Nick O’Brien, WhitchurchHaving travelled extensively by train for over 25 years I can definitely say the rail service has gotten worse since privatisation.
Glyn Jones, DartfordEnd the farce and re-nationalise the railways. I travel to and from Cumbria by train and have never arrived on time in any direction. Also the fares are so expensive,
Edmund English, Newcastle-upon-TyneWhy Thatcher?
Matthew John Dixon, CaldicotHi, I’m a railway enthusiast and a volunteer on the Dean Forest Railway and I am willing to join and, as a railway historian, I really agree with your statements.
Kerry Hindmarch, SheffieldBring back British Rail. People and service over profit.
George Symes-Davidson, PlymouthThe rail service is terrible and tickets are too expensive. It costs me less in fuel and insurance combined to get most places in my car, instead of using rail.
Mike FriendAll the vast profits going into the transport companies and shareholders should be re-invested back into the system.
Tiffany Francis, StreathamI’m sick of terrible train services and extortionate pricing.
Bronwen Edwards, IlkleyMake our railways something we can be proud of. British Rail.
Paul Oakes, North WalshamOnly the Green Party and Caroline Lucas is offering this.
Ternan Macnamara, ThirskThe first experiment in private management of transport in this country ran for 100years – the turnpike system. It ended because it was useless and expensive.
Barney Hallawell, FalmouthThe tyranny and the bullshit has gone on too long. I’m tired of paying more for trains than it costs to drive, and so is the environment.
Peter Allerhand, MonmouthPrivatisation is a poor way to treat the general public whose ownership of nationalised industries has been devastated by corporate greed and petty politics.
Gordon Carey, St AlbansTake it back into public ownership ASAP.
Paul Smith, LeicesterPublic transport is as it says for the public and as such should be owned by the public.
Malcolm Young, SittingbourneIf we are subsidising a railway, should we not own and control it?
Mark Pullen, RipleyI totally agree with bringing British Rail back. Instead of rail being in corporate hands, give it back to the people.
Michael Wynne, HoveFor a saner, more integrated rail system, bring back British Rail.
Aaron Donaldson, Haywards Heath£5000 for a rail ticket that gets me in late every morning. No seat and I have to stand for an hour every day. Fares just keep going up. This can’t be right.
Samuel Shoesmith, WellingboroughOn my line I can only take EMT. One price. Competition? With government subsidy now, why not fully nationalised so re-investment rather than profit to shareholders.
Stephen Bailey, BiggleswadeEssential services should not be foreign-owned.
Robert Cockcroft, Ashford, KentThe privatised railways are vastly expensive money-pumps from the public purse.
Andrew Lambkin, MalvernThe current state of the UK’s privatised rail systems exposes the gruesome lie that privatised everything is more efficient and delivers a better service. Re-nationalise.
Richard Jones, St HelensBring back BR. Run the trains for the people.
Jack Mills, PlymouthI could get to London from Plymouth for £14 on an InterCity Saver back in the day. Now it’s about £180. Where did it all go wrong?
Bernice Broggio, GatesheadPrivatisation is a right wing ideology that does not work with industries that need to be countrywide and where some areas need to be supported by others.
Steve Yeates, East SussexWe need a train service run for passengers not shareholders.
Stewart Legg, PortsmouthToday the Tories are at it again, this time with the Post Office. The Labour Party needs to state that it will re-nationalise the railways and the Post Office.
Phyl HoadleyTaxpayers pay more in subsidies to the train companies than was paid pre-privatisation. Our tax goes to shareholders as profits and dividends.
Lee Randall, LondonBring back British Rail.