Mary-Rose Grasar, Bamber BridgeEuropean railways work better than ours. All are nationalised and cleaner, cheaper, faster.
David Robinson, SheffieldNo compensation to shareholders. After all, they got the shares at a knock-down price.
Thomas Burke, OldhamWhat gives this Coalition the right to sell off the Royal Mail against the wishes of the British people? I’m more than unconvinced. Stop this now.
Harold Dixon, DurhamBring back British Rail. Lower costs and more passengers means more money to re-invest in our railways.
Jasvinder Singh, BirminghamIt’s good for business and good for the customers.
John Sheldon, LondonIt’s a no-brainer. Why allow the extraction of any level of profit when the system is essentially maintained through general taxation?
Kevin Bennett, WarringtonWe need a publicly-owned railway system to stop private enterprise making a profit while the taxpayer subsidises them.
Toffee Green, BristolI like trains.
Connor Nunn, ManchesterI’ve travelled on rail for years and I’ve seen a huge decline in the service. I can never get a seat and the fact of the price is a joke!
S TuffhamThe government had no right to privatise British Rail – and without our permission. Where does Cameron get off?
Anne Hayes, ChesterfieldHiking prices up is wrong and especially in view of the fiasco at Kings Cross Station this year. What a mess.
David Quay, Breda, NederlandI am English, I come back a lot. The fare structures are an expensive nightmare. Why £32 single and £32.20 return? Dutch railways are cheap and efficient.
John Collin, GillinghamLet’s have a rail system that is fair and transparent to those who work on it and those who use it.
Brendan Morgan, TauntonIt works in Europe so why not here? Better public transport would bring travel freedom and a better use of energy.
Timothy Richards, AbertridwrJust look at how the railway industry is organised on the continent (owned by the state.) Privatisation is neither efficient nor cheap.
John Mason, MansfieldNo natural monopolies should be in the hands of the private sector.
Michael Morrison, ChelmsfordI have nothing to add that isn’t obvious and said already.
Steve Burnell, Weston-super-MareThey should not have sold it in the first place.
Louise Kemp, Haywards HeathI am disgusted at poor train services, high ticket prices and public money being paid into the hands of shareholders instead of funding public services. Re-nationalise.
Jeff Zie, DorkingI’m sick of seeing profiteering from our infrastructure.
Jane Marsh, YorkMake our railways cheaper and more convenient for everyone, not run by a private company only interested in lining shareholders’ and fat cats’ pockets.
Derek Gould, OrpingtonI do not believe in privatisation.
Paul Joseph, HyderabadI’m signing this for my British friends.
James Henry, LadybankEven were we to (hopefully) gain independence.
Patricia O’Donnell, HarrogateWe need a re-unified national railway which is run for the people. We need to get rid of privatisation.
Stephen Waring, HalifaxTOCs don’t make huge profits but train leasing (ROSCOs) is rip-off. Dictatorship of DfT mandarins equals slow progress and high fares. Devolve power to regions.
Trevor Griffiths, CreweBring back British Rail.
Patrick O’Connor, CanterburyThe current arrangements do not in any way constitute a ‘joined-up’ system which works properly.
Dr M Relich, EdinburghThe railway network should be a public service, not just run for corporate profit.
Andrew Rosthorn, DarwenOf all the European countries that came to investigate Britain’s great railway privatisation experiment, not one country copied the British experiment.