Ian Hayward, BasingstokeHow can you run a railway and claim maximum customer service when you are also giving millions of pounds to shareholders who contribute nothing?
Robert Turnbull, KilmarnockPrivate companies should not be running something as safety-intensive as our railways. Let’s face it, private company owners want to play golf all day.
Roger Kay, CrawleyPrivatising the railways has failed the passenger and rewarded only the shareholders.
Peter Earl, LewesPrivatisation has been a failure, destroying the nation’s public transport and placing considerable additional costs on all users.
Alasdair Burman, SkiptonEast Coast livery dull. Bring back GNER livery.
Robert Cartwright, AltonThe figures speak for themselves..
Yvonne Bell, RytonEast Coast trains, publicly owned, making huge profits for the government. Privatised rail companies are heavily subsidised by government. Why privatise East Coast trains?
Gavin Jones, AddlestoneWhy do I pay more for a shorter journey? Ticket from Weybridge to Kew Bridge is cheaper than the shorter journey from Addlestone. I hate the railway companies.
Steph Jones, East YorksFully publicly-owned, and fully funded.
Bobby Bowden, St HelensPrivatisation is failing. Bring back British Rail.
Alice SavilleThe train ticket lottery is madness, and the obvious lack of true competition between companies is hindering rail transport development.
Christopher Waters, ManchesterIf Brexit is here to stay, then the railways should be too!
Lily Wiles, LondonI hate foreign ownership of our trains.
Charlie Werner, SandfordTaxpayers subsidise the private rail companies so that shareholders can have dividends.
Paul Beattie, CorbyPrivatisation of our railways has been a complete and utter failure.
Steven Gergus, BoltonWhat can I say, really?
Samuel Shoesmith, WellingboroughOn my line I can only take EMT. One price. Competition? With government subsidy now, why not fully nationalised so re-investment rather than profit to shareholders.
John Richard Jones, PrestonBritish Rail had more flexibility with tickets and better value. It was better all round.
Pedro Pereira, Milton KeynesFares are too expensive under private control. Improve the service by investing money into the network directly and not into scandalous salaries and bonuses.
Gordon Johnston, BiggarThe shocking, politically-driven carve-up of the nation’s railways was a disgrace. It’s time the politicians climbed out of big-business’s pockets and did what is right.
Andrea Coppin, BristolPeople before profit.
Stephen James Lemon, PortsmouthBritish Rail was far more profitable and efficient and affordable than the current system. Thus we need it back for the future.
Noreen Gorse, ManchesterThis is what happens – greed before customers when things are put into private hands. It’s time gas and electricity were brought back as well.
Jimmy McGurk, LivingstonI can remember when British Rail ran things and there were cancellations and late arrivals, but privatisation ruined the service to all but the folk who made a killing from it.
Eva Fox-GThe privatised companies have now had long enough to show us absolutely clearly that the railways would be better publicly owned.
Stephen Carpenter, LondonI’m sick and tired of having our state infrastructure (that belongs to all) sold off to the few. We need service not profit and greed.
David Speare, PlymouthLabour must commit to bring rail back to public ownership. Stop the madness.
Abby Sullivan, LondonPublic transport should be in public hands. Our taxes shouldn’t be going to private corporations to make profit for them: they should go towards a better service.
John Evans, WestburyI’m a former BR employee at Westbury. Because of privitisation I was made redundant.It was a very sad day.
Scott Rundle, OxfordBring back a national rail system. Privatisation hasn’t worked.