Donasld Wilson, BristolBecause we are tired of fuelling share holders’ pockets and getting worse and worse services.
Fiona Logan, RenfrewIn comparison to Japan, the current railway companies in the UK are rubbish, with overcrowding and way too expensive. It’s 30p to use loos in stations.
Colin Robinson, GatesheadPrivate enterprise is failing and is too expensive. Any surplus should go to the Treasury not to shareholders.
Michael John Freeman, WellingboroughThe only reason that BR didn’t do better than it did (which was reasonable) was that governments spent less on it than they do now.
Daisy Mudhead, StevenageThe whole ‘profit for the few’ mentality is ruining the lives of many.
Dawn Jackson, DurhamRail services must remain in the hands of the government, to achieve transparency and accountability.
Bernard Hurley, Hemel HempsteadWe need a reliable, reasonably priced, rail service. This will never be achieved without re-nationalisation.
Simon Cuthbert, HalifaxBest of British luck.
Victoria Glover-Ward, HertfordLet a company manage the railways not a convoluted claim system for delays.
Thomas McCormack, EcclesRe-nationalise the utilities too.
Sef Townsend, LondonEast Coast is making a profit under public ownership, so, instead of selling it, let the people benefit, not the fat cats.
Koller Regina, MunichIf one uses the Swiss Rail for a role model, it could be a story of success, like the Swiss Rail too.
Darren Nutting, WrenthorpeLet’s make Britain a success again.
John Evans, WestburyI’m a former BR employee at Westbury. Because of privitisation I was made redundant.It was a very sad day.
Linda Ibbetson, WakefieldWe’ve had enough of everything privatised, but especially our railways. Bring back British Rail and stop lining the fat cats’ pockets.
Marc Scheimann, LutonIt makes sense, pays money back into the exchequer and costs less to rail users.
Henry Matthews, SalisburySouth West Trains are a joke. Bring back BR.
Christopher Highton, RochdaleThe figures quoted don’t surprise me at all. It wouldn’t surprise me if we had to privatise the industries we have because of Brussels.
Doreen Coburn, Hemel HempsteadIf I travel from Hemel to Newcastle I have to buy two separate tickets because they are two different companies.
Laurence Price, HorshamPrivatising the rail network was a scandal. We have the highest cost rail network in Europe, now partly owned by overseas governments. East Coast mainline worked well.
Rosalind Brierley, PeterboroughThe East Coast line is doing much better now it is run by the Government again – it is in profit.
Charles Zebroski, SwindonBring it all back.
Carolyn Brightwater, BridportThe train system is a mess. too many petty rules, different operators, price bands. It needs to be an affordable, walk-on service with peak and off-peak services, more like buses.
Derek Bevis, LondonI thought things were meant to get better as time goes by, but they seem to be getting worse. Bring back the old ways when things worked better.
Jeffrey Turner, NottinghamThe railway system should be unified and money that is currently paid in profits can be used to improve they system.
Paul SparksI’m fed up with being ripped off by the likes of First Capital Connect, an absolutely useless profiteering company who put profits ”first”.
Lewys Hall, NottinghamPrivatisation has been a total mess, providing a second class service and extortionate fares.
Eric Barker-Clarke, Stockton-on-TeesLet’s do what the Germans do. Invite someone (Richard Branson) to take over British Rail and run it as a not-for-profit company.
Penny Jones, PembrokeshireTrains are the best.
Ria JonesI worked for the railways for fifteen years and I left in 1993 as privatisation was coming in. I now cannot afford to travel by train.