Give back to the people.

Robert Wells, Leicester

Why privatise something which is making a profit and doing the job well?

Brenda Topley, Leeds

No state subsidies for private operators to get rich at our expense.

Richard Royle, Lancaster

We used to provide non-stop InterCity services, had lots of local services, allowed any route and had routes to holiday destinations. Who said we don’t need these anymore?

Ann Foster, Liverpool

I am not a believer in nationalisation unless it is an obvious choice. How else can a population which is now so diverse move across the country without cars?

Christopher Morton, Durham

Privatisation has been a disaster for passengers and a bean feast for rail companies.

Roger Theaker, Liverpool

We need cheaper fares and profits ploughed back into the system. Shareholders should be supporting the system now not the taxpayer, unless we re-nationalise the system.

Gareth Williams, Wenvoe

It makes no sense to try to introduce competition into what is a natural monopoly that should be run as a public good.

Louis Thorne, Cambridge

Service standards have definitely declined. Buying tickets on the day is robbery, especially on lines where there aren’t even enough carriages to sit down in.

Timothy Selvage, Milton Keynes

There’s no reason why it can’t be done. Just don’t re-franchise when the current ones come to an end. But government is in hoc to international capital and Brussels.

Trevor Burr, Birmingham

Jeremy Corbyn as PM will re-nationalise the railways and I’m looking forward to it.

Mary Taylor, London

I am a former railwayman and think bringing back British Rail wouldn’t be a backward step.

David J Page, Portsmouth

Please re-nationalise the rail network.

Mathew Taylor, Manchester

The current rail system is a total mess. Franchising has not worked and we are over-charged for a poor standard of service compared to other EU countries.

John Hague, Loughborough

The sooner the better. Stop fat cats ruining our country.

Barry Hewland, Brighton

Privatisation is rubbish. All that matters is profit, never mind the public.

Stuart Edwards, Birmingham

Great idea, about time.

Patrick Hilley, Keighley

I’m bored with paying to run Europe’s rail network with the profits from ours.

Andrew Stock, Colchester

All utilities needed by the nation should be owned by the nation and run for the nation, not for profit.

Steve Beesley, Leeds

Right now we the British public are wasting millions of pounds each year on a joke of a so-called not-for-profit rail network so that companies can profit from the people.

M Newman, Edinburgh

In Europe you have high quality train networks under one direction. The UK needs to follow suit.

Dave Emson, Bedale

Britain needs a unified rail network that serves everybody, not a fragmented, inefficient and over-priced system serving its rich owners and self-interested politicians.

Chris Romberg, Shrewsbury

Bringing Back British Rail will save millions of lives on our roads and help save the NHS. It is a sensible way to fix the UK economy.

Paul Bright, Bournemouth

The great experiment should now end. Privatisation has not worked. Talent has been lost as train operating companies now work in ‘silos’.

William Shearer, London

There is overwhelming support to restore our railways to public ownership and politicians must listen.

Doris Brunt, Biggleswade

It’s time this government realised that private isn’t always better than public. It’s time to re-nationalise.

Sheila Loffill, Knaresborough

And the power companies.

Marwan Mohammed, Hastings

Please, please make this happen.

Victoria Wild, Harrogate

Let’s bring back the golden days of British Rail.

Karen Blakeley, Manchester

It’s time to bring back the public service ethos in our railways.

Matthew Lee, London