Privatisation has been a disaster for the railways. We subsidise it more now than when it was publicly owned.

Peter Gillon, Sowerby Bridge

Bring it back into public ownership and expand. Roll back Beeching’s cuts. Isle of Wight needs a light railway desperately. Its been strangled by lack of a good railway.

Peter Jeffries, Isle of Wight

The hotchpotch of private companies and railway track providers etc. is just not working efficiently and travellers are being milked more and more. Public ownership is best.

Robin Kinrade, Maidstone

The French rail system is excellent, affordable, efficient.

Paul Forrest, Bourganeuf, France

What doesn’t work doesn’t work no matter how we might will or wish it too.

Martin Forster, Washington

Not for profit.

Paul Brookes, Walsall

I agree with this campaign.

Jack Free, Epping

Service and passengers before profit. Many rely on rail.

David Pears, Milton Keynes

Bring back a modernised high-speed network and a unified BR, get rid of Network Rail and micro government interference.

Peter Boggett, Cardiff

For getting to work on time, reducing road deaths, and avoiding climate collapse, we need a nationalised rail network.

David Cross, London

Give back to Britain our heritage.

Dawn Appadoo, Rochester

I worked for the railways for fifteen years and I left in 1993 as privatisation was coming in. I now cannot afford to travel by train.

Ria Jones

Our rail network should be seamless and better regulated for the benefit of the customers, not shareholders.

Rosemary Morgan, Birmingham

I remember when British trains were something to be proud of. We should put that right again.

Les Railton, Hull

Out with the miserable, gouging private sector vampires – Atos, Serco and G4S are a disgrace too. Get rid of them all.

Nick Haeffner, London

Under no circumstances should it cost more to travel to Scotland by train than it costs to be catapulted there in 600mph jet-powered tube. Please sort this out.

Charlie Bartlett, Colchester

Bring back BR now for everyone’s sake.

Alan McVitty, Welwyn Garden City

I remember the days when we had a wonderful national transport service, unlike today.

Simon Leavesley, London

Run for the benefit if the people not a few shareholders.

David Mullin, Preston

I believe the BBBR campaign is to return the service to the tax-paying people, and not a feather bed for the unions. If not, then leave it as the shambles it already is.

David Everitt, York

Abellio is a publicly-owned Dutch company. Northern Rail should be publicly-owned by the British people for those using and working on the line.

Joan Burt, Edinburgh

Infrastructure should not be privately owned, it should be publicly owned and run for best performance and value, not raw profiteering.

Stephen Thomas, Reigate

Terrible East Grinstead service. The frequency needs to be increased as well as the number of carriages. All over the country serious reform is needed not Victorian trains.

Emma Campbell, Sanderstead

British Rail was far better than any other rail company. I started work for them. Regional Railways again was a good company and then things started getting worse.

Ann Brown, Lincoln

I’m fed up with late and cancelled trains – and railcard increases for a deteriorating service.

Del Davies, Kent

I’m all for public ownership, but strongly against union or political influence.

Euan Stewart, Glasgow

Bring it back now.

Umar Amin, Manchester

Fares are high and service low.

Graham Scrivens

Re-nationalise now.

Elfyn Griffith, Bristol