It’s time the politicians let the railways be run by railwaymen and stop interfering in the day-to-day running of the railways.

Paul Green, Oxford

Let’s get back a railway that we as a nation can be proud of once again.

David Woodruff, Weymouth

I’d prefer to travel by train but I can’t afford to. The planet can’t afford me to travel by car.

Alan Jackson, Dalton-in-Furness

Rail for the people.

Matthew Navin, Manchester

I remember the days before privatisation. The service was definitely cheaper and, for a customer, easier to use and understand.

Ruth Rolfe, Ely

Save our railway.

Paul Owenson, Nottingham

Worsening services for more and more money.

J De Haart, London

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 private sector is responsible for some of the biggest economic health and safety disasters, whilst extorting the British public.

Richard Bell, Derby

Public service should mean public ownership and public profit.

Gavin Monaghan, Helensburgh

Spend the subsidy on routes not shareholders.

Leila Roberts, Ripon

Please bring back British Rail and get rid of South Eastern Trains.

Steve Jackson, Welling

Rail privatisation has been a disaster except for a few company directors and other major shareholders.

Alan Campbell, Balerno

Privatisation is not working. Why should our railway be in the hands of foreign state-owned organisations?

John Wright, Salisbury

Only nationalisation of our rail services can guarantee effective services and costings.

Donald Watson, Durham

Bring back the breakfast car for civilised travel not HS2.

Simon Carne

British Rail was for customers not for shareholders.

Patricia Spence, Reading

Railways should be run for the public as a service and not for mega profits for the rich.

Anthony Kelly, Derby

How anyone could be so stupid as to privatise a successful, publicly owned company I cannot understand.

Tony And Marjory Elliott, Durham

Return the InterCity.

Duncan McKinnon, Motherwell

The most risky British project in decades, the rail privatisation experiment has failed catastrophically. Allow common sense to prevail and bring back British Rail!

John Davies, Swansea

I’m keen to be involved in local transport campaigns. Please put me in touch with local union and other campaigners.

Gerry McCartney, Johnstone

Re-nationalise the railways! Proof of the pudding is East Coast Mainline. Nationalisation does and can work.

Clive Glaister, Slough

This might help to stop strikes.

Alison Harte, Kent

Bring it back.

Jim Love, Middlesbrough

British Rail had its faults but it was run for the benefit of great Britain not foreign conglomerates.

Philip Jones, Flint

Re-open closed lines and stations as well to ease traffic pollution and the loneliness and alienation so many now face.

Raquel Thokchom

Go back to running trains at cost not for profit.

Vincent Brierley, Peterborough

It can be profitable, just like East Coast is.

Trevor Lees, Barnsley