northern Rail victim! Train staff, ticket staff, station staff, management, trains – all cr*p – renationalise the lot now!
Jamie Neil, AldershotIsn’t it time that the government listened to regular rail users and bring back British Rail and stop this privatisation madness?
Aj Dehany, LondonWe pay far more in subsidies than we would if we just owned the railways. The service is disconnected and prohibitively expensive.
Ali Joy, LeedsPrivatisation has given us a disjointed service that only benefits shareholders. If anyone can make the railways pay, so can the government.
Mahmoud Cassim, TranentBring Back BR.
David Bellamy, MexboroughBring British Rail back I worked under BR and we all worked together for the good of the railway.
David Gutteridge, ChesterfieldThe fare structure is ridiculously complex and the prices are a rip-off. Competition has achieved nothing for the ordinary traveller.
Dave Lee, DartfordAn affordable and functional public transport system is necessary for a nation to thrive.
Kathryn Devney, HastingsGive the people who use the trains a fair deal rather than the private companies who put prices up and up. The government don’t do bad out of it either.
Rob Vickery, BrightonI use the Brighton mainline daily for my commute. First Capital Connect are by far the worst and latest trains I’ve ever been on in England.
Jon Hobbs, Leighton BuzzardPrivatisation has failed. Let’s return our rail system to the national asset it once was.
Ivan Trevor Watson, MorpethI worked for British Rail, joining in 1972. It was run down and needing investment. After privatisation a lot of the money for the industry now lines shareholders’ pockets.
Brian White, DoncasterBring back value for money and a reliable service of yesterday and stop the profit making short cuts of today.
Susanna Jordan, Chipping NortonMake rail transport an affordable alternative to road. Renationalise!
Anthony Turtle, HastingsWe need a rail service that provides service – not expecting a wheelchair user to push herself onto a platform up a slope.
Derek Carter, SunderlandPossibly the greatest example of a failed privatisation.