Cathi Francis, BromleyJoined up systems please. We need the UK to function effectively and think long term.
Phillip Bevin, SurbitonThe idea that essential national infrastructure should be owned by publicly unaccountable overseas private organisations is absurd on a fundamental level.
Gwenno Dafydd Williams, CardiffRhaid inni fod fel rhannau o Ewrop sydd a thrennau rhad sydd wedi eu rheoli gan y llywodraeth. (We need to be more like parts of Europe which have cheap state-run trains.)
Joseph McLaughlin, CoatbridgeI believe that a healthy democratic nation should own all of its own infrastructure, including Health, Education, Roads, Water and Railways.
Ross Halliwell, ManchesterPrivatisation has ruined this country. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
Jim Cobdun, ManchesterThe whole point of privatisation is to create competition, making it a completely inappropriate solution for trains where there’s no choice when travelling from A to B..
Robert Ferguson, WakefieldWhy stop at British Rail? Why not bring back the CEGB? Have you looked at your electricity bills of late and they have the brass neck to tell us the lights are failing.
Matthew Whelan, LeedsWe need a railway fit for purpose and not only for profit.
Mark Foster, LondonSimply Bring back British Rail and end all these scam companies that are only interested in lining their own pockets.
Sheepa Ahmed, LondonThey are ripping us off.
Sandra Hurst, SuttonThe private companies are only interested in profit, not the customer. Stop all subsidies and contracts to them and bring back British Rail.
George Falzon, SwindonRe-nationalising is the only option.
Nick Shields, Hebden BridgeJust another of a myriad reasons to revolt.
Peter Sinclair, BirkenheadPeople not profit.
Richard Green, Newton AbbotCurrently there is no competition. I cannot choose which company I use to provide my rail service, so how has privatisation improved customer service?
Alison Sheffield, Cleobury MortimerIt just makes more sense.
Kenneth Miller, LeedsStop propping up private firms. Let us run it from central office.
Niall Campbell, BraintreeIt is disgraceful that an organisation that gets so much funding makes shareholders their priority rather than their customers.
Koto Senyo, LondonBring back British Rail.
Nicky Wilson, IpswichNo better service since the privatisation. More people travelling and not enough carriages. The fees have gone up so much for a service that we are not getting.
Jerry Desmond, LondonIt’s unbelievably stupid that all the current companies are privately owned by foreign investors, whilst we pay some of the highest rail fares in the World.
Tim Coad, FrodshamIt’s long overdue. The present situation is ridiculous.
Steven Caris, LondonHaving rail in private hands has proved to be a complete disaster on all counts.
Mary Blundell, GranthamBeeching began the demise of the railways.
John Evans, BillericayPublic transport should be run for the benefit of the country, not shareholders.
Sandra Cunliffe, ColdstreamAny profit made should be re-invested into the service not go to private companies. East Coast rail was great. I can’t believe they lost the franchise.
Pru Dickson, OxfordIt’s time we could travel for a decent price all over the UK.
Michael Craig, MagherafeltPeople before profit.
Tony Acton, LondonThatcher’s legacy is destroying the little that’s left of public Britain.
Margaret Pedley, HuddersfieldNationalise the railways. It’s the only way forward.