There is a great need and desire to return railways to public ownership more than ever.

Joan Norton, Woodbridge

East Coast line has been a success since put back in government control. Don’t throw that away now.

Brian Sowerby, Huddersfield

Bring back British Rail and stop the rip-off of the extremely high fares we are forced to pay.

Robert Chinnery, Grays

Strip the unions. Just let them work and if they don’t like it then they obviously need a career change.

Joe Seager, Sutton

I desire for the railways of Great Britain to be de-privatised so that they are efficient, cheap and reliable, in turn helping commuters and the environment.

Lochlann Hughes, Newtownabbey

Public transport should be public infrastructure not for profit.

Daniel Bell, Saltash

I think it would be better to have a cohesive system with a more standardised level of service and quality and straight-forward pricing.

Karen Roberts, Wilmslow

Privatisation has failed passengers. The taxpayer is still funding the railway. We should own it.

Jamie Thomas, Durham

Delighted to find a group which thinks as I have done since privatisation of the railway.

Rosemary Charles

I live in the USA and fully agree with this protest. Public transport should be public.

Frank Sander, Buffalo, USA

Privatisation has been an expensive disaster for the taxpayer.

Malcolm Pender, Glasgow

Obviously, you have all forgotten that British Rail was never on time, equally expensive and passengers were treated as an unnecessary nuisance.

Jonathan Dimsdale, Harrogate

The new timetable does not work.

Dexter Dennis, Chalkwall

I think that a country’s public transport is a reflection of what the powers that be think of their citizenry.

Stephen Newberry, Hove

They are ripping us off.

Sheepa Ahmed, London

I pay £10.30 for a 30 minute train ride. I never get a seat and I feel ripped off every morning.

Mitch Law, Weston-super-Mare

The UK has the highest cost for rail travel in the world. Train companies are running monopolies and not providing a good service.

Allan Cook, Waterbeach

Bring back British Rail.

John Pruvedenti, Somerset

How can they take away what is rightfully ours in the first place? It’s the same with everything else that has been sold off.

Mick Rix, Northumberland

The scandal of penalties which load the dice against Railtrack in favour of train operating companies.

Dave Wilson, Harlow

End the madness of rail privatisation now.

Ken Phillips, Chorley

It’s financial and operational sense to have a nationalised railway. I believe it’s time to have our railways run for people not profit.

Peter Harding, Reading

Privatisation was brought about by men for whom the continuous accumulation of money is the single focus of their existence as human beings.

Hector, Cheshire

The service we are provided with is an utter disgrace. Continuous passing the buck of blame between these private organisations that are put in place to deliver travel.

David Hood, Edenbridge

What can I say, really?

Steven Gergus, Bolton

We should have a national rail system without a single doubt.

Julie Blunden, Harrogate

Having worked for BR as a signalman for 20 years, I have seen our railway system slowly deteriorate into the shambles it is now.

Bruce Williams, Dyffryn

Stop privatising and franchising everything. Transport should be for the people, not shareholders.

Simon Templar, London

I commute every day and the service is terrible. I pay over £2,000 a year and get a seat 25% of the time.

Chris Hanley, Halifax