Dave Crowe, CreditonThis was a fatuous privatisation driven by greed and ideology (aren’t they all?) not public service and a sense of community.
Carole Birtwhistle, BiggleswadeI would like to see more people able to afford trains for their daily commutes – better connections, clear information about delays and better cyclists’ storage areas too.
Barbara Webb, YorkPrivatisation has been a disaster. Let the state run the railways – they did a much better job.
Richard Walthew, DunsWill common sense and the obvious finally prevail?
David Jackson, Stony StratfordThe Will Hutton article (Sunday 24 August, The Observer) makes perfect sense.
Nicholas Green, TollesburyWhat a crap service.
John McNulty, Newcastle-upon-TyneLiving with East Coast Rail has highlighted that the case for privatisation has never been proven.
John Edmondson, HeswallI’m a proud member of the Wrexham – Birkenhead Rail Users’ Association.
Colin Hart, LowestoftOnce a pride in what we had, but now an embarrassment.
Dave Bennett, HorshamPassengers are being put in danger on a daily basis by the severe overcrowding. If this goes on, there is a very real risk to health and safety.
Richard Manders, WorthingMore should travel by rail, but don’t because of high costs, delays and generally poor service. Value the worker, value the passenger.
R Marchal, ChelmsfordAll profits should go back into the system.
Peter Challis, OxfordWe need a unified, affordable and expanded railway network run in the interests of the public not to increase the profits of Stagecoach and their ilk.
Craig Pitman, EssexTrain fares are way too high.
Anthony Frewin, St AlbansPrivatisation of the railways was ideology triumphing over common sense.
Samantha Longworth, BoltonWe’ve had quite enough of all this silliness.
John & Beatrice Rogers, LeedsPlease reverse the privatisation of the railways.
Gary Linney, YorkBetter for all. British Rail must be put back into public ownership.
Paul Roberts, LondonStations were staffed all day. Now they’re not and fare dodgers can walk out without paying.
Patrick Clarke, LondonThe current system is an expensive and incohesive shambles.
Richard Steer, BirminghamSomething has to be done.
Katherine Dixon, BristolWhy shouldn’t the profits go back into the company instead of into individual’s pockets?
Joshua Ost, ChesterMost of my journeys I have to use different companies, and each wants to charge me the most they possibly can.
Mark Kavanagh, LeedsWe need to re-establish fair prices for rail travel. Privatisation has simply enabled business greed to hike prices far beyond what is reasonable at the public’s expense.
Alan Brown, HullBR wasn’t perfect but it did usually have sufficient carriages to fulfil a generally decent service. The TOCs claim rail growth is due to their efforts. It’s not.
Daniel Eunson, EdinburghBRING BACK BRITISH RAIL. Bring back affordable fares, profit paid back in to the public purse and quality service for all.
Douglas Neal, WoolerI think that any company which is meant to provide a public utility service should be run by the government with any profits generated going directly back into it.
Elizabeth Thomson, EdinburghWe want a re-unified national rail network run for people not private profit.
James Paton, ManchesterI believe in nationalised railways to make them fairer for all users.
Malcolm Padmore, ChesterProbably split up into competing lines – West Coast, East Coast etc.