Praveen Kumar Thampi, Chennai, IndiaThis is highly relevant in India, where the new dispensation is actively promoting privatisation of Indian Railways. Wishing you all the best in your endeavours..
Michael Schouten, BrightonCut fares not staff.
Neil Sculley, WatfordDo it now.
Margaret Kerr, WirralTake back our railways. They’re ours…
Alan England, ExeterFat cat bosses overcharging the public and never delivering the service as the contract dictates.
Andrea Stow, CleckheatonIt’s a better service when profit goes back into the service not shareholders’ pockets.
Igor Ryabukhin, LondonIt’s disgraceful that yearly tickets cost more than it costs to run an average car and the trains are late at least 50% of the time.
Bill Whelan, LeedsRun railways for the public good not for private 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.
Clive Ford, HoveA shameful service that gives no consideration to the people who use it or the people who work for it.
Bee Warren, NottinghamPrivatisation has never improved anything because fragmented systems are like a bunch of unrehearsed musicians playing without a conductor – disharmonious chaos!
Paula Marley, SheffieldI love trains and rail travel but cannot afford to use them under the current capitalist system.
Gerald Kendall, BridgendRe-nationalise.
Robert Williams, EdinburghSomething has to be done about the chaotic state of rail fares. It’s often cheaper to travel via an intermediate station rather than buying just one ticket.
Emily Townsend, LondonIt’s not difficult to see the parallels between the current privatisation of the NHS and what was done to the railways over the space of 20 years.
Bainbridge Christine, DurhamWhen it was publicly owned there was a better service to smaller stations and the staff were happier.
Lyndon Hughes, HorshamBritish Rail should never have been dismantled in the first place.
Isabel White, LondonShareholders take money out and contribute nothing. Spend that money where it is needed.
Lloyd Soldatt, GreenhithePlease Bring Back British Rail. Thank you.
Jon Carthy, NottinghamshirePublic transport should not be run for profit.
Ross Kirkland, EdinburghBritish Rail should be state-owned and not privately owned.
Ian Munro, Tilston,Integrated rail planning is crucial to our country, passengers, freight and tourists. Why can’t we emulate Germany, France and Japan?
Mike Sullivan, HytheBring back British Railways. The train operating companies are not offering value for money and their super inflated tickets are ripping us all off.
Colin Mackenzie, ShrewsburyIt’s time for more accessible, affordable, accountable rail system that is owned by the public and is all inclusive.
Gavin McBride, EdinburghBecause what we have at the moment is not fit for purpose and all it achieves is the fattening of corporate wallets.
Michael Isaac, IvybridgeWe want service, fair prices, flexibility and customer-centred business plan, not shareowner-centred exploitation. Get traffic off our roads to reduce pollution.
Richard Trotman, PenistonePrivatisation has been an unmitigated disaster for the passenger, the taxpayer, the railway network and British manufacturing.
Victoria Hartung, GrimsbyEast Coast Rail has been great. Why fix something that’s not broken? I think we know why.
Gottfried Brunner, ViennaThe privatisation of BR is an example for these of the Austrian Federal Railways (OBB), which brings a lot of problems.
Mark Leech, MossleyI use the Northern Rail Huddersfield to Manchester Victoria line. It has an appalling punctuality record, and customer service leaves me frustrated.