Bob Cotterill, SwanseaA vital asset to the country. All that public money put into it and no return for the public.
Rob Tulip, ChesterfieldI hope it makes a difference.
Hugh Davies, AberdareThey should never have been sold off.
Wendy Bower, SheffieldThis is long overdue. Rail should be a service for people, not businesses.
Sharron Tootell, PenworthamStop subsidising train operating companies and invest in an integrated rail system, not this disjointed farce.
Kevin Sparrow, ChepstowI remember when it was all good – a single unified organisation that my family took a pride in. My uncle was a train driver.
Pat McGuirk, BootleIt’s not just the cost of tickets. National rail used to provide service in unprofitable early morning/late night so early/ late workers don’t need taxis to get to work.
John Jones, LondonFor heaven’s sake, can anything be better for the country as a whole?
Lucy Sherston, BrightonI’m incredibly fed up with paying over the odds for a service I rely on that is cancelled/delayed the majority of the time, with little warning.
Ian Gaynor-Kirk, FalkirkI note the escalating subsidy and fares post privatisation. It was a bad idea and did not introduce true competition. East Coast is actually paying money to the Treasury.
Della White, LondonI don’t suppose any proposed buyers of Eurostar are British. That’s disgraceful.
Rachel Murray, BrightonIt is unfair that we are paying higher fares than the rest of Europe.
Michael McVey, BrentwoodThere is no competition. It’s a license to print money
Joe Cairns – Doran, BrightonNationalise more of the country. We all live here, not just the rich.
Esme Zarins, NewburyIt was so much better before privatisation.
Geoffrey Stevens, SheffieldWhy sell off a profitable sector? Let’s get back to one national system, with built-in safeguards to prevent union domination.
Ria JonesI worked for the railways for fifteen years and I left in 1993 as privatisation was coming in. I now cannot afford to travel by train.
Chris Marsh, RustingtonI’m fed up with high prices and competing networks.
Peter Taft, NottinghamOne system. Then we’d know where we stand – where / what / who will deal with things, not running around like headless chickens.
Gareth Edwards, BathRail CEOs get huge bonuses while services get worse.
Chris Smith, NelsonPrivatisation has been a typical Tory scam.
Tim Gingell, LondonPrivatisation has never worked, and is expensive for the rail user, as well as being stupidly over-complicated
Matt Harrison, ReadingSupport Labour’s policy to bring back the people’s railway because people come before profits.
Angela Breen, ReigateSouthern Rail are an utter disgrace. Bring back a rail service that actually serves the public rather than lines private pockets.
Ajay Nuseibeh, HastingsSince privatisation the service has become dreadful. Prices have risen and we don’t have the safety measures expected of a public body.
Nick David, CardiffI am fed up with late, over-crowded trains. Let’s sort it out.
Sheila Lamb, TewkesburyPrivatisation of the rail network has led to hugely increased fares and shoddy maintenance, as the only thing that matters to them is profit.
David Moore, Leedswe need it back to public ownership, not fat cats creaming off the system.
Kathleen Hamilton, North BerwickNationalise British Rail.
Gary Hale, EveshamI work for one of the unpopular train companies operating in the UK, and the vast majority of frontline staff want BR to return. Obviously upper management don’t.