Enough is enough.

Anthony Sturdry, York

Why did we privatise a profit-making national treasure in the first place? It was utter cronyism, the same as the undervalued Post Office.

Richard Waugh, Holt

Southeastern to go.

Paul Jeffries, Kent

Stop subsidising private companies.

Richard Jones, London

End this madness! Make train prices fair.

James Forber, Warrington

Too much taxpayers’ money going into private hands.

Simon Alcock, Whitby

The sooner the better.

Colin Fallows, Scarborough

Bring back BR, far better than the current inefficient, expensive, profit-focused private shambles.

Colin Noble, Leeds

As a lifelong campaigner for social justice and the environment, my wife and I believe strongly that the railways should be re-nationalised, along with all public services.

Pete and Nikki Perry, Stevenage

Privatisation has been a disaster for passengers, railway workers, track maintenance and safety – and for the tax payer.

Matthew Fazey, Middlewich

This idea needs as much support as possible.

Kathy Barnes, Durham

An integrated, modernised railway system should be for the benefit of all the nation, not just shareholders and rich executives.

Keith Lewis, Cardiff

Christian Wolmar calculates that BR cost between £1m and £1.5m and today the railway cost £6m, including the Network Rail Debt. The lunatics are running the asylum.

Barry Reeves, Blaby

As a student it costs me £10.70 per day for a 20minute journey that is often delayed. I want to use sustainable transport but I lose a lot of time and money.

Sarah Ollier, Derby

You know something is going wrong when it is cheaper to drive to work than take the train.

Roshan Tajapra, London

Trains are public transport not low fare airlines. Tickets should cost no more on the day of travel than in advance.

Shaun Wood, Alton

Judging by today’s performance bring British Rail back now.

Brian Smith, Scunthorpe

Initially my hatred lay with Southern Rail (before that Connex). Now It lies with the idiotic decision to privatise in the first place. Bring back nationalised services.

Oliver Banks, Shoreham-by-Sea

It costs more to travel 2nd class to London or the South coast alone by train than it does by car. The differentials aren’t just slight, they are way off. It’s crazy.

Bill Colwell, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

There are plenty of surplus ex-British Rail carriages that could be overhauled. This would represent a service improvement at minimal cost.

David Sommerville

The railways are a brilliant way to transport people and goods and belong to the people of Britain. This should never be in private hands.

Robert Naylor, Mansfield

Any service like this in private hands will suffer as it will be profit driven. Bring it back into public ownership and serve the customers instead of the shareholders!

Gordon Steadwood, Chartham

Re-nationalisation is long overdue.

Nigel Smith, London

I wholeheartedly support this campaign.

Paul Macgee, London

I’m a student and the fare prices are just too damned high.

Andrew Barrington, Hockley

My interest in this is a personal one. I was brought up in a railway cottage in Wolverton. My Dad was a brass fitter and worked there man and boy. It should belong to the people.

Pete Sapwell, Dewsbury

British Rail belongs to the people, not private corporations.

Philco Gibson, Leeds

Please bring back BR.

Peter Keayes, Longfield

We need a re-nationalised railway network that offers a consistent, reliable service, value for money for the tax-payer, and a simple, sensible and fair pricing structure.

Andrew Shore, Nottingham

I love the trains, I really do. But they’re too expensive and smaller towns are poorly served. Bring back British Rail and give us a train system to be proud of!.

Phil Smart, Leicester