Lynne Roper, TavistockI’m sick of being fleeced by private businesses who continue to rake in taxpayers’ money in subsidies. They’re far less efficient than public services.
Ken Jones, BicesterIt seems like this privatisation was completed using the worst of the umpteen awful schemes thought of at the time. It costs the taxpayer more now than it ever did.
John Gilmartin, SuttonI’ve never seen such a tight-run service – appalling, overcrowded, overpriced, unreliable. Sort it out.
Peter Griffiths, LondonMuch of our railway system is nationalised – but to continental countries rather than the UK.
Suzi Hanney, FarehamCommon sense.
Liam Sheerin, BrightonBring back British Rail.
Graham Thomas, Merthyr TydfilYes, bring back British rail, steel, coal, telecoms and gas, and stop the rich exploiting the poor.
C Green, GodalmingRailways for the people not for profiteers.
Eddie McGuire, GlasgowMy cousin was a train driver so I’ll always support ASLEF and RMT in their campaigns. Rail keeps Britain united.
Chris Hayden, Milton KeynesI believe that the railway should be owned by the country and government run.
Ellie Gibbs, KnaresboroughGive us back our National Rail.
Glenn Richards, Wotton-under-EdgeThe HST (125) had a perfect safety record under BR. Within a few years of privatisation, profit before safety, there were two crashes in London with massive fatalities.
Anthony Campbell, WallsendA network of this size can only ever be run by one organisation, and the state does it best. Ask the French or the Swiss, Germans. They do it best.
Eleni Stavrou, DerbyPublic services are becoming a system of exploitation against the people who must use them, and in fact work for them.
Calum Wade, TodmordenBritish Railways is the only way to go, it will help bring prices down and trains will be on time for once.
Domenico Bevilacqua, ChathamRailways have to be public, because they are a public service. No private profit to be made, but save and widespread transportation.
Trevor Shore, PooleWhen I worked on BR there were 12 Coaches on Bournemouth to London trains and 11 on CrossCountry. Now there are only 10 and 5 at most.
Victoria Hunt, DoncasterTrains are way too expensive. I cannot afford to use them any more and I have to look for jobs in my own town as commuting would not be financially possible.
Nicola Gibson, BrightonStop privatising everything. Government and their corporate cronies will pay for this theft from the British public. We want our services back.
Lynda Lorenzo, Sutton-on-SeaA long-time commuter in my youth, now living where there is no rail service – but strongly believe rail network should all be in public ownership.
Philip Cheung, Newcastle-upon-TyneA publicly-owned system could be very efficient and profitable as demonstrated by East Coast. Why sell it off? It belongs to us. Don’t make money out of rail users.
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.
Steve Garraway, AyrPrivatisation of utilities is completely mad. Capitalism will hold the people to ransom if it can and yet Britain keeps voting it in. Greedy people. Karma’s coming.
Denis Keenan, OssettBritish Rail ran a cohesive service, with trains that actually connected with each other. This is no longer the case with private operators.
Mark Whitaker, SloughBritish Rail will be more accountable to Government.
Mary Thomas, PlymouthEnough is enough. Give us back our railways.
George Hafiz, PortsmouthPrivatisation without competition is the worst of both worlds.
Tony Coughlan, YorkI’m sick to the back teeth of my monthly train ticket going up in price every single year for work. I’ll join this cause.
Gemma HillWe pay more money per capita for our dreadful, privatised railway service than our European cousins, who enjoy an efficient, value-for-money, nationalised service.
Liam Arthur, WallingtonBring back order, fair fares and proper trains.