Chris Scott, BrightonIt’s a basic service. It shouldn’t be run for profit and I should get some of my £5k a year back instead of giving it to subsidised profit-makers.
Terry McKeown, LeedsIt should be a Labour manifesto pledge.
Brian Garvey, GooleBritish Rail would simplify things and profits would go back into infrastructure rather than into fat cats’ pockets.
Francis Dalton, BracknellIt’s too bloody expensive to buy a train ticket.
Jez Hall, St NeotsSlam doors.
Laura Virtanen, TrowbridgeI am disappointed with the service from Trowbridge to Bath which I have just heard will continue for the next four years.
Stephen Howlett, SheffieldGet this country back on the rails.
Roy Little, LeicesterPrivatisation has led to poor service and is too expensive. It’s become all about profit for the few.
Peter Nisbet, GlenrothesIt is high time that control over the railways was put back where it belongs, under the control of the government and the people. Any profits should come to the system.
Nigel James, WarringtonPrivatisation has not delivered efficient, unified and affordable service. Re-nationalise for public interest reasons.
Mark Dawson, CarshaltonTrains are public transport. It is obscene for a private company to run them for profit.
Roberto King, ChesterYou should try organising a strike with all of the rail workers.
Paul Bright, RotherhamTransport infrastructure should belong to the public.
Daniel Leslie Leckenby, CosbyPeople before profits, and while we are at it let’s bring back gas, water and electricity too.
Lewis Selby, SwindonGet rid of privatisation and bring back British Rail like the good old days.
Angela Sansam, HarrogatePrivatisation has been a complete disaster and has definitely not brought benefits for rail users.
Jim Cragg, DerbyProfit adds to the price of a ticket.
Ersan Hakki, LondonFare increases every year for an increasingly diminished and unreliable service. Privatised companies have had zero accountability for too long.
Daniel Casey, BristolA united, extensive, sustainable transport system, run by society for society!
Ian Beasley, Stoke-on-TrentOur services belong in public hands. No more private railways or bus services.
Grace Whyte, GlasgowRailways and infrastructure are privately owned and, as a taxpayer, I’m still paying for it. I’d rather own it with the rest of the people.
Dan Gifford, MachynllethGerman rail allows two 48 hour stop-overs within one long distance ticket. I don’t think that could happen with the complexity of our rail system, and theirs is cheaper.
Sean Hill, GatesheadWhat are the benefits of privatisation? Profits for foreign companies, confusion on focus within the industry, lack of re-investment, and the trains belonging to the bank.
Jim Dodds, Newton AycliffeUK private enterprise failed the motor industry, steel and chemicals – now all successful in foreign ownership with British workers. We deserve to own our railways.
Patricia Shave, LeicesterRail travel in this country is ridiculously expensive and, because of the closure of so many routes during Beeching’s reign, people had no option but to take to the roads.
Steve Austin, BirminghamIt’s wrong that we subsidise the railways only for private business to make huge profits for themselves.
Barbara Webb, YorkPrivatisation has been a disaster. Let the state run the railways – they did a much better job.
Jan Parry, BristolPublic transport should not be for private profit.
Margaret Foster, HitchinOther countries manage their transport systems with nationalised, integrated services. Some of them even own some of our railway networks. Surely we could do the same?
Adrian Britton, BristolJust bring back British Rail and re-nationalise the railways.