Derek Robertson, ArbroathWe need a nationalised railway. Privatisation leads to high fares and share holder pay-outs.
Glen Summers, BurtonI’m almost 70 and have travelled extensively on trains all of my life. The service was better when nationalised. Now it’s bad service, no seats and too expensive for me.
Dr Lynne Wrennall, SouthportPrivatisation has been an utter disaster, harming the people and privileging the exploiters.
Mark Read, Newcastle-upon-TynePublic transport. The clue is in the title.
Joe Seager, SuttonStrip the unions. Just let them work and if they don’t like it then they obviously need a career change.
Michael Fisher, SolihullI Agree.
Carla Mitchell, LondonTomorrow won’t be soon enough.
Stefan Antoniuk, CallingtonBR was working well when it was butchered. Now we pay more in subsidy than ever; the wrong way to do things. Rail infrastructure is a national asset and services a social need.
Geoff Weaver, KnightonService provided by Arriva Trains Wales on Central Wales line is poor, and condition of stock even worse. No toilet available on a 3 hour journey from Swansea.
David Frost, Sunderland.I believe that all public transport, electricity, gas, and water should be re-nationalised for the benefit of the consumers.
Helen Robertson, LancingBring back nationalisation of the railways. The evident failure and cost to the nation has been a false economy. It should just be taken back by the country.
Henry Saville, WallaseyI am so angered by the blatant profiteering of the train operating companies and the obvious inefficiencies created by privatisation.
Graham Sessions, CullomptonMore local stations and lines in West Country and East Anglia run by a nationally-owned business as a service and not for profit.
Pamela Cooke, SheffieldI want full nationalisation.
Emily Norris, OrmskirkRenationalisation is the only way to ensure the railways are run for the people of this country and not for the profit of others.
Andy Izard, RydeOne fare on one railway for all people of GB.
Katherine Stansfield, Frinton on SeaPlease re-nationalise British Rail services.
Ian Goosey, HarrowBritish Rail is a national institution and we need to own it. Thatcher’s mob should be tried for theft of a national institution as it wasn’t theirs to sell.
Emanuel Owino, LeedsWe need politicians to act on people’s real concerns about privatisation. Bring the trains back to national ownership.
Colin Ives, WiganThe privatisation has been a sham and a travesty.
Steve Lucas, SurbitonThe East Coast line proves that public ownership works.
Philip Ingham, Warton, PrestonStop the theft.
Matthew Dawson, KirkwallProfit before people – look at the awful First service – extortionate and rubbish. Fine for those who can afford it, but the majority of us are being robbed.
Jeffrey Moore, LeedsProfit is king at the moment. Mammon triumphs again.
Senthil Kumaran Raja Kumar, BournemouthPrivatisation is a capitalist farce that benefits shareholders to the detriment of the average passenger. Bring back British Rail!
Martin Mitchell, BradfordPrivatisation just means fat cats, whilst commuters suffer to get to work.
Colin Bromley, NorthamptonPublic transport has to be affordable by the public. It therefore has to be run by the public.
Mark Dawson, CarshaltonTrains are public transport. It is obscene for a private company to run them for profit.
Stephen Harper, ManchesterThis was always a privatisation too far. We need a national system dedicated to public service and not to private profit.
Sabina Stefanova, LondonGo Ellie Harrison!