Spread the word. Make sure that, when we win, the public and employees are fully engaged in the new framework.

Malcolm Wallace, Chelmsford

Privatising the rail network was a scandal. We have the highest cost rail network in Europe, now partly owned by overseas governments. East Coast mainline worked well.

Laurence Price, Horsham

Tran Pennine is overcrowded and East Coast is working well. That says it all.

John Bryan, York

Let’s leave the EU, then we won’t have to comply with their privatisation directives!

Z Sullivan, London

Bring back order, fair fares and proper trains.

Liam Arthur, Wallington

Every public company that has been privatised works well but only for the avaricious money moguls who prey on ordinary people’s complacency.

William Coleman, Edinburgh

End the madness of rail privatisation now.

Ken Phillips, Chorley

It’s been long enough to prove that privatisation does not work better.

Rosemary Chaffer, Durham

I support the idea of re-nationalising the railway system.

Sonia Santana, Bishop’s Stortford

Railways should never have been privatised.

Derek Tweedie, Erith

Rail privatisation was always going to be about contracts and money, not people or good service.

Deirdre Forsyth, Glasgow

There are others we need to bring back too, but his would be a big move in the right direction.

Lauretta Pearson, Hinckley

I’ll vote for the political party that promises to do this.

Susan Steward, Norwich

Stop subsidies for profit-making companies. Look to Europe on how to effectively run a national rail service.

Steven Parker, Weston-super-Mare

Privatisation has failed, tax payers pay more subsidies to give private companies more profit.

David Sherwood, Northwich

I have never felt that a national railway network should be in the hands of separate companies. The service varies so much between them and there is little co-ordination.

Duncan Baillie, Kilmarnock

Let’s have a public service with trains late into the night with as much subsidy as the privatised services get.

Richard Muncey, Birmingham

Stop the rip off.

Jojo Yexley, Hertfordshire

A key strategic resource that needs government ownership and control with a not-for-profit ethos.

Stephen Dixon, Hebburn

Re-nationalise and reopen more stations.

Paul Malone, Storrington

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

Colin Bromley, Northampton

I’m tired of a Trabant service at Rolls Royce prices. We need a nationalised railway run for the benefit of people, not profit.

Ian Westbrook, Folkestone

Privatisation does not equal improved service or cheaper tariffs. Re-nationalise and give Britain a rail network to be proud of.

Phil Gallon, Saltburn

They should be taken back from the thieves who stole it, as should Royal Mail.

Fiona Forbes, Kirkcaldy

The railway needs be back as one.

Joanna Heap, Derby

I support this cause and believe the rail services should be nationalised once more, for a better service and cheaper, more affordable travel.

Simon Steele

Give back to the people.

Robert Wells, Leicester

People can no longer tolerate the cost of travel.

Paul Churchill, Peterborough

I’m sick of being charged extortionate prices by rip-off merchants who monopolise the rail way.

Benjamin Harper, Stoke-on-Trent