Yes, re-nationalise the railways.

John Cooper, Sheffield

The network should serve the public.

Kelly Moran, London

Strategic resources should be under state control and ownership. The current chaos needs bringing to an end.

Tom Wakeford, Peterborough

Let’s put an end to fat profits for Southeastern Trains and a thin service for passengers.

Graham Elder, Gillingham

The railway companies are only interested in profiteering with over-inflated prices and no customer care.

John Ball, Sheffield

British Rail was never the best railway system in the world but it was a whole world better than the profit scamming bastards who run our regional railways now.

Andrew Thomas, Alfreton

Private profits have just left us with some of the worst infrastructure in Europe. It’s time they finished.

George Gilroy, King’s Lynn

The process of purchasing train tickets and trying to find the best price is an absolute nightmare, especially if a journey involves two different networks.

Karen Scrimshaw, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Turn the tide of ‘rip-off Britain. Also re-nationalise the energy companies.

Richard Merriman, Melton Mowbray

Critical Infrastructure should be nationalised. Privatisation of rail has failed. Operators do not have the interests of the public at heart.

Joseph Redfern, Cardiff

People before profits and release the congestion on Britain’s roads.

Allan J Douglas, Forfar

Privatisation wrecked our railways.

Ken Turner, Newport

Privatisation does not serve citizens or passengers. The East Coast service is making a profit, which goes into public coffers.

Joan Stewart

The name says it all.

William Watts, Reading

Privatisation has failed. It was always going to fail. Its time to finish this foolish experiment and return the railways to the people.

Colin O’Connor, Maidstone

I’m fed up with high prices and competing networks.

Chris Marsh, Rustington

I am of the generation that remembers British Rail. It was not perfect, but during the Conservative years it was led by politicians who severely starved it of investment.

Patrick Hulme, Avon

It’s funny we subsidise European rail through the foreign companies running our railway system. We also give them tax payers’ money.

Michael O’Brien, Manchester

Daughter currently on train from York to King’s Cross taking 3 hrs plus due to works. £128 and just told that she may be charged more to stand in first class vestibule.

Michael Scott, York

Please Bring back British Rail, but use lessons learned to make it work.

Beverley McKenzie, Lincoln

Bring back British Rail.

Clive Pinnock, Maryport

Services as important as a National Rail network should be run by the public sector for the public and never for private profit for the 1%.

Brett Crane, Exeter

It should never have been privatised. It’s another failed experiment in Tory ideology which has just ripped off UK citizens and further rewarded the already much too rich.

John Picken, London

I am rarely on a train these days that is (a) on time, (b) not broken (c) has a driver or (d) completes its whole journey without being discontinued early.

Richard Glazzard, Tunbridge Wells

Privatisation was never the right idea.

Jeff Fox, Huddersfield

Privatisation filling the pockets of the few at the expense of the many.

John Holwell, Worksop

Make train travel easy and cheap again.

Heather White, Southport

Public transport has to be affordable by the public. It therefore has to be run by the public.

Colin Bromley, Northampton