Anne Harrison, LondonWhat a bizarre system we have in UK when our privatised system is providing profits for the publicly-owned nationalised systems of our European neighbours such as SNCF.
Pablo Rees, SwanseaOne operator would make it easier when you require assistance. Wheelchair spaces vary in size on different operators.
Jim Hamilton, Rowley RegisThe only part that has been privatised is the profit.
Haldane Isaksen, ThorneRe-nationalise now.
Barry Mahar, FromeI’m sick of hearing things like your ticket is not valid on trains run by so-and-so, whereas with just one company, there would be no problem.
Terry Grimley, BirminghamThe kind of people who complain about the bureaucracy of the EU are the same kind of people who designed the Byzantine complexity of Britain’s privatised railway.
Cassy Firth, LeedsWords fail me.
Rob Kemp, LondonRe-nationalise the railways. What we have right now is unacceptable.
Adrian Hemstalk, BrightonThe railway network should be run by the state for the benefit of the people, not for private profit.
Christopher Connery, BirminghamLong Overdue for changing, this nightmare called privatisation.
Waqas Sheikh, LeicesterThey need to lower the fares.
Thomas CoyleBoot Arriva out ASAP!
Jenifer Jobbins, BodminI’m tired of the mix-ups and poor service.
Mark Leech, MossleyI use the Northern Rail Huddersfield to Manchester Victoria line. It has an appalling punctuality record, and customer service leaves me frustrated.
Patricia Smith, HuddersfieldThere should be a rail network in this country that is for the benefit of all train users, not for the shareholders. Bring back British Rail.
Michael McClean, HamburgAs a proud Brit on the continent, the state and price of UK trains is appalling. Profit for a few and misery for us. No competition and no incentive to improve or reduce prices.
Philip Feakin, LondonWe need a railway that is run for the benefit of the people not a few multi millionaires.
Paul Lockett, BristolBring back passenger care. If we had invested this much money in BR we would have had a world leading railway, not the fragmented one we have now.
Corinne Moore, NewarkEast Coast Trains is a shining example of public sector rail being both profitable and efficient.
Andrew Barnett, LondonThey’re a national embarrassment at the moment.
Danielle Warman, WatfordEvery single day the train is delayed, every single day I don’t get a seat. For £3000 a year, I expect better. I absolutely hate London Midland. They have failed.
Thomas CoyleLet’s build and test trains in the UK, it’ll be good for economy!
Nicholas Davies, St. Leonards-on-SeaI’m fed up with constantly rising fares, packed trains and last minute delays/cancellations even when there is no strike on.
David Grey, North ShieldsIt is madness that the profits from Britain’s vital infrastructure (and utilities) go to foreign owners when they should be re-invested in Britain and its workforce.
Lloyd Kennedy, LondonGet rid of this scam now.
Andrew Britt, BeckenhamClearly we are one of the few countries running a train network in this manner. The experiment hasn’t worked.
Lee Riley, OswaldtwistleIt’s time to bring it in-house and put the profits back into the railway.
Bill Lawrence, MexboroughIt is economic and social madness to continue with a privatised railway system in a modern society.
David Moy, BoltonPrivatisation doesn’t work on all routes – Virgin is OK but Northern is an example of appalling service, crammed in like cattle, dirty old rolling stock and what about H and S?
Ellen Pearce, PlymouthGive us what we want.