Ian Davies, EdinburghEast Coast Rail was an exceptionally good service, reasonably priced and making a profit – so why hand it over to private enterprise?
Mary Francis, LeedsEast Coast must remain in public hands – it provides an efficient service – and makes a profit for government. Why change a good thing and put profits into private hands?
Alan Butcher, WashingtonBring back British Rail.
Steph Withey, WorcesterRegular commuter
Stephen Bellamy, IngatestoneI totally agree with re-uniting the national rail network.
Mike Kirwan, NottinghamIt’s a diabolical service and they don’t care about the passengers, but useless top managers are paid millions.
Teresa White, FlitwickMy daughter commutes to London daily. She pays almost £1000 a month to stand, herded like cattle. Privatisation means profit first, people second. Wake up Britain.
Freddie Gould, LondonKeep the fare prices down and the public services in public control.
Howard Sanders, CrawleyThis situation is inefficient and costly. West Coast would be better off in state hands.
Susan Nutt, BlandfordBring back a nationalised rail system. If private companies can make money, so can a nationalised system.
Liam Gibbons, BradfordThey said privatisation would make fares cheaper and improve the commuter experience. We were lied to.
Jenny Mangin, LondonI have finally given up on trying to travel by train. It’s far too complicated, far too expensive.
David Sheath, NottinghamAbout time.
Lee Rigby, WidnesRe-nationalise the railways.
Alastair Lings, GalashielsIn the past local trains would have waited until the arrival of late-running main line trains, but they don’t in the era of a privatised system.
Eugene Souza Kiefer, Las VegasNo civil transportation diminishes the system for me. Private companies are not civil service.
Audrey Frumento, IpswichWe are demanding a re-unified national network run for people not profit.
Amanda Mulholland, BirminghamIt should never have been sold off. Fat cats got fatter.
Katharine Jones, SwanseaThe chaos of different companies charging different rates and all in it for profit, while being heavily subsidised. It’s crazy. Rail travel should be simple and integrated.
James WoodmanPrivatisation, fragmentation, subcontracting, internal markets, franchising, managers, managers, managers, jobs for the boys… Rip-off Britain!
Paul Coombs, SwanseaBring back BR.
Douglas Oxer, BoltonThe Railway is for the people not the shareholders. It’s time to re-nationalise.
Hugh Butcher, TadcasterI travel the rails a lot. East Coast mainline is by far the best in terms of service, ticket price, and customer care. It is owned by us and makes a surplus for us.
Colin Carpenter, BedfordWe need to unify the railways again to make them much cheaper for us to use, so we need British Railways back again.
Rachel Hardy, LiverpoolI hate Virgin trains. It is painful to pay so much money for an uncomfortable service, either freezing cold or suffocating hot, with horrifically smelling toilets.
Frances Hooker, SheffieldTrains are transport for the future. Please fund adequately, increase numbers and connectivity for all.
Yvette De Sylva, LeicesterStop charging inflated prices for rail journeys and profiting from rail travellers.
John Marriott, HarlowTrains for the people, not for profit.
Fiona Shaw, NorwichPublic transport should be for people not profit.
Eva Schovneld, EdinburghRe-nationalise now.