Simon Dutton, BirminghamPrivatisation has been a colossal failure, with poor service and constant fare rises, going into private pockets.
Frank Sowerby, DurhamEnd the fragmented railway system. Restore railways to the people.
Martin Boyle, LondonPrivatisation equates to the pilfering of public funds into private pockets; no brown envelopes required!
Kathy Ibbetson, MorpethDo not put the East Coast line into private operation. It works and is profitable. Bring back British Rail.
Mike Nevill, WorthingLet’s have a railway service that serves stakeholders not shareholders.
John Newton, CambridgeI’m not a regular passenger, but have always been against all privatisations of public entities.
Odette Gotobed, Milton KeynesMost of us would support this decision. Privatising our railways was a very wrong thing to do.
Kane Parsons, RipleyPrivatisation has failed.
Gregory Lewis, LondonThe privatisation of our rail services has proved to be nothing but a disaster. Re-nationalise them now.
Robin Wells, WimborneIt’s a no-brainer.
Colin Mackenzie, ShrewsburyIt’s time for more accessible, affordable, accountable rail system that is owned by the public and is all inclusive.
Mark Gibson, AltrinchamPoor air quality is killing people. We need vehicles off our roads and only a thriving nationalised rail service will help.
Jenny Rivett, IpswichMy son had to take a taxi to Colchester when a train broke down on the line and was three hours getting to work.
Julian Gillespie, ManchesterA workable transport system can only work if subsidised. Re-nationalising the railways makes sense in any civilised equal society.
Carl Hodgetts, CardiffI’m tired of paying extortionate fares in order to prop up shareholders in private companies whilst the services themselves are unbelievably substandard.
John Bowen, CorkIt is time for the government to admit that privatisation has been a disaster for passengers, taxpayers and railway workers and re-nationalise the railways
Angela Lloyd, NewportI have always loved travelling by train, as, when I was a child, my father was a guard.
Helen Haynes, Kings LangleyPassengers not profits.
Corinne Deakin, BarnsleyThe price of public transport seems to go up all the time. The trains are a mess and are often late. What are we paying for?
Iain Webster, NottinghamNo matter what your political beliefs, it makes common sense to make our railway system work properly for us. Bring back transport for the public at a reasonable price.
Hugh Pashley, SheffieldThe franchise system is a shambles as illustrated by the West Coast Mainline fiasco. Use of taxpayers money to produce profit for shareholders is a scandal. Stop it now.
Rebecca Gracey, LewesPrivatisation is not working and we have the ridiculous situation whereby it is cheaper to run a car (with one occupant) than it is to make a rail journey.
Russell ButlerI fail to understand how anyone could say the railway has improved in the hands of these private companies.
Martin Tolley, IpswichThe rail system needs to be brought back into public ownership. Private companies have lumbered from one disaster to another. It’s not value for money.
Allan Sankey, RedditchGWR a joke.
Harry Martin, WembleyIt’s a really important project.
Elaine Dyson, HolywellThis is a public service. Give it back to the public.
Julie Dudley, GuildfordPut the profit back into government coffers to pay for the NHS.
Susan Whitfield, TonbridgeThis would standardise the network and make sure profits are put back in and not to shareholders.
Angela Sandford, IpswichMy granddad would be turning in his grave. He was a BR worker, when BR was British, and was a career choice, with a decent pension.