Edwin Beecroft, LyndhurstI’m fed up with private companies trying to run this country like a private company.
Kit Jackson, Herne HillTake a look at the acreage of BR land (taxpayer-owned land) that has been sold to private developers.
Federico Moscogiuri, HertfordIn recent years we have seen spiralling costs, deteriorating services and vast amounts of public money used to subsidise the rail companies. This experiment has failed.
Miranda Lundskaer-Nielsen, BathIt is high time that railways were run for the benefit of all passengers rather than the profits of private stakeholders
Andrew Moody, WarringtonService not profit.
Daniel De Conceicao Silva, WorthingI totally agree with you. Bring back British Rail and dismantle Southern Railway. I am a regular commuter on the West Coast way and it is a disgraceful line.
Dr Lynne Wrennall, SouthportPrivatisation has been an utter disaster, harming the people and privileging the exploiters.
Grace Distill, St AlbansThere are some things which should be owned by the people, for the people, not by corporations and fat cats for profit. This is one of them.
Ed Brown, NottinghamPublic transport should always be socially-owned.
Jeanette Lowe, SheffieldI want a modern, forward-thinking, streamlined national rail service which serves the public – not one which causes so much stress and confusion.
David Marsh, Southend-on-SeaNetwork Rail is already public-owned. Bring back the rest to the public, at least it would benefit from the comparative simplicity of being run by one organisation.
Shane Ward, LeytonWhy should people who cannot afford to get on a train pay for those who also cannot afford to get on a train? If anything, our rail infrastructure should be non-profit.
Lesley Ward, ManchesterThe trains are old, dirty and late or cancelled.
Geoffrey Wootten, IpswichIt should all be about the service, not the shareholders.
Chris Haynes, EveshamNational infrastructure: national ownership.
Mark Turnock, LondonIt’s not just fares that are shambolic, the state of train manufacturing in the UK is shambolic too.
Paul Curtis, LondonPrivatisation: an exercise in selling to the public that which they already own.
Paul Kent, SheffieldPlease bring back British Rail, to ensure value for money and excellent service quality for our national rail network.
Jacqueline Clifford, BramptonI would like to re-nationalise everything which has been privatised, plus the banks.
Andrew Moore, EnfieldMajor infrastructure components such as all of the rail network should be nationally owned and operated.
Phil Crumpton, SmethwickThere is no point in continuing the botched model, as rushed through Parliament in1994.
James Clark, GlasgowRe-nationalise BR.
Liz Verran, LondonPrivatisation only benefits the lawyers negotiating franchises.
Chris Hewitt, LondonIt’s ours, it always has been and it always should be.
David McIntosh, LiverpoolA single state owned but not state run railway – run for non profit and for the people!
Paul Rum, HoveWe need a subsidised system of travel to help get us to work – not delay and tax us.
Connor Naylor, Chandlers FordRail lines accountable to the people through a democratic government, not accountable to shareholders through exploitative corporations.
Chris Molyneux, NottinghamA public service does not have to make a profit. If it does, it certainly shouldn’t be given to private shareholders. The profit should be re-invested for the public good.
Lewis Gregory, ChelmsfordNationalise.
Jacqueline McEvoy, Birmingham14 years I served under British Rail, then cast aside under Virgin. They should never have been privatised.