Freddy Brown, BristolCertain services do not fit with capitalism. The only successful railways are heavily subsidised. Re-routing this into shareholders’ pockets is wrong and ineffective.
Terry Grimley, BirminghamThe kind of people who complain about the bureaucracy of the EU are the same kind of people who designed the Byzantine complexity of Britain’s privatised railway.
Vignesh Vinayagam, LondonBring back Pride of Britain – the good old British Railway.
Fiona Macaulay, EdinburghIndeed – ‘Bring Back British Rail.’
James Lewis, ChesterAll for this. People not profit.
Paul BrightBringing back British Rail is a wise policy which is essential for our economic and social recovery and future shared prosperity.
Daniel Bourn, CanterburyOur fares are so much higher than everyone else’s in Europe. Canterbury – Swansea is £90. It’s time for change!
Vicky Long, LondonYes, National Railways – Dutch/Euro style.
Justin Rivett, Taunton.Terrible idea when they did it, and even worse now.
Norman Horton, DarlingtonRailways should be run for the good of the people and not exist to line shareholders’ pockets.
Louie Withey, SouthamptonBring back the good old days.
Andrew RadekThey should never be in private hands.
Tessa Thomas, LondonI’ve always tried to use alternatives to car travel but rising train fares have made it increasingly difficult. The result is more car use, congestion and pollution.
Cecilia Ballesteros, HovePublic transport in public hands.
Chris McDonald, LondonThe fact that the taxpayer is now subsidising the railways to a greater extent than when they were in public hands and paying far steeper fares is a joke.
Liam Hamilton, CardiffI’m a Master’s student from Newcastle living in Cardiff. Extortionate rail fares mean that I’ve barely been able to see my family over the last four years.
Shaun Rogan, EnfieldPublic transport, publicly owned.
Roderick Slater, EdinburghBritish Rail was much better than everything that followed.
David Salinger, LeedsAmong other evils, the process of privatisation destroyed nearly all of our train building companies.
JamesWhen it comes to public transport, the green measures the government boasts about are belied when rail companies can increase their fares at will.
Mark Donoghue, DartfordPublic services are not for profit.
Robert Robinson, LondonGive us back our railways.
Aaron M, East SussexPrivate operators waste too much time apportioning blame for late trains between each other.
George Moore, ArdrossanThis situation is disgusting with no respect and no dignity.
Roy England, WatfordWhy should profits be given to the fat cats when the profits could and should be ploughed back into the industry?
Jean Wilson, BradfordWe need a not-for-profit rail network. East Coast has succeeded since being taken out of failing private hands. Bonuses and payments to shareholders put the prices up.
Kevin Price, NottinghamTrains should be accessible and far more affordable over longer distances, rather than using a car and the expense of fuel. Also more employment should be created.
Ayse Smith, OrpingtonWe need our rail system back in the public sector so private companies can not rip us off every year. Its getting to the point that I cannot afford to get to work.
Ray Dawes, YorkSurely profit would be better in the government’s bank account to keep the money in the UK.
Conor Tomlinson, BoltonPrivatisation puts profit before performance. Privatising organisations is why this country is such an undesirable place to be. Bring back nationalisation.