Mark Hansen, LondonWe’ve spent more taxpayers’ money on the railways under privatisation than at any other time in railway history and it’s just lining shareholders’ pockets.
Lorraine Ellison, LoughboroughA day out in London would be nice, but it’s too expensive for most folk.
Raymond Lee Meadows, ChorleyPublic transport should be run and maintained with the intention of serving the public and not lining the pockets of shareholders who have no interest in the service.
Ian Maunder, SwanseaEnd the current fiasco and give us back British Rail.
Julie Blunden, HarrogateWe should have a national rail system without a single doubt.
Aaron M, East SussexPrivate operators waste too much time apportioning blame for late trains between each other.
Victor Halksworth, ChesterfieldI started work for British Rail and witnessed the decline through privatisation first-hand. I retired early because I couldn’t take any more. Bring back British Rail!
Richard Butterworth, WorthingRailways are very much the life-blood of this country and are a public service for public interests and thus should not be run by private companies for private profits..
Timothy Wilson, DundeeEast Coast is better now than it has been for years.
Valerie McIntosh, WarringtonWe need a railway system that works for the users not the shareholders.
Nicholas Cleverley, LondonMake rail public again.
Harry Neeve, BarnsleyI’m actually sick of foreign governments jacking up our rail fares and simply not caring. What we need is our railways run by the government with more investment and care.
Marie Bowers, DundeeEast Coast trains have greatly improved since they were taken back from the National Express.
Richard Reed, ReigateI believe in a better transport system for London. Profiteering from commuter misery leaves me sick in the gut. Third world transport system at first world prices must end.
Jayne Carter, Weston super MareCommuting on modern trains costs more than driving. How can this be moral? Privatisation was a horrible mistake and should never have been done.
Adrian Walker, LancasterCommon sense.
Pete Leyden, Y BermoDemand the Labour party puts it in their election manifesto.
Richard Sharp, ColchesterI strongly support this campaign. Rail travel to work is becoming prohibitive by cost and is causing an exodus of talent from the city.
Sharron Tootell, PenworthamStop subsidising train operating companies and invest in an integrated rail system, not this disjointed farce.
McCallie Knowles, Newcastle-upon-TyneWe need rail services run for people not companies run for profit.
Sami Richards, LiverpoolI think that privatisation was a stupid idea, There is basically no competition on the railways and so the core argument for privatisation is invalid.
Jean Taylor, SelbyI travelled as a student on BR with ‘Passenger luggage in advance.’ Where are such services now? It’s all about money.
David Thomson, LevenAnd open the Leven to Thornton line.
Leslie Dalton, Weston-super-MareTrains for transport not profit.
Aaron M, East SussexWhat we have now is the worst of both worlds – the service is worse and the cost of operation higher.
Caroline Aperguis, NottinghamWe want a joined-up service that is not about companies competing to make huge profits from the passengers who have no choice in how they travel.
Steve White, BarnsleyEnd this privatisation madness now.
Shirley Smith, RickmansworthI support commuters with the overpriced unfair costs of rail travel.
Derek Auty, Normanton.All our major commodities – gas, electricity, water and transport, should never leave the government’s hands. This just leads to the public’s loss of ownership.
Christopher Fazey, ChesterIn a world where our “public” services just keep getting worse and worse, please see sense.