Chris Schiele, ManchesterNorthern Rail needs to go. Levenshulme commute doesn’t work. The 08:11 is a myth.
Susan Gulliver, KeighleyLet’s put the British back and make the railways a state-owned company. Everyone then should be able to afford to use them.
Dee Grimes, LewesWe need to own the railways. They were on time, clean and often newly refurbished, and there was cheaper food.
Paul BrightA new great British Rail is central to the UK being suitable for international meetings at the heart of Europe.
Veronica Sims, BedfordIt seems to me vital that the government understands that the railways are not there for the profit of a few but to keep the UK moving.
Andree Rodriguez-Veglio, DaventryIt’s nonsense for fragmentation in so small a landmass. We all prefer train travel in a single network.
Martin Davison, ChesterfieldRe-nationalising our railways is the most cost-effective and operationally efficient thing to do. Private monopolies only work for the shareholders – not the customers.
Roger Khan, LondonRe-unite British Rail.
Alexandra Lejeune, DorsetCome on. You know it makes sense.
Bernadette Potts, ManchesterPrivatisation sells the UK by the pound. Virtually all sales have been made under Tory governments. They’ve all but sold the NHS now.
Glenn Dove, ManchesterWe keep subsidising failed private rail companies. Why? Nationalise.
Pete Williams, SouthamptonI’d rather go by train than drive, but the sad fact is the car is far cheaper, even when proportionally factoring in initial price, tax, insurance, fuel and depreciation.
Harold Dixon, DurhamBring back British Rail. Lower costs and more passengers means more money to re-invest in our railways.
Marcus Bonner, HitchinPublic transport is for the public good, not private profit
William Shearer, LondonThe great experiment should now end. Privatisation has not worked. Talent has been lost as train operating companies now work in ‘silos’.
Shaun Hall, HalsteadSince privatisation, about the only thing which I can see which has improved is the coffee. Trains are still late, overcrowded and staggeringly expensive.
Mimi O’Halloran, DealWhere I live, the cost of a railcard to send a child to school costs a family £600+ a year. No wonder the kids bunk the trains.
Alex Allardyce, LeicesterIt’s time to take back all that was stolen from the British public.
Christopher Thomas, LondonToo expensive and too inefficient. How can anyone be allowed to profit from this?
Jim Read, ChesterfieldPerhaps we shall see some sense when the Cons and the Labour join forces.
Steven Lockwood, DerbyPrivatisation of strategic services is an obvious mistake.
James Gibson, IrvineVital services like NHS, power, trains etc. should be run for the people they serve not for vast profit or obscene bonuses for directors.
Aaron M, East SussexTicket prices have ballooned since privatisation, as every player in the rail industry whacks up the profit margins.
John Wilson, SheffieldThe railways could be run more cheaply and more efficiently if they were returned to public ownership.
Lee Berry, RedruthUnified railway. People before profits.
Allen Heatley, Newcastle-upon-TynePrivatisation has done nothing but rob passengers year after year. It is about time all essential services were nationalised again and run for the people not shareholders.
David Elliott, CleethorpesI’m sick of being ripped off. Bring back BR.
Rosemary Chaffer, DurhamIt’s been long enough to prove that privatisation does not work better.
Michal Benzinski, StroudA disastrous policy implemented for reasons of dogma. Our country needs a proper transport system, not a way of enriching private investors at our expense.
Peter Stratten, CardiffThey shouldn’t ever have been sold because they didn’t belong to the government of the day. Anything state-owned should be put to a referendum before selling.