Martin Boyle, LondonPrivatisation equates to the pilfering of public funds into private pockets; no brown envelopes required!
Eve Tait, LeicesterI’m sick of spending 4-10 hours on coaches to visit family because of ridiculous rail prices.
Paul Johnson, CoventryI started my railway career in 1983 with BR but I’m now unemployed due to depression.
Alan Hopkins, Newcastle-upon-TyneThe privatisation was only conceived with one aim – profit for the few. Any fool could see that chopping the network into little bits would seriously undermine its efficiency.
Andy Shirling, RomfordAnother hopeless Tory policy designed to help their friends and f**k the users.
Kether Eaglestone, LondonNationalise the railways now.
Liam McMillan, BrightonA continued increase in price without a reciprocal increase in service and standards. This needs to change.
Caroline Barenghi, PontelandFor environmental reasons rail travel needs to be efficient and cheap.
Michael David Jewett, HarrogateI feel privatisation has failed big time.
Ben Byrne, StanleyA publicly-owned rail service is the only sensible option.
A Paterson, ShropshirePeople need trains and they should be run for them and not for the profit of shareholders.
Jack Johnson, LiverpoolEnd the rip-off of rail passengers. Public ownership now.
James Siddle, WakefieldTransport, health and utilities should never be in the hands of the private sector.
Reiko Hara, LondonIt’s a great idea. The way it was privatised was absolutely crazy. The railway system should be efficient, punctual and user-friendly.
Paul Oliver, MexboroughStop the fat cats and bring back a national rail service which would be safer and modern.
Z Sullivan, LondonLet’s leave the EU, then we won’t have to comply with their privatisation directives!
Elizabeth Cunningham, NorwichHow are you supposed to have a flourishing and prosperous civilization if you cannot get anywhere?
Chris Clarke, HuddersfieldLets go back to a service for the public not a service for a few shareholders.
David R Evans, Newcastle-upon-TynePrivatisation and unification without compensation.
Stephen Helm, PontelandEast Coast Rail have shown that publicly-owned is better than privately-owned, for customers and taxpayers.
Dave Waugh, EdinburghPrivatisation has not worked for our railways. Check out what comedian Mark Thomas has to say.
T W, GloucestershireThe money paid by the public needs to go straight back into the railway.
Graham Askew, CambridgePrivate profit never serves people.
Roy Hollister, DartfordWill Labour bring it in or carry on acting like Tories?
Brenda Peacock, ShipleyReturn to public ownership now to stop subsidising European railways.
James Banville, WokingAs usual all the profits going to shareholders, with users left with dangerously crowded trains with tickets at criminal prices.
Vince Wright, MacclesfieldThe current rail system is a disgrace in price and in service, over-crowded and dangerous.
Bernice Broggio, GatesheadPrivatisation is a right wing ideology that does not work with industries that need to be countrywide and where some areas need to be supported by others.
Sarah Robinson, LiverpoolPublic transport should be exactly that. accessible to the public with ease and affordable..
Reuben Taylor, EdinburghI’m sick of being price-gouged, especially since Virgin took over the East Coast line and all the advance tickets shot up in price.