Rail fares should be going back into the infrastructure and not to shareholders and the bosses of the multiple companies make up our railway.

Graham Henderson, Bordon

Privatisation has failed. Re-nationalisation is long overdue.

Derrick Marr, Southend

I think British Rail should be re-nationalised and kept in public ownership, not for profit of the profiteers.

Keith Bevan, Bristol

Please bring back British Rail, as it is getting absolutely expensive now to go by train. The companies are putting the prices up and the railways are not up to scratch.

Stephen Clutterbuck, Upton-upon-Severn

Bring back a nationalised rail system. If private companies can make money, so can a nationalised system.

Susan Nutt, Blandford

There are far too many different companies operating the railways. It’s far too complicated.

Sueton Sayers, Wolverhampton

We currently subsidise the rail network more heavily than we did when we owned it yet they still make a profit. That’s our money and it should be re-invested.

Glyn Morgan, Liverpool

East Coast Rail have shown that publicly-owned is better than privately-owned, for customers and taxpayers.

Stephen Helm, Ponteland

Southern’s ongoing failure to provide a reliable service is deplorable. It’s clear the government don’t care about the travelling public and are happy to fund our misery.

John Lucas, Middleton-On-Sea

The people who used to knock British Rail aren’t knocking any more are they?

Chris Winfield, Nottingham

I’m fed up with shareholders getting our hard-earned money, whilst we subsidise the train companies anyway.

Nancy Sands, London

Passengers before profit.

Steve Nation, Cambridge

Rail privatisation is another example of the woolly-minded, neo-liberal economics which are ruining this country and the rest of the world.

Martin Ruddy, Mansfield

Too many companies raking in the profit with no though for passengers.

Gail Fraser, Andover

Put it back where it belongs and that’s in the public hands not private.

Robert Edge, Ashford

Paying almost £9 every day to go to college is simply ridiculous.

Dom Sellars, Ely

We need a re-unified national railway which is run for the people. We need to get rid of privatisation.

Patricia O’Donnell, Harrogate

Bring back British Rail and get rid of all the TOCs and bring it under one umbrella.

John Lowe, Oxford

Stop selling off our national assets for a quick pound to balance the books. Bring back British Rail.

Paul Craft, New Romney

Bring back sanity. Ignore private profits and look after passengers.

William Ball, Morecambe

Vital services like NHS, power, trains etc. should be run for the people they serve not for vast profit or obscene bonuses for directors.

James Gibson, Irvine

With prices far higher in the UK than in the rest of Europe, bringing back BR is one of the best things to do. The railway should be for people, not shareholders’ profits.

Kenneth Raistrick, Manchester

Put it back in our hands, not the shareholders’.

Dennis O`Connell, Burnham

Reverse the Tory money-grabbing agenda.

Huw Jones, Faversham

Privatisation clearly doesn’t work.

Neil Tattersall, York

Passenger train operation should be for the benefit of travellers – not shareholders. And a unified InterCity could offer seamless integrated long-distance services again.

Mike Machin, Southampton

Our railways are a huge national asset and should be run to minimise road and air use and promote other social and environmental benefits, not run for profit.

John Cant, Edinburgh

I heartily agree that we should bring back British Rail to run the railways for the people and not for private profit.

Jane Rees, Colchester

Bring back one system.

Helen Edwards, Stafford

I support the re-nationalisation of railways as an intelligent transport policy.

Joan Young, Newcastle-upon-Tyne