William McKeating, BedfordThe sooner the better.
Barbara Brogan, LetchworthPrivatisation may be cheaper short tern, but if the railways were publicly-owned any future profits would benefit the country not shareholders.
Neti Blackwell, Hebden BridgeTransportation will never be cost-effective if run for profit.
Jamie Bramwell, CheshireThatcher sold off most of the country now Cameron wishes to complete her mission!
Max Burton, ManchesterJust look at East Coast. We in the North could do with a bit of that.
Davy Moore, LiverpoolWe should use the profits to keep fares down.
Harry Mander, Westcliff-on-SeaThe fare rises are disgusting.
Ian Crockford, BirminghamBritish Rail I miss you!
Aaran McCarthy, WarringtonBring it back.
Ed Willey, WarePrivatisation pushes up fares and reduces services, hitting the worst-off and the young hardest. For many the railways are their connection to their livelihoods.
Ann B Bell, LissPlease re-unify national rail network and run it for the nation, not for private profit.
Jim Seconde, LondonRailways provide a service. Privatised railways do not provide a service. If profit margin percentages are more important, it ceases to be an effective service.
David Bowie, PortsmouthMy father was a driver. I worked the plactform. Traveling from A to B was so easy, but now you have to go by what the provider says. It’s madness.
Stephen Cullen, PrescotRailways not for private profit.
David McintoshWe are fed up and angry at the blatant disregard for what is a vital piece of our economic infrastructure and what made Britain a leader in engineering world.
Iain WardI miss British Rail porridge.
Celia Kelly, LiverpoolWell done Bring Back British Rail. Make sure people know about the huge subsidies the current providers get from us. It’s our railway.
Roger Sidaway, EdinburghBring back British Rail. It makes economic and ecological sense.
Katie Scaife, BristolYes. Please.
Kathleen Alcock, CleethorpesTrain services should be a public service. They are crucial to the working sector and should not be run by many different companies. They’re overcrowded and overpriced at the moment.
David Wilson, GatesheadRun rail for the people not for profit.
Guy M, Great MissendenTrain prices are a rip-off. It takes me working two days to pay off a week’s worth of train travel to London and parking. What an absolute joke.
Brian Atkins, CannockIf they’re charging fares like that, how much are they really making?
Peter Brewster, St NeotsHaving effectively stolen my share in this national company, the government sold it off to people with enough money to spare, so where is my share? We want it back.
Damian LineDamn Southeastern trains.
M Godwin, BathFranchising services to First, South West Trains and other companies is totally pointless and costly.
Liz Kingsmith, YorkI’ve just wasted over £100 because I couldn’t use an East Coast ticket on a Grand Central train. It shouldn’t cost this much to travel across the country. It’s outrageous.
Fred Hayles, St Leonards On SeaAll British owned utilities have gone down hill since Maggie Thatcher started her demolition of Great Britain.
Sonia Heaven, SouthamptonRail transport is a natural monopoly too important to be left to competing short-term franchises.
Philip Snaith, LlanelliWe need ownership for the common good for something as essential as travel.