M Wilson, CarmarthenPrivatisation was a disaster for the railways, the passengers, and the employees. Please bring them back into public ownership as soon as possible.
Shirley Corcoran, LiverpoolWe all knew privatisation was a bad idea so admit it and reverse it.
Alice-Amanda Hinton, LondonWe need an integrated, inexpensive, convenient and comprehensive mass transit system.
Margaret Reynolds, DurhamWe do want our railways back in public ownership.
Diane Bowe, Newcastle-upon-TynePlease re-nationalise the railways in a modern and efficient way. We are a small island and are clogging up our roads. We need subsidised rail for everyone’s benefit.
Paul Miller, IlkestonGet this cash cow for the rich and greedy back to the people who use it.
Col Walmsley, Newcastle-upon-TyneInto public ownership
Roy Pittman, WestminsterPrivatisation has failed, re-nationalise the railways now.
Sue Dobbing, LondonA unified, not-for-profit service puts profit back into the system, can stimulate growth, improve service and wages and increase commitment from staff.
Robert Cockroft, Clacton-on-SeaProfit has no place in the provision of essential public services.
Guiseppe D’Angelico, LeedsKeep up the good work.
David Drew, RickmansworthPrivatisation was a botched ideological part of roll-back the state, John Major’s attempt to go where Maggie did not. Other countries saw that it was folly and did not.
Stephen Newberry, HoveI think that a country’s public transport is a reflection of what the powers that be think of their citizenry.
Carolyn Mayfield, OkehamptonWe need proper services, proper pricing which is comprehensible and trains that are affordable and usable. I would use a train to commute to work if I could.
Russell Pritchard, Colwyn BayNot for profit.
Andrew Morton, HuddersfieldTrains constantly late, outrageously poor capacity, fare hikes every year, compensation services are awful. This has not worked. End privatisation for good.
Anna Donfrancesco, Forest RowExploitative and uncaring. Profit before humanity and safety. It is despised by everyone.
John Parr, FakenhamI rarely use rail travel because I find it chaotic and expensive. I wouldn’t mind that so much if it was good old British Railways muddling through.
Therese Jonason, DartfordBring back British Rail.
David Weston, BodminPlease let it happen soon and for all those poor people to get a seat.
Quinn Ellis, NottinghamIt’s imperative that all passenger services are put back into public ownership, that ticket prices are halved and investment doubled.
David Sharratt, DerbyRailways should be owned by the State for the people. All profits should be returned as tax, invested in the railway and its employees.
Tereena Costard, SloughI’ve been using East Coast trains for the last year and a half. I would hate to see this change.
Steve Wilson, ManchesterPrivatisation doesn’t work. Railways are infrastructure.
Ben Page, BasildonLife with British Rail was cheaper, better run, more organised and had more available routes.
Janice Cooke, BeckenhamA re-unified railway service will allow joined-up thinking and provision. It will not need to make huge profits while receiving state subsidies and will run for our benefit.
Robert Maidment-Wilson, DroitwichThe privatised, disjointed and dysfunctional railway is costing us billions. Just think how good BR could have been if all that money had been invested in it.
Denis Rumbold, LakeProfit should be re-invested, not creamed off and given to shareholders.
Chris Jack, EdinburghNo other country in Europe employs the crazy system which we currently have in the UK, with public money supporting private companies whose profits go to shareholders.
Jon HumphreysRail privatisation is legalised larceny. Train operators invest little cash but take massive profits. This wasn’t what the Tories promised.