Martyn Mitchell, WellingtonI’m fed up with the fees we have to pay to get around a country this small! £50(with railcard) for a London return! The profit that the private companies make is scandalous!
Kevin Gaylard, New MiltonBritain deserves better than the total shambles that privatisation was always going to be. Money for fat cats doesn’t provide a decent railway.
Chris Coombs, Stockton-on-TeesLook how successful the East Coast line is now, following de-privatisation.
Paul Sheeky, CreweIt’s a national service, so it’s obviously going to be more efficient to run it nationally.
Arkhenatan Dot Com, SydenhamIsn’t it illegal to privatise public transport?
Lee McDowell, MaghullWhat’s a mess, Bring back British Rail.
Jon Carver, BedfordPrivate companies messed it up once. Nationalised it had its faults, but this re-privatisation is a disaster. The only investment in our railways is still public.
Samuel Hawthorne, RamsgateA great rail system was destroyed by privatisation.
David Samuels, Bishop’s StortfordRailways should be in the public domain because they offer (or should) a public service. The idea of making private profit from railways is ludicrous.
Theo Williams, RydeThe state of the current national network is a disgrace. Nationalisation of the railway system would lead to a better regulated system with lower costs for the commuter.
Jimmy Purewal, LondonI believe that the railways should be nationalised because they are too expensive for me to be able to commute to work and other locations.
Sohail Zafar, LondonAll strategic industries must be in state ownership.
Alan Templeton, EdinburghPrivatisation has been an expensive disaster. The East Coast line is performing very well in public hands.
Ted Hammond, DaventryI am totally against train operators’ high pricing, which still doesn’t guarantee a comfortable seat.
Wallace Henning, FolkestoneIt’s obvious that this has to happen.
Claudia Gregory, LondonNo to privatisation. No to greed.
Dom Sellars, ElyPaying almost £9 every day to go to college is simply ridiculous.
Sandra Jervis, WakefieldPrivatisation was the worst thing that happened to the railways. We are pouring money into private companies’ pockets.
Janet Goodall, HarwichIf railways were nationalised, we could pay people to be station staff instead of paying them to be out of work.
Geraint Dawe, Caerphilly£230 Cardiff to London is extortion. I can fly to Rome for the same. or Belfast 4 times.
Andy Gordon, SheffieldPeople not profit.
Roger Goodwin, HerefordThe cost of travelling by rail is pricing people out of using them. In a lot of cases, it is now cheaper to travel by car.
Matthew Culley, Barrow-in-FurnessAs a regular commuter, I often have to face delays, rising fares and poor quality of services. Let’s make a change.
Jamie Bramwell, CheshireThatcher sold off most of the country now Cameron wishes to complete her mission!
Alan Miller, CarlisleYes, British Rail, bring it back. Let’s bring it on.
Duncan Crighton, DundeeState profits, not individual profiteers.
Peter SleggI always said that privatising rail was a really bad idea.
Steve Ford, WinchesterEach year the service gets worse and worse. It’s hugely expensive.
Graham Dixon, Gregson LaneIt’s never been right since privatisation.