I’d so like to see fares come down and more room on trains, as they are the most economical on the environment.

For-profit ownership of the rail service simply doesn’t work. In most rural areas there is zero competition, so zero incentive for improvements or price reductions.

The first experiment in private management of transport in this country ran for 100years – the turnpike system. It ended because it was useless and expensive.

Nationalise the railways.

Some things are better in public hands. British rail is one of them.

l firmly believe in the nationalisation of British Rail.

I work for one of the unpopular train companies operating in the UK, and the vast majority of frontline staff want BR to return. Obviously upper management don’t.

Too much taxpayers’ money going into private hands.

Rail should be the transport of the future and part of a government environmental public transport strategy – public being the operative word.

I’m fed up having to get on a bus when I’ve paid for a train. There’s engineering on the lines every weekend.

Bring back British Rail.

The success of the East Coast Line clearly demonstrates how much better the railways are in public ownership.

I’ve been using the railway for 14 years. Over the past four years my weekly ticket has gone from £104 to £129. All we see is these private companies making extortionate profits.

Working hard to make the stations look ‘pretty’ whilst service gets worse.

Re-nationalise now.

How many directors and shareholders are taking a cut out of the present arrangements?

Public ownership for public transport.

As an artist and member of Equity, we often have to travel at short notice. Our current rail system does not work for me. It’s expensive and unreliable.

I believe that without the involvement of private companies the railways would have little investment. I do believe in a national passenger operator (but just that).

If the East Coast mainline can be run at a profit by the public sector, so can the rest of the network.

We need a unified rail system where one, public, not-for-profit owner manages the whole system – i.e. trains, track signalling, scheduling etc.

Perhaps we shall see some sense when the Cons and the Labour join forces.

The system we have at the moment is not working and is not very good!

We have to put up with some of the world’s most expensive train fares. Why?

Three painful words – Govia ThamesLink Railway.

The privatisation has been a sham and a travesty.

It should be a service, not a cash cow for shareholders.

This is extremely important, not only for our economy, but for the people who live in this country. People are unable to see each other due to high travel fares.

Essentials like travel and public services and utilities should be run by us, for us.

Let’s have our National Transport System not for profit.