Liam Furniss, NottinghamI believe that the railway being run as a business is affecting the public service it should be. It’s becoming a money oriented industry.
David Calvert, SkegnessPrivatisation has been a disaster from the start. It was never the Government’s to sell in the first place. We the taxpayers owned it, not the politicians.
Terry Davies, TelfordPassengers not profit, just as it should be patients and not profit in the NHS. Give us back our assets.
Graham Lester George, NottinghamInfrastructure services should be for the national good, not shareholders’.
Martin Farrow, HarlowBritish Rail is so much better – bring it back.
Christopher Old, Hemel HempsteadWe’re putting billions into the pockets of fat cat executives and foreign companies in exchange for the most expensive rail system in Europe. Things need to change.
Matt Kingsnorth, ChelmsfordI work shifts and I’m fed up with sparse trains outside 9-5. I work in TV. Would you like it if I stopped your favourite programme because I had to get the last train?
Paul Holdsworth, SheffieldGood luck.
Delwyn Davies, AbertilleryTransport is a public asset, and should be owned by the public. The banks next.
Richard Smith, BungayWe need a national railway network that the whole nation can be proud of – not the shambolic mess that we have now.
T W, GloucestershireThe money paid by the public needs to go straight back into the railway.
Chris Newsam, MaltonYes, bring back railways into public ownership. If East Coast can do it then nationally we can.
Lucy Wade, KentI hate the trains. We are the passengers. Make the railways a public service again.
Philip Overton, Great YarmouthBring back less misery to travellers. And more support for our rail workers.
Dave Harvey, Bishops StortfordI could give more money to charity if it wasn’t for these damn ticket fares.
Paul Wilkins, VerwoodOur rail industry is a strategic asset and should never have been privatised.
William Howells, Great MissendenSince Deutsche Bahn took over Chiltern Railways, it has fallen from the best operators to one of the worst. The whole system is collapsing. We need re-nationalisation now.
Michael Evans, TotnesPlease.
Roger Philpott, CheltenhamArriva UK’ is a subsidiary of ‘Deutsche Bahn’ and is entirely owned by the German state: So yes, the UK government does believe in nationalisation but by anyone but us.
Jim Seconde, LondonRailways provide a service. Privatised railways do not provide a service. If profit margin percentages are more important, it ceases to be an effective service.
Barnaby Wimbush, Ramsgate, KentI catch two trains for my commute, from Ramsgate to Maidstone. The fare have started to become ridiculous. My train ticket costs more than my rent.
Edmund English, Newcastle-upon-TyneWhy Thatcher?
Sheila Reilly, CoventryThe trains run late and there is no accountability, hence the prices are outrageous. If railways were re-nationalised, we could have accountability back.
Thomas Chant, ExeterBecause you will not find a good privatised rail system anywhere in the world.
Aaron Smith, EastbourneI can no longer afford to travel by train – thanks Tories. Meanwhile billionaires like Branson get tax payers’ bailouts. Not a travel network but a money laundering scheme.
Krystal Garnett, MerseysideDedicate real investment for serious mass transit projects that realise the full benefits of existing rail alignments.
Colin Bryan, NewportNational Rail would be far better than what we have now.
Jasmine Matthews, HuddersfieldI always felt I was not enough of an expert to get involved in politics. Now I realise there are very few experts within politics.
Callum Sutherland, ForresNeed to end privatisation.
Aidan Wright, PlymouthBring back British Rail. Privatisation has been a disaster.