Ben Guest, WinsfordThe people of this country spent decades building our public infrastructures, funding them with taxpayer money, only to have them sold off at a fraction of their worth.
Scott NyeWhy is it considered reasonable for a private train company with a monopoly to fleece its customers in order to fund investment to its infrastructure?
David Olivier,Keep up the fight.
Peter Read, WatfordRidiculous state of affairs re price of tickets etc.
Olivia McNeilis, LondonI’m fed up with paying an extortionate amount for poorer and poorer service.
Ray Packham, Bradford-on-AvonPublic transport should not be run for private profit.
Liz Luck, FoweyI saw your full-page advert on the back of Private Eye yesterday, and felt hopeful for the first time in ages – can we do it?
Jonathan Coombe, Tenbury WellsThose of us old enough remember that things were far from perfect in the era of British Rail. However, things were simpler in those days without all these franchises.
Glyn Pope, BarryI am at a complete loss as to why we have these different companies. People should be encouraged to use public transport, to save the pollution of their own cars.
Gordon Daunt-Jones, RochesterOne of the worst government decisions ever made.
Marie Smith, DurhamI believe strongly that all public transport, and particularly the rail network, should be nationalised.
Lynda Russell, St Leonards-on-SeaPlease bring back the railways into public ownership.
Peter Davies, LiverpoolStop the subsidies and re-nationalise our rail network.
Judd Harrison, CambridgeI couldn’t agree more with the sentiment of this campaign.
Craig Sopp, ThatchamBring back fair and reliable services and great value tickets with friendlier staff. Bring back British Rail.
Cathy Moss, RedditchRail should be the transport of the future and part of a government environmental public transport strategy – public being the operative word.
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.
Mark Dawson, CarshaltonTrains are public transport. It is obscene for a private company to run them for profit.
Nicholas John, CardiffI would class China as a country with levels and standards below ours. Their rail service is amazing.
Mustafa Raee, BristolPrivate companies such as Virgin have been robbing the public for too long.
Wendy Berentsen, WallsendI have never supported the privatisation of rail services in the UK and I never will.
Andrea Dudding, YorkPublicly-owned railways cost 30% less than our fragmented private ones. No joined-up thinking by government.
Nicholas Bradley, ExeterStop the rip-off prices. It’s the most expensive public transport in the EU.
David Speight, WakefieldThe railways cost more than most can pay for public transport.
Merlyn Cooper, AberystwythOne rail, one service, one monopoly. That’s not how capitalism optimises a service. Utilities are not for private ownership.
John Heyburn, Rochfordthe price of season tickets is at an all time high. The service since privatisation Is awful. I have had enough. Please bring back British Rail.
Dominic Martin, LechladeI can’t believe that only the Green Party supported re-nationalisation. Why won’t Labour?
Linda Halfpenny, NottinghamPlease let’s get our rail network back to one of the finest in Europe.
Christine Owen, SheffieldPrivatisation is just a massive smash and grab raid on the state and it must be stopped by re-nationalisation.