Let’s make our rail networks as good as those in Europe and not charge the earth for them. Nationalise.

Karn Purvis, Bishop’s Stortford

BR has got to be better!

John Linge, Dover

Awful service at extortionate prices.

Amy McRitchie

I think that privatisation was a stupid idea, There is basically no competition on the railways and so the core argument for privatisation is invalid.

Sami Richards, Liverpool

Rail is a natural monopoly so public ownership is the appropriate system.

David Fletcher, Nuneaton

Restore the public service, reverse loading of costs on passengers, invest in public transport as a real national asset for everyone.

Geoff Dunbar, Torquay

Bring the railways back into public ownership and stop putting taxpayers’ money into private pockets.

Catherine Cooper, Melksham

Reliable service and fares that are fair and easy to work out.

Carol Spicer, Nottingham

The infrastructure is dilapidated.

Michael Katchelenga, Stanwell

Expropriate, not just re-nationalise.

M&S Murphy, Scunthorpe

Privatisation was supposed to be value for money. It isn’t. It is a failed experiment and it’s time we ended it.

Julia Callow, Bournemouth

This is an abuse of the original privatisation. Stop this amount of money going from the public sector to private company profits. Bring back British Rail.

Neville Redvers-Higgins, Tring

We need more staff. Where are the good clean stations of the 50s?

Will Troth, Doncaster

Bring back BR and squash the HS2 Project.

Peter Ashton, Leeds

Good luck with this campaign.

Jo Vallance, Nottingham

Nothing else makes sense.

Christopher Madeley, Abergavenny

Instead of keeping trying to fill a bucket with a hole, try plugging that hole with some managerial bonuses.

Mark Priestley, Kent

Privatisation has cherry-picked the best routes and neglected less fortunate ones. We need a proper network again.

Peter Yates, Derby

People not profit. Yes.

Charlotte Eaton, St Albans

Rail privatisation has not worked. Higher prices, more route confusion and just as inefficient. Yet we paid for the railways, so surely efficiency has failed.

Jonny Evans, London

Our rail system is embarrassing, especially when compared to other state-owned European systems.

Richenda Herzig, Ely

It makes eminent sense to have a national transport system run for the benefit of the country and not for private profit.

Tony Copeland, Boroughbridge

We can make this work.

Guy Birkin, Nottingham

I travelled by steam train to school. It”s the best way to travel if only they were better organised.

Jean Gray, Whitstable

Too many words.

Lee Miller, Warrington

Bring back less misery to travellers. And more support for our rail workers.

Philip Overton, Great Yarmouth

Our railway network should be made national and not privatised.

Sooriya McNorton, York

I wish British Rail will be revived by 2023.

Walternisio Francisco, Rio De Janeiro

Return to taxpayers on the East Coast line proves a publicly-owned rail network is the best for all and not just the few.

Catherine Hallam, Rotherham

It makes good economic and ecological sense to re-nationalise the railways.

Anna Coles, Canterbury