Yes, bring back British Rail. Let’s get all industries back to re-nationalising. The Tories have ruined this country with privatising.

Alan Arkless, Cramlington

No HS2 though, please.

Paul Quadros, Nottingham

Pay less money to the shareholders.

Thomas Paterson, Manchester

It needs doing now. Re-nationalise the lot.

Ben Huggins, Exeter

Can we have the power and water companies back as well please? They were privatised without our permission and are ripping us off also.

Michael Johnson, Guisborough

This is just one of the assets stolen from the people by John Major’s government. The railway should be returned in good condition after all that subsidy.

Michael Attard, Newton Abbot

The people have spoken.

Kevin Freeman, Glasgow

I am of the generation that remembers British Rail. It was not perfect, but during the Conservative years it was led by politicians who severely starved it of investment.

Patrick Hulme, Avon

Let’s bring back British Rail and lower prices for tickets, as private companies are charging way too much to travel to places.

Leanne Green, Hyde

Stop this fragmented, disjointed shambles and have a railway run for passengers not shareholders.

Ian David, Bath

Privatisation is not working for passengers. I believe that nationalisation would put good service as the number one priority rather than making a profit.

Andrew Smith, Borehamwood

I applaud your efforts, but this can only happen with a socialist government.

Michael Bennett, Berwick-upon-Tweed

There should be a rail network in this country that is for the benefit of all train users, not for the shareholders. Bring back British Rail.

Patricia Smith, Huddersfield

Why don’t we have trains in North Yorkshire?

Ken Martin, Scarborough

put it all back in public ownership so it is run for the people by the people.

Stephen Hopkins, Swansea

We need a publicly-owned transport system that is affordable for everyone.

Hannah Brown, Manchester

These private companies care nothing for your pocket, and increasingly less for your safety.

Amanda Pulsford, Hastings

We need a reliable, reasonably priced, rail service. This will never be achieved without re-nationalisation.

Bernard Hurley, Hemel Hempstead

Fares are too high. We need stricter government regulations so there are no benefits for opting for a car over a train.

Jonathan Browning, Leeds

You knew where you stood with British Rail.

Helen Flyn, Peterborough

It seems sheer folly that as a country we now pay more in state subsidies to the private providers than we ever paid for British Rail

Roddie Arnott, Edinburgh

Rail services are only marginally better than when the line opened.

David Pointon, Scholar Green

Let’s have an integrated railway.

Christopher Fox, Birmingham

The country needs an efficient integrated railway system to facilitate economic growth.

Brian Alston, Maidstone

Compare how well the nationalised East Coast rail network is doing compared to the privately-run operators.

Ann Partington, Gateshead

If we don’t own it, we can’t improve it.

Jon Keen, Hull

The current situation is nonsensical except to those private profiteers who are running the railways at a sub-par standard. Bring back British Rail.

Oscar Wallace, Liverpool

Things that naturally function best together should be kept together in public hands.

Sandy Irvine, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Private profit never serves people.

Graham Askew, Cambridge