Neil Tattersall, YorkPrivatisation clearly doesn’t work.
Senthil Kumaran Raja Kumar, BournemouthPrivatisation is a capitalist farce that benefits shareholders to the detriment of the average passenger. Bring back British Rail!
Daniel Honer, ChelmsfordCommercial organisations should not be permitted to run essential public infrastructure. They favour profit over customer needs.
Mervyn Parry, LlangollenIt’s about time that all public transport was back in the hands of the people and not the companies who are draining every penny out of taxpayers pockets.
Naomi Siderfin, LondonBring back British Rail, to ease the pain of buying a rail ticket online from faceless, obscure and non-accountable vendors. Railways for people.
Richard Lowe, IlkleyEast Coast have demonstrated that railways can work in public ownership, given a fair chance.
Howard Shaw, PrestonIt should never have been privatised.
Robert Bergh, IpswichPrivatisation was never going to succeed. It failed as a privatised industry when first created and it will fail again.
Paul White, HuddersfieldEast Coast Line is the model railway outfit for all UK rail.
Lisa Noremberg, ColchesterAbellio Greater Anglia is corrupt and a disgrace. No customer care, just caring for their own profits. Let’s get them out.
Alan Street, SeaviewBring back British Railways.
Andrew Green, ManchesterThe cost of train travel is disgusting, especially compared to Germany and France. I only use it for rare long trips.
Steve Beckett, LondonRail privatisation is a rip-off for the commuter and the taxpayer and has led to an inconsistent and expensive service.
Ashley Martin, BromleyThe only way to reform BR. Only Mrs T would turn to the Washing Machine.
Mike Macsorley, BargoedIncompetent politicians have turned a public service into a public liability.
Royston Maldoom, LondonThe worst privatisation experiment ever. We also need to re-open closed lines.
Gillian Oldaker, Shepton MalletPrices are too high and the service is too poor. Bring back British Rail.
Sam Wynne, Poynton£8 to go 5 stops. That’s £160 a month to get to work for an £800 a month job.
Steve Leigh, BexleyheathI saw first-hand the mess that privatisation created. It has not got better. Returning the rail network to public ownership is the only way forward that makes any sense.
Tracy O’Gorman, EastbourneLet us be one.
John Salisbury, NorwichI’m tired of seeing money wasted on pointless franchising and the commercial marooning of services off the core network, like East Anglia.
Cliff Roe, WinsfordI’m sick of watching city spivs using the rail system as a method of making easy money off our backs.
Tim Boxley, GraffhamIt can’t come soon enough.
Lyn Boyd, DurhamRe-nationalise for a better service and increased effeciency. Public need before private profit.
A Paterson, ShropshirePeople need trains and they should be run for them and not for the profit of shareholders.
Ronald Branton, YorkThis is a very important issue and we must return our railways to public ownership.
Samuel Hawthorne, RamsgateA great rail system was destroyed by privatisation.
Steve Beesley, LeedsAll utilities needed by the nation should be owned by the nation and run for the nation, not for profit.
Robin Jakeways, OtleySince much of our system is owned by foreign governments, would it not be a good idea for our government to get in on the act and actually make some money.
Anthony John Adamson, Stanleystop the fares rip-off. Give us back our railways.