Anna Bartz, LeedsOnce British Rail was the best in the world. Today it is at the bottom of the list. Shame that privatisation created millionaires at passengers’ expense.
Kate Gunn, Tyne and WearStop wasting the taxpayers’ cash and bring back British Rail. If you don’t then the taxpayer should receive the money back that the government has wasted.
Ashley Roots, FreckenhamTerrible! Buying new trains doesn’t sort punctuality! People don’t care what train they’re on as long as its on time!
Ian Stewart, RushdenBring back a railway not dominated by the profit margin.
Des Nelson, EdinburghMore than half the British population want industries like rail back in public ownership. And they’re right.
Jeffrey Spencer, Newton AycliffeThe profit from running the railways should be used to reduce fares and improve the infrastructure.
Ann Tosta, WakefieldThe railways should be in public hands. It’s supposed to be privatised, yet governments continue to subsidise these companies.
Sandra Foster, RainhamBritish Rail appeared to be more reliable and less costly.
Alan Henshaw, CheltenhamPublic enterprise for fairness and better services.
M. Clare Thornton , PlymouthI support a national railway that supports U.K. citizens
Rod Galilee, WarkworthEast Coast has out-performed all other rail service providers in recent years. A true indication that it should be government run for us and not for private owners.
Jenny Merriman, Melton MowbrayThe Fat Cats have gorged and satiated themselves out of the pockets of hard working people for long enough.
Ann Partington, GatesheadCompare how well the nationalised East Coast rail network is doing compared to the privately-run operators.
Philip Barlow, NottinghamConnectivity, simple fare system, all better as British Rail, with profits ploughed back.
Stephen Baxter, GlasgowThis is self explanatory.
Roger Turner, MarkfieldThe privatised railways have been, and continue to be, a failure.
Simon CarneBring back the breakfast car for civilised travel not HS2.
Deb Long, LeedsMedia deception promoted a negative image of all nationalised services. Just like this government is trying to do with NHS now.
Mark Tattersall, RamsbottomIt’s supposed to be a service, not an excuse for money-making.
Stephen Roach, HaverfordwestHear me, you wrangling pirates that fall out in sharing that which you have pillaged from me. (Richard III, William Shakespeare)
Anne Harrison, LondonWhat a bizarre system we have in UK when our privatised system is providing profits for the publicly-owned nationalised systems of our European neighbours such as SNCF.
Eric Hill, SheffieldWe have enough pigs with their snouts in the troughs. Keep this line for the people.
Paul Chappell, LondonCheaper to run a car than go on a train. Yes, you have traffic, but you’re in your own world and not stuck thinking “Why am I paying this much just to get to work?”
Patrick Fenlon, ChesterThey neglected repairs to make massive profits and then put the prices up. Most people stopped using them because of the price. Lower prices get more customers.
John Doughty, NottinghamTrains for people not private profit.
Alan Bullett, HuddersfieldIt was not theirs to sell in the first place. It was ours, the British public’s.
Mazhar Asghar, LeedsI’m sick to death of Tory-inspired rip-offs.
Ken BrodiganAll vital public services such as energy, water, transport, postal services, education and health have no place being run for profit by tax-dodging multinationals.
Richard Kemp-Salt, BrightlingseaI quite agree, a not-for-profit set-up for the railway – a proven success with the East Coast railway. Privatisation was a very hurried piece of legislation.
John Mapplebeck, BamburghI believe in a publicly owned rail network. Railways are the arteries on which our lives depend. We should own them.