I commute every day and the service is awful. I’m delayed on a nearly daily basis but because the delays are for less than 30 minutes it means I’m not entitled to compensation.

Martina Lednicka, Gravesend

Why should profits be given to the fat cats when the profits could and should be ploughed back into the industry?

Roy England, Watford

The publicly owned East Coast railway is making money for the country. Let them all do that.

Hannah Bloom, Leeds

Passengers are being put in danger on a daily basis by the severe overcrowding. If this goes on, there is a very real risk to health and safety.

Dave Bennett, Horsham

I wholeheartedly support this campaign.

Paul Macgee, London

Let’s have more railway stations in places that are now removed from the rail network, yet are major market towns. Reverse Beeching.

Mary Humphreys, Ely

Fair fares for all under government control.

Keith Brown, Sevenoaks

Bring back a national rail service for the people and not for private profit.

Penny Thornton, Storrington

Affordable travel is a necessity in terms of practicality and quality of life. As a student, despite my costly 16-25 railcard, I find train fares crippling and limiting.

Ula Taylor-Reilly, Portsmouth

Bring it back into public ownership.

Peter McQueen, Crewe

For too long the profits of these private companies have been fed back into the pockets of shareholders at the expense of the British public.

Richard Norris, Hull

SNCF in France seems to work well as does DB in Germany. From home to university in Kent I go through five different companies which are never in sync.

Mal Kempsell, Liverpool

British Rail was an organisation that provided satisfaction by trains running on time, clean and always providing service with a smile on the faces of staff.

David Rundle, Croydon

It’s shocking that what should be a public service for us all now simply lines foreigners’ pockets. A national disgrace.

Steve Summers, Henley-on-Thames

Re-nationalise our railways to ensure a publicly run and accountable service. It’s time to end the fares rip off.

Ian Grainger, London

Railways were privatised so why is the government spending £50bn to build a new line only to hand it over to a private operator for the benefit of a few people?

Mark Waterer, Ashford

Railways should never have been privatised.

Heather Cartwright, Southwell

The railways should be run for the people not for profit.

Kevin Webb, Selby

Southern Rail are a disgrace. Shame on the Government for letting this farce continue so long.

Anthony Wrinch, Redhill

The sooner, the better. I’m sick of hearing telephone figures for nationwide train fares.

Glenn Parker, Mansfield

Nationalise the railways again. The service is terrible.

Daniel Adesen, London

For all its faults British Rail was still 10 times better than the current services.

Chris Ritchie, Ipstones

It is time to stop this nonsense of private companies making profits from public subsidy and ripping off the travelling public.

Paul Andrews, London

As a regular West Coast traveller I am consistently frustrated by increases in rail fares.

David Smith, Stourbridge

I agree that British Rail should be re-nationalised.

Adrian Cross, Blackburn

Absolute Economic Sense

Jacob Tong, London

The public funds wasted in private companies is outrageous and could be spent on a public functional railway.

Ben McCullough, Thatcham

Public transport must serve the interests of the public.

Alex Bailey, Craven Arms

The rail system is a national asset, and far too important to be in private hands.

Camilla Boon, Chalford

They should never have been de-nationalised. It was nationalised because it didn’t work as a mish-mash of companies.

Tracey Allen