Sue Dockett, WisbechIt is ridiculous that the rail subsidy is four times higher than in BR days when most of the train operating companies are foreign owned.
Raymond Raw, Seaton SluiceWhy sell it off if it works? Money for the boys.
Debbie Edwards, LondonI use the train and absolutely everything is geared up to people who need to work.
Andrea Knight, BrightonMy dad was a train driver all his life before he died in 1987. He would hate the state of the privatised rail system if he could see it.
Jan Parry, BristolPublic transport should not be for private profit.
Kevin Wisbey, Bury St EdmundsThey are quite happy to delay passenger trains by late running freight. Once is unfortunate, twice coincidence and fifty times is downright incompetence.
Peter Williams, Bexhill-on-SeaYou cannot run a national rail system the way it’s being done. Passengers and taxpayers are being ripped off.
Lorna Matthews, GreenlawNo necessary public facilities should be in private hands.
Simon Fisher, WakefieldPublic transport should be for the benefit of the public, affordable, clean, punctual and not used for private profit.
Jill Harland, DurhamLet’s put rail back in public ownership and stop private companies profiting from essential services.
Barry Woodcock, KetteringI am old enough to remember the good old days of BR when we all knew what the fares were without going through different web sites and companies.
James Ford, ReadingUnify the network again.
Keith Cain, LlangedwynRailways are a natural monopoly. If we are to combat climate change we need to get cars off the road. A public service would be more efficient and cheaper.
Athel Dunning, LondonOnly an idiot could think that giving a national network to the private sector could possibly save money for the people who use it.
Andrew Taylor, OxfordPrivatisation makes no sense. Money from tickets should pay for a better service, not to pay shareholders (and also to subsidise German rail users’ fares.)
James Hughes, LondonThe rail companies are now subsidised by six times the amount they were under state ownership. This could be used to improve the service and save tax.
Chris Newsam, MaltonYes, bring back railways into public ownership. If East Coast can do it then nationally we can.
Sean Willis, GrimsbyFragmentation does not improve services.
Mark Leith, ManchesterIt is insane that we have a system of legalised highway robbery, where we pay more now to private firms for them to make a profit.
Jane Little, LiverpoolPlease, please can we have our` railway back. It makes sense financially and in terms of organisation and customer service.
John Heap, WetherbyAll privatisations of publicly-owned infrastructure assets were driven by commercial interests and have not served the public well – an abdication of responsibility.
Francis Goy, RetfordBritish Rail.
Frank Nicholas AdamBritish Rail days were far better.
Anthony French, DoncasterExpensive, cumbersome, inadequate and a national disgrace – Britain’s privatised rail network. Follow the European model and bring back BR.
Timothy Nicholas Brown, BanburyConsidering we have just about the highest train fares in Europe, re-nationalisation would seem to be a wise decision.
William McKay, KetteringWe need a rail system that puts people before profit.
Bill Linton, LondonI use East Coast and it’s better than it’s ever been. Let’s keep it, and get the rest back.
Anthony Bonner, AshfordBring back British Rail as it was the best the railway ever and best it has been for a long time.
Gerald Lock, MaestegBring back British Rail – this system is not working.
Ian McGuffie, SedgefieldLet’s stop the creaming-off of all the profits from railways then handing them back as unprofitable. Re-nationalise now.