Shahin Sharabyani, LondonRail transport is too important to leave to penny-pinching private companies. If it wasn’t, why are we spending so much taxpayer money on HS2?
Paul Hernon, LlangollenIt’s bloody obvious.
Jennifer Hunter, NorwichI’ve recently used East Coast train service to Newcastle. It was on time, well early. Keep it in public ownership where all trains should be.
Kathleen McDermott, WorksopIt’s far too complicated a system with so many different companies involved and putting profits before people.
Judith Klaus, LeedsEast Coast in public hands is making a profit. Don’t Let it be sold off again. The profits should go to us not a private company.
Sheena McKerrell, KeighleyLet’s invest the profits from our rail fares in improving our railways and not let them go abroad.
Cathy Scoffield, Barnstaplewe need consistent investment not rely on run down stock.uk railways are a joke compared with Europeans.
Chris Bourne, NottinghamIt’s about time we could book tickets on the day without having to pay stupid money compared with having planned a journey 5 weeks in advance.
John & Beatrice Rogers, LeedsPlease reverse the privatisation of the railways.
Gary Dickson, SheffieldHow could anyone possibly have thought privatisation was a good idea?
Yvonne Baker, StockportBritish Rail did not ‘belong’ to the government. They sold something they did not own. That is robbery – selling something that ‘fell off the back of a lorry’.
William Ryan, ManchesterWe need to re-nationalise all the transport and utilities.
Frank Goodall, North ShieldsStop the gravy train (excuse the pun) and put all the profits back into the upkeep of ‘our’ railways.
Daniel Webster, West WirralKeep up the fantastic work. Nationalisation is just a little bit further along the railway line.
Chris Barker, LondonIt doesn’t have to be a re-run of BR. There are other ways of having a publicly funded rail system – see Germany for example.
Geoff IngramMy father-in-law was on a train broken down for 4.5hrs. It took him13.5hrs to cross London, after which he was fuming and died of a heart attack.
Dylan Evans, Market HarboroughRates by private companies are disgusting. Its cheaper to drive which should not be the case.
David Goodby, Welwyn Garden CityIt’s shameful that the railways were privatised. Stop profiteering and give it back to the people now.
Jack Coy, SheffieldWe deserve a proper, integrated railway system run for people not profit
Timothy Sercombe, ExeterWe pay out millions in subsidies, so that shareholders get a dividend every year.
Kevin Guyatt, StockportIt is just a joke. We knew it was wrong at the time. Do politicians get anything right?
Carole Price, HexhamEast Coast is publicly owned, well-run and makes money for us – the public. Let’s see the rest of the network follow suit.
Steven Parkes, GlasgowBBBR Now. Stop the waste of money going to shareholders and out of the railway industry.
Reuben Whatton, LeedsPrivate interests ? social efficiency.
Jonathan Barnes, HitchinWhy subsidise private railway companies? They are leeching public money. Railways should be a public service.
Andrew Dowden, ManchesterWe need a united railway again to cut costs and continue the level of investment required.
Sue Vincent, LondonPeople before profit. Democratic control for essential services.
John White, LoughtonIt just proves that privatisation does not work.
Marcello Gabrielli, DerbyshireThe railways have gone nothing but down hill since the privatisation of British Rail.
Denis Watterson, OtleyPrivatisation has been a very expensive mistake. These companies invest next to nothing and cream off great profits.