Richard Gillanders, LondonIf private enterprise can/will not run Railtrack/Network Rail, why should it operate the profit-making parts and hold fare-payers to ransom for an essential service?
Patrick Hulme, AvonI am of the generation that remembers British Rail. It was not perfect, but during the Conservative years it was led by politicians who severely starved it of investment.
Brian Atkins, CannockIf they’re charging fares like that, how much are they really making?
Fahmid ChowdhuryWhat more to say? The current system is ridiculous.
Chris Crossley, SheffieldI agree that we the people need to take it back from private ownership.
Louise Bishop, YorkAll profits should be ploughed back into the railway, not people’s pockets.
Jayne Turner, CardiganThis lot would sell their own grannies.
Brett Langsdale, NottinghamPower to the people.
Alan Lovegrove, BracknellA system for the people not for profit is needed.
Ian Roberts, TelfordBring the railways back under state control and provide a better service to passengers.
Roger Stokes, BedfordA fragmented system is not a system. The whole thing is too complex to be efficient, effective and economical.
Richard Fraser-Tait, RydeRail should be publicly-owned – and water.
William Marshall, ArgyllNationalise… the sooner the better. We frequently holiday by rail in France. The service only ever falls apart when we arrive back in Britain.
David Mendonca, LondonSWT is an absolute disgrace, they have made my life miserable for years whilst charging me hundreds of pounds a month. Constant delays, slow service, regular cancellations.
David Humphreys, WrexhamWhen they brought in the new Railways why have it all split up with one company owning the tracks and another the stations etc. Bring it back under public ownership.
Mark Dawson, CarshaltonTrains are public transport. It is obscene for a private company to run them for profit.
James Murphy, CambridgeSince privatisation it’s gone from bad to worse – too much money – total rip-off. It was much better when it was good old British Rail
Nicholas Seivewright, DartfordI completely agree.
N. Holmes, DurhamPrivatisation is a misuse of public assets. The assets were never yours to sell.
Graham Garside, SouthamptonIt is a public service that should be in public hands.
Trevor Neat, KenilworthProfits for the people.
Luke WhaleyIt’s a terribly disjointed and unsatisfactory national rail system, geared not towards public satisfaction but to private profit.
Annie Weatherly-Barton, SpaldingBring back British Rail into public ownership. It’s a disgusting rip-off in privatised hands.
Peter Hannifan, BournemouthAn innovative transport system built with the shovels, barrows and early graves of our Victorian forefathers – today’s capitalist corporation is an insult to their memory.
Stuart Flude, DurhamWe simply must fight for a better life.
Matt Egerton, ManchesterI totally agree with this. Get rid of the shambles that is the present system. I’m a steam enthusiast and would love to see some real British heritage brought back.
Nick Crago, HarlingtonLet’s see a return for trains being run as a customer service and not for private profit.
Robert Thomas, NortholtIt makes no sense to fragment the railways. It’s been tried by John Major and the experiment failed miserably.
Daniel Bell, SaltashPublic transport should be public infrastructure not for profit.
Gillian Trainor, NorwichPrivatisation hasn’t worked for the customer. Let’s have a joined up rail service that works for the customer. Competition hasn’t improved anything.