Brian Ellison, WiganNever have so many of the British public been conned by so few.
John Powell, LondonDrop the greedy train companies.
Stella Yates, WarminsterI totally agree with this idea of providing the country with a public rail service as opposed to providing ever increasing profits to rich fat cats.
Lynne Roper, TavistockI’m sick of being fleeced by private businesses who continue to rake in taxpayers’ money in subsidies. They’re far less efficient than public services.
Jackie Stockman, BrixhamThere is no continuity and the passenger could end up worse off. People end up sitting in booked seats not allocated to them and the trains are overcrowded.
David Robinson, SheffieldNo compensation to shareholders. After all, they got the shares at a knock-down price.
Randall Sinclair, WolverhamptonBring back British Rail.
Courtenay TurnerTransport, like healthcare and education, is something all our people require to succeed in life. Privatisation has disadvantaged certain regions for too long now.
Michael Cockburn, CambridgePrivatisation was a huge mistake, just driven by political dogma. New Labour broke their promise to re-nationalise. But there is still hope! Good luck!
N J T Lauro, WirralPrivatisation did nothing but put shareholders first and customers last. It always has done and always will do.
Ray Willis, WakefieldPublic services for the public.
Jenny Almeida, LondonThey never should have been privatised and neither should water, which, like air, should be free for all.
Marie Macfarlane, GlasgowIt would be good to have rail travel available to all of us and the need for profit to be at the bottom of the priority list.
Sarah Robinson, LiverpoolPublic transport should be exactly that. accessible to the public with ease and affordable..
Ron Darwin, RiponThe debate surrounding the notion “private good, nationalised bad” has to be changed. Privatisation has caused low wages, poor employment conditions, and poverty.
Hilary James, DonegalIt’s high time ticketing/pricing was unified. It’s the 21st century – people shouldn’t have to jump through hoops to book a train journey.
Martin Price, Rowlands GillFare-payers and taxpayers alike are currently subsidising rail operators’ profits. Look at the East Coast to see how much better trains run in public ownership.
Patricia Borlenghi, ManningtreePrivatising British Rail was a purely political act and has been disastrous.
Yvonne Rouse, EastbourneIt would be great to have British Rail back.
Brian Reid, St. NeotsThe disconnect between infrastructure and operations and financial inefficiencies across the unnatural boundaries is plain daft.
Morag Goldsmith, DarlingtonThe taxpayers and passengers pay out and get nothing back. East Coast line is a good example of how things should be.
Trevor Green, WorcesterWe need a fairly priced service with enough carriages to make sure there is less over-crowding and that any profit is re-invested in the service, not to shareholders.
Steve Duffy, Betws-yn-RhosBritish Rail worked. The current mess only works if you’re a shareholder. Let’s get rid of it and bring back BR.
Carlo Ferri, OswestryFrom Glasgow I can’t get home to visit family due to the high cost of all transport. But you know when trains are beyond ridiculous when it becomes cheaper to fly home.
J Anslow, ManchesterUnified operations, coherent fares please.
David Stokes, MacclesfieldDivide and rule is stated by Nicolo Machiavelli in The Prince as the way to beat the opposition. So 100 companies is clear evidence of the Tory Plan?
Paul Davis, HertfordRe-nationalise.
Adam Hiley, UpminsterWe need a cheap, efficient, publicly-owned transport network similar to Deutsche Bahn in Germany.
Leo Watson, PlymouthI’m fed up with poor service and trains with insufficient carriages, leading to overcrowding.
Ken Cole, NorwichThere is no argument against nationalisation.