It should never have been privatised.

Christine Bainbridge, Durham

Nationalise the railways.

Ross Atherton, Dunfermline

A very good campaign – all the best with your efforts.

John Morgan, Flitwick

The private railway is not more efficient. It is interested only in the bottom line, not providing any kind of a service.

Phil Simpson

Privatisation was a terrible failure for commuters and a great win for greedy investors.

Steve Andrews, Lincoln

Bring back British Rail.

Stuart Bogue, Alton

It should not have gone in the first place.

Colin Ure, Houghton-le-Spring

British Rail should be brought back and then perhaps we will get a better railway in the UK.

Jonathan Deady, Swindon

Overpriced rail travel is unfair and unnecessary. There is little to no improvement to facilities to warrant these price hikes. Re-nationalise the rail system now.

Jasmine Mohammed, Walton-on-Thames

The East Coast line is doing much better now it is run by the Government again – it is in profit.

Rosalind Brierley, Peterborough

This needs to happen.

Nicky Jerrome, Reading

Bring back British Rail.

Elizabeth McManus, Bournemouth

Well done. First step, save East Coast mainline.

Alan Holmes, Durham

Ever-rising prices, overcrowded trains and immense subsidies from taxes to fatten profits.

Chris Wrigley, West Bridgford

I arrived Southampton 1949, saw BRITISH RAIL sign. Hooray. Bring it back.

Norman Luff, Portsmouth

Take our railway back now.

Terrence Edwards, Cardiff

Stop these private companies ripping us all off with their price rises year in year out. Bring back BR.

Michael Pruce, London

Remember how much better it all was before privatisation.

Maggie Black, Staines-upon-Thames

It could be done for nothing.

Anthony Roberts, London

Not tomorrow – now.

Dennis Lane, Middlesbrough

Travel by rail is overly expensive, complicated, frustrating. The service is poor – trains are late on a daily basis – trains are dirty with toilets frequently overflowing.

Caroline Winn

BR was the most cost-efficient system in Europe. Imagine what it could achieve with the money these companies receive.

Alan Graham, Wolverhampton

Prices of train fares are ridiculous. I hate the 4 hours of standing on an extremely overcrowded train to see my family so much so that I rarely see them anymore.

Julia Coryton, Southwark

Britain’s passenger railway network should be re-nationalised and run for us, not for profiteers.

Graham Howard, London

Privatising BR was a blatant disregard for the millions of passengers who use it every day for work. The only ones benefitted were the companies and the MPs directorships.

Collin Deurance, Brighton

Privatisation hasn’t worked on the railways. Bring back public ownership.

Anthony Howe, Luton

Ticket price variations are too confusing and expensive

Mark Parker, Thatcham

East Coast is good and should not be put out to tender when previous contractors have failed. Re-nationalise the system.

Elizabeth Musgrove, Middlesbrough

This was always a privatisation too far. We need a national system dedicated to public service and not to private profit.

Stephen Harper, Manchester

Privatised rail companies haven’t provided better services, but uneven ones, with ever increasing fares.

Linda Uruchurtu, Cambridge