Don Murtha, SunderlandPrivatisation means higher fares, huge profits, bonuses and a reduced workforce.
Tobias Araghchinchi, NottinghamTrains are always packed and late. It costs £80 from Nottingham to Brighton.
Andy Welling, BristolHow long will it take the government to stop these vultures giving the public an awful service?
Barney Platts-Mills, AndoverTransport should sensibly be a public service.
Tony Brauer, JordansJust look at the East Coast line, and also note that, when foreign companies take over our public services, they’re usually state-owned companies.
Claire Vincent, SkiptonIf the industry needs to be paid for by the state then why do shareholders and not the state reap the benefits?
John Maris, NorwichBritish Rail was finally getting its act together when the ill-conceived 1993 Railways Act was foisted upon them.
Carol Sage, AlfretonIt is the right thing to do.
Richard Hart, BromleyRailways are a service and not for private profit.
Ruth Bennett, LondonAn affordable and reliable service, not for private profit.
Clive Stead, LeedsBring back all the companies that British taxpayers paid for and got nothing but higher costs in return.
Neil Roberts, DewsburyLet’s make sure Jeremy Corbyn has the power to do this.
Neil Ainsby, IckletonPassengers not profit.
Geoff Lange, GosportPrivatised rail companies charge us twice. We the taxpayers pay for their subsidies then have to pay their extortionate fares.
Jean Pratt, ChesterfieldWe are giving too much heritage away to private companies. Many more people are travelling by rail these days. Surely it can be run profitably with all of us benefiting.
Paul Clark, SouthamptonPrivatisation has failed. Any monopolistic system with so many interfaces and profit being creamed off the top is just illogical.
Brian McKay, ManchesterSince privatisation the taxpayer has never paid as much out to loss-making companies. It makes a mockery of the notion of lower prices, better service.
Sabina Stefanova, LondonGo Ellie Harrison!
Carey Chapman, HarrowEast Coast is a shining example of what a railway not run by the private sector can achieve.
Neil Dexter, WorksopPassenger safety is before profits. To have a transport infrastructure that puts profits before safety is beyond belief.
Claire O’Kell, YorkSome 35 years on from Thatcher, it’s time the government owned up that privatised bodies are far costlier than national ones.
Eva Schovneld, EdinburghRe-nationalise now.
John Brooks, CanterburyRailway privatisation – yet another failure of Tory dogma in action.
Frederick Wintersgill, CramlingtonEast Coast is the example to prove that nationalised rail is the only way forward, to keep pace with the rest of the world.
Cathy Teesdale, LondonAbso-bloomin-lutely.
Graham Symms, BroughtonThe railways, like so many other things, should be run for the benefit of all the citizens of this country and not to make already rich people even richer.
Susan Ashby, LondonDe-nationalisation of the railways has not worked. Pouring more money in is not the answer. We’ve paid for it so now reclaim ownership.
Steven Gregory, SheffieldAll public transport should be publicly owned.
Jack Wrigley, StockportA national rail service should be part of a national integrated transport network including buses and trams.