Kerry Brown, SevenoaksNo arguments left for privatisation. Consumers continuously suffer for corporate profits.
Paul Elmore, LondonRail is growing and the privateers are ripping us off. If private industry is so good why do they target the public sector?
Thomas CoyleThe Intercity 125 and 225 trains are still top thanks to British Rail.
Sheena Brown, WhitstableBritish Rail should be run for the people, not the greedy shareholders.
Robert Marriott, ToddingtonOverpriced and overcrowded – stop the profiteers.
Mike Beaumont, BrixhamJust bring our railways back to where they were before privatisation and upgrade the rolling stock to meet demands for the ever growing population.
Gemma HillWe pay more money per capita for our dreadful, privatised railway service than our European cousins, who enjoy an efficient, value-for-money, nationalised service.
Giacomo G, LondonI always complained about the Italian railways (public) but Great Western railway makes me miss it. Greatest case of privatisation failure ever.
Nicola Milic, CardiffOutrageous. Only one carriage instead of two on the Coryton line – a bit too cosy.
Raymond Lee Meadows, ChorleyPublic transport should be run and maintained with the intention of serving the public and not lining the pockets of shareholders who have no interest in the service.
Rev Padma Sumananda, BournemouthIf you remember British Rail, this is a complete no-brainer – a system that worked and did not give inflated profits to incompetent private companies.
Anna Doughty, ConwyPlease bring back the unified system that made so much sense and ran a much better service.
Rachel Garnett, LondonUtterly fed up with our privatised rail system – trains are always late, expensive and over crowded.
Rauf Din, BradfordI started at British Rail in 1988 and it was like working as one big family. Now it’s different with so many companies.
Aled Owen, CreweToo many rail workers are commuting silly distances. Employ locally!
Luis Galan Gomez, West MidlandsThe best high speed trains in Europe are in France, Germany and Spain where their rail networks and trains are owned by a public company.
Margaret Gallacher, East KilbrideIt needs to be re-nationalised and profits re-invested in the service and health and safety of staff and customers instead of benefiting the city fat cats. Royal Mail next.
Edward Moss, ManchesterAll privatisation does is create multimillionaires at taxpayers’ expense. Halting direct services because they encroach on other franchise areas is a disgrace.
Dawn Chamberlain, LiskeardOur rail and utility companies should never have been sold off in the first place.
Josie Matthews, NottinghamIs it really going to make a difference or help the elderly with their travel? Let’s hope so.
Pippa Richardson, SwanseaPrivatised railway shareholders and executives profit from passengers and taxpayers. This profit should be used to keep fares down and improve the network.
Michael Rawson, Stockton-on-TeesUnify the whole system and bring back the “Fat Controller” and put a halt to short-term political gain and profiteering.
Peter Oxby, PontefractLet’s get our trains back on track.
Lewis Cooper, LutonThe ticket prices are insanely expensive, especially when compared to other EU nations. If they can do it far cheaper then why can’t we?
Victor Jackson, ChesterfieldIt is so important for us to re-unify British Rail. We should be able to get around on our train services and leave the roads for people who choose to use them.
Clive Hodgetts, RhylThey should never have been privatised in the first place.
Anna Worthy, SunderlandRailways need to be in public ownership. We would save one billion a year.
Ray Kempson, FleetwoodSwitzerland has the finest all-round transport system in the world. Trams, buses and rail, all publicly owned.
Paul Ellerington, BedfordAt present the railways in our country are a shambles that only the richer in our society can afford to use. One almost requires a computer brain to calculate the fares.
Jon Brown, MorecambeBetter for Britain. Nationalise all utilities.