George Prior, PortsmouthWhy should we rely on limited special offers to get rail travel at a reasonable rate?
Alan Batcheldor, FromeIf we’re paying for it, it should be ours.
Matthew Busby, NewhavenIt’s about time.
Fabio Massei, Livorno, ItalyPrivatisation has simply meant expensive tickets for commuters (and also tourists). I’m Italian and I can’t understand how British people have accepted this unfair system.
Pat Boon, BirstallI long to see the railways return to public ownership and not run for private profit but as a public service.
Brendan Morgan, TauntonIt works in Europe so why not here? Better public transport would bring travel freedom and a better use of energy.
Brian Braithwaite, BrightonSitting down with my grandad talking about the railways, makes me think of a bygone era. And I want to help bring that back.
Lee Gibson, LincolnIt’s time this fiasco was ended and the country’s backbone run at cost to make us a world leader.
Ruth Sanchez, BrightonSouthern Rail are hopeless, useless and a total disgrace. They charge the highest fares in Europe yet providing the most awful and unreliable service.
B Freeman, StevenagePrivatisation is theft of publicly owned infrastructure, transferred at knock-down prices to the already wealthy, at the expense of the people.
Steve Garraway, AyrPrivatisation of utilities is completely mad. Capitalism will hold the people to ransom if it can and yet Britain keeps voting it in. Greedy people. Karma’s coming.
Keith Batchelor, BirminghamWhy should the taxpayer subsidise the franchised companies and therefore the shareholders. Re-nationalise now and stop the shareholder gravy train.
Benjamin Ross, Welwyn Garden CityThis is needed. Our railways are just a joke now.
Judy Steele, Leamington SpaPrivate ownership doesn’t work for passengers. And re-nationalise buses, energy and the post office as well.
Steven Bartlett, DissWe need to reclaim all that is rightfully ours.
Nicholas Rowe, Southend-on-SeaPeople before profit.!
Stuart Edwards, BirminghamPrivatisation is rubbish. All that matters is profit, never mind the public.
Ian Johnson, SelbyWe must make sure that it is a new British Rail with the right people running it, not like the people we had before.
Janet Wright, CambridgePrivatisation has created incentives for companies to do each other down, or grab extra profits, by practices that make journeys worse for passengers.
Nigel Ponsford, LeedsI object to the train operating companies having to pay to rent stock we paid for as taxpayers in the first place.
Daniel Bourn, CanterburyOur fares are so much higher than everyone else’s in Europe. Canterbury – Swansea is £90. It’s time for change!
Cassy Firth, LeedsWords fail me.
David Timpson, Ashton-under-LynePublic services should not be a cash cow trough for corporate investors whose only interest is profit.
Roger Sternad, DoncasterRailways should be a social service, not a money making one. Profit making has benefit in some limited situations. It is not a one-size-fits-all miracle cure.
Colin Raven, ManchesterEnough of the insanity.
Andrew Smith, BorehamwoodPrivatisation is not working for passengers. I believe that nationalisation would put good service as the number one priority rather than making a profit.
Gordon Lee, Hemel HempsteadBring back BR.
Duncan Moore, GlasgowOur private rail network is more expensive for users, fares are increasing all the time, it’s expensive for taxpayers, the service is terrible. Bring back British Rail.
Craig Hamilton-Smith, LondonThere is no evidence that pouring taxpayers’ money into private companies has done anything other than make their directors richer and reduced safety and efficiency.
Kenneth Mudd, GuisboroughFollow the East Coast example and make profit for the taxpayer.