Brian Wakeling, BingleyInfrastructure and services should not be privately owned.
Maureen Wright, LiverpoolPublic transport should not be in private hands.
Robert Pierce, DolgellauTravel by rail is out of the question for me. It’s far too expensive.
Oliver Wordsworth, SheffieldFor all the people, all the time – public transport should be a basic right, not an unreliable luxury.
Daisy Mudhead, StevenageThe whole ‘profit for the few’ mentality is ruining the lives of many.
Rory Douglas, KendalI want to be able to take pride in our rail network.
Sally Millar, EdinburghBritish taxpayers and rail customers pay for rail services – but don’t get the service they need – and private companies and shareholders take the profits. It’s mad.
Malcolm Hunt, LondonBR seems to have run best when it was up for sale and had to prove itself before privatisation. If East Coast can do it, then I’m sure the whole network can too.
Fiona Kearns, WakefieldWe were told that privatisation would bring consumer choice and price competition. It hasn’t. It’s more expensive and grossly inefficient. Only large corporations benefit.
Kevin Gori, Saffron WaldenOwnership.
Ross Brown, AyrPublic transport should be publicly-owned, and run for public benefit, not for private profit.
Amy Smith, DartfordGreedy, inefficient and monopolistic. That’s the reality of UK rail companies. Enough is enough. We want regulation and a state investment in our transport.
Elizabeth Walker, Haywards HeathQuite simply, the system isn’t good enough and needs to be better. We’re all better than this.
R E Kenner, OxfordInvestment by central government for a national asset to enhance the infrastructure is the best way out of this mess.
Danny Read, GooleNot necessarily British Rail but we need a less fragmented railway.
Steve Wayne, LondonMost expensive railways in Europe.
Nancy Sands, LondonI’m fed up with shareholders getting our hard-earned money, whilst we subsidise the train companies anyway.
Colin Potter, PontefractJust like the sorry state of the fuel utilities, privatisation of the railways shares one glaring similarity. The clear and simple fact is that privatisation does work.
Ian Potter, SheffieldIt makes economic, social and environmental sense to have the railways run for our benefit again. Why wouldn’t you?
James Banville, WokingAs usual all the profits going to shareholders, with users left with dangerously crowded trains with tickets at criminal prices.
Linda Norman, HarpendenThe price of tickets and the excellent service on East Coast Mainline is a model for how we as passengers should be treated.
Mark Bishop, YorkWhat is wrong with a service? Why does everything have to provide a profit to shareholders?
David Styles, London.Public transport is essential to any sensible society. A good public transport system is more efficient, cleaner and simply a better use of resources.
Ido Morgenshtein, Bat Yam, IsraelNationalising the transportation industry is the best thing that can happen to any transportation system around the world.
Andrew Macpherson, GlasgowNeed to get our finger out. Going to need lots of electric railways in 20 years’ time when the oil runs out.
Tim Larkin, Grange Over SandsBR was far superior to the current system of a plethora of companies, with different pricing schemes. It’s difficult to know where you stand.
Glenn Gridley, AylesburyChiltern are the worst train operating company in the UK.
Mike Hughes, LondonRailways now, power and water next.
Mark Wouters, LeedsNot for profit is the only way forward. “Enslave the private company executives and chairman!”
Christian Goldsmith, SunderlandBring it back.