Privatisation does not create competition; it creates monopolies.

A well-run public transport system is an essential part of a sustainable society. A properly-funded, publicly owned rail system a key element, less expensive than private.

It’s criminal what happened and continues to happen to the railway.

But not the BR sandwiches.

I want BR back.

Bring back British Rail. Now With Investment and reopening closed lines.

A national rail system run efficiently for the convenience of the people, not for the profit and benefit of the few.

Follow that with the Post Office.

Bring back joined-up railways and joined-up thinking on public transport.

The fact of the matter is that only ScotRail will now service the Leuchars station, instead of East Coast which will stop most direct long haul journeys from Leuchars.

A unified and affordable rail system, owned by this country, would transform public transport and make it far more user-friendly.

Re-nationalise the railways.

We’re passengers, not customers and we need one good service, not a wasteful bunch of businesses.

Privatisation pushes up fares and reduces services, hitting the worst-off and the young hardest. For many the railways are their connection to their livelihoods.

The fares are ridiculous and unfair. Rail travel is far more environmentally friendly than car driving and should be affordable for all.

Privatisation benefits no-one except the shareholders who probably always travel by chauffeured car.

Rip-off Britain. See it by rail, if only you could afford to.

The service is run for private profit. The transport system is vital for environmental purposes as well as the needs of the public.

Yes, get rid of private rail companies.

First are extortionate.

As commuters we get no advantages from private companies running trains (badly). Labour should commit to the re-nationalisation of the railways as they had the vision in 1948.

This is a very important issue and we must return our railways to public ownership.

For a stronger economy and a fairer society, bring it back.

Just look at East Coast mainline.

Progress hasn’t been made with privatisation, just big mistakes like the Virgin franchise. BR was when we had and are going to get real progress.

All the train companies employ an army of people whose sole purpose is to argue about the attribution of delays – not to improve performance, just to save money.

The railways are a public good and should be run as such.

Former apprentice with BRML.

Stop the theft.

There was more efficient running of trains back then and there were proper locomotives.