Luis Galan Gomez, West MidlandsThe best high speed trains in Europe are in France, Germany and Spain where their rail networks and trains are owned by a public company.
Margaret McGowan, EdinburghThis is the strangest ‘privatisation’ I’ve ever come across. Taxpayers’ money is given to the private firms running the railways to shore up nice dividend payouts.
Oliver Ferries, LondonDarlington is my hometown, and if I want to visit my disabled mother with a day’s notice, it could cost me more than £100 to do so. This is wholly unacceptable.
Neil Tattersall, YorkPrivatisation clearly doesn’t work.
Philip Corbould, RugbyI do not drive, I use public transport all the time. It most definitely should be run not-for-profit. It’s a service, not a money-grabbing opportunity, or at least it should be.
Craig Costello, LondonOne organisation to rule them all!
Kyle Cadwallader, LiverpoolThe rail system is shocking. They say trains are always on time yet they are not. If my software deployments where always late, I would have no job.
Fraser Henderson, LondonBring it back but make it the John Lewis method, where everyone is equal.
Sandra Smith, Oulton BroadGo for it.
Kev Kirkham, Stoke-on-TrentA good idea.
Charles Boylan, PrestonBritish Rail was much better. You don’t realise what you’ve got till its gone.
Kevin McGrath, Great YarmouthI’m an ex-BR permanent way worker, back in the days when we knew every inch of the track in our area.
Catherine Sermon, RiponPlease do not spend my hard-earned tax money to boost the profits of private companies.
Danfox Davies, BournemouthBeeching made the railways fail. To rebuild their strength bring back British Rail.
Martin Summers, HighworthKey words being people not profit. You only have to look a the New Zealand model as an example. We travelled on re-nationalised lines with tracks dating from the 1950s.
Mike Smith, BarnsleyI used to work for BR in the 70’s. It wasn’t perfect but it was far better than the cash cow we have now. Plus, I am a South Yorkshire Freedom Rider.
Peter Taft, NottinghamOne system. Then we’d know where we stand – where / what / who will deal with things, not running around like headless chickens.
Geoffrey Crouch, CranbrookTrack, facilities, rolling stock and staff should be managed regionally, with overall direction from the centre.
Elaine Walters, LondonMost definitely.
Hector, CheshirePrivatisation was brought about by men for whom the continuous accumulation of money is the single focus of their existence as human beings.
Delyth Chappell, SkiptonPrivatisation only works for the shareholders – for the rest of us it’s a mess.
Roger Weston, DurhamThe currently public owned East Coast line can make a profit and run more or less decently so why can’t the privately owned ones?
Len Clark, LondonThere is no room for the privatisation of our public transport, health, education and public utilities, just for greedy profits.
Sharron Tootell, PenworthamStop subsidising train operating companies and invest in an integrated rail system, not this disjointed farce.
John Butler, New MaldenPrivate good – Public bad. It’s Orwellian.
Frank Nicholas AdamThe privatisation of our railways was designed to allow ‘foreign state run’ railways to bid to run our franchises
Allan Hedley, CumbriaPrivatisation was a very big mistake. It’s just making massive profits for the operating companies which should be ploughed back into the network.
James WoodmanAn integrated system with a common-user rolling stock pool is a must for an efficient railway system.
Tom Pitman, CardiffThe service is run for private profit. The transport system is vital for environmental purposes as well as the needs of the public.
James Gosney, WedmoreBring back a national public transport system that is for the people and not for private profit.