Jonathan Kershaw, SalisburyPrivate companies’ primary duty is to their shareholders, not passengers. People (workers) and service should come first, not profit.
Alan Martin, LiverpoolRail and all transport should be a public service, publicly owned and controlled, not the profit making toy of the private sector.
Ian Birtwistle, SouthportAs the network stands it’s a shambles and an utter disgrace to our country and its citizens.
Debbie Waldon, BrightonIf we’d subsidised BR the way we subsidise the private companies it would have been the best service in the world.
Bob McNair, KilbarchanBritish Rail needed a shake up, not privatisation – ex Railway Signalling Instructor.
Ellie Rose Elliott, Whitley BayGive the railways back to the people.
Frank Nicholas AdamBritish Rail ought to be brought back for passenger trains in England, Wales and Scotland.
Marko Lauten, HI’d like to see the railway in public ownership again – in Germany as well as in the UK.
Julia Logie, HeathfieldPrivatisation of the rail network has devastated this country. I think the entire infrastructure of the UK is falling apart bit by bit. It’s very sad to see this happening…
Andrew Wale, HoveHigher prices, poorer services, year on year. How long do they think people will be pissed on like this?
Wendy Squires, LutonThe East Coast Line proves that public is at least better. More public money going in now than before privatisation – to shareholders.
Don & Joan Cox, MiddlesbroughDon’t throw a profit-making line away, or give it away.
Annette Lenton, SussexPrivatisation of trains has patently not worked.
Martin CallahanSoutheastern service is terrible. Broken system. Any profits should be re-invested into the network, not paid to shareholders who have no interest in running of the line
Bill Colwell, Newcastle-upon-TyneIt costs more to travel 2nd class to London or the South coast alone by train than it does by car. The differentials aren’t just slight, they are way off. It’s crazy.
Gavin McBride, EdinburghBecause what we have at the moment is not fit for purpose and all it achieves is the fattening of corporate wallets.
Rosalind Brierley, PeterboroughThe East Coast line is doing much better now it is run by the Government again – it is in profit.
David FairclothThere are thousands of people who support the idea of having an integrated, publicly owned and operated railway.
Stephen Reilly, Ashton-under-LyneBring British Rail back into the hands of the people who rightfully own it.
M J Bailey, CarmarthenI’m definitely in favour of re-nationalising the railway system (what we have left of it in Wales.)
Rob Jones, SheffieldI no longer use the rail system. The current set-up seems to have been designed to create the maximum amount of chaos and the minimum level of accountability.
Julie Fordy, LeedsI want any profits used to keep fares low and not to go to shareholders.
Leslie Glass, HaverhillBuying tickets is fragmented and complicated.
Christopher Fincham, BeverleyIt’s time to bring back public services into public ownership.
James Vaughan, LondonPrivatisation has proved to be a mess – and nationalisation in the form of East Coast a success. The maths is on our side.
Samuel Lerman-HahnIt’s called public transport for a reason. Public transport trumps private enterprise and profit.
Warren Knight, St AlbansSee our web site lawfulrebellionstalbans.blogspot.co.uk.
Andrew Long, FlitwickVertical integration has to make sense. But please keep out the politicians and civil servants from meddling in the rail industry.
John Blamire, LivingstonThe sooner the railways are back in public hands the better.
Phoebus Apostolides, LondonThe private companies sell us a crap service year after year, but what are we going to do about it?