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

It just makes sense.

Tom Freshwater, Wallingford

I fully support the need for a publicly-owned and run railway in Britain.

Paul McNally, Washington

A railway system should be a public and publicly-owned service, not a profit-driven company.

Sarah Richards, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

At last – a movement that will bring BR back into public hands.

Linda Green, Sheffield

Please re-nationalise our railway lines.

Dave Devaney, Liverpool

It’s time to take back control from fat cat shareholders and introduce cheaper travel.

Ian Ward, Bridlington

I say bring back British Rail because all the private companies are robbing everyone – from those who work on the railway to the passengers.

John Taylor

I think that if we bring back British Rail, it will cause a smarter, unified railway for the public.

Aidan Wilson, South Shields

They’re robbing taxpayers blind.

Jane Topliss, Derby

One organisation for the good of all passengers.

Peter Brooks, Gloucester

As franchises end, give to a reformed British Rail as was done with the N E line only to be undone by the Coalition.

Tony Mayer, Swindon

Fallacy of competition improving service and reducing costs thoroughly falsified by our extortionate rail system.

Alice Pearson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

The private rail companies of the UK are an absolute disgrace. Re-nationalise now.

Wilfrid McNeill, Manchester

Privatisation may be cheaper short tern, but if the railways were publicly-owned any future profits would benefit the country not shareholders.

Barbara Brogan, Letchworth

It should never have been privatised, like all other public services – Water, Gas, Electricity, which were all sold to foreigners who made a fortune off the backs of British people.

David S., Milton Keynes

As a taxpayer I want that profit directly fed back into rail services and my rail fare.

Richard Sinclair, Hoyland

Transport is for the people not shareholders.

Peter York, Sheffield

Worst things to happen, first that wretch Beeching then privatisation. A good thing is to restore it to what it was.

Sheila Lovelady, Eastham

Privatisation has been a catalogue of disasters.

Martin Odoni, Salford

This is ridiculous. I pay £14.70 a day for my train to college and half the time the train is not even on time or there’s no seats and I have to stand up.

Spencer Green, Oakham

Network Rail are hopeless.

Stephen Graham, Manchester

We need a more efficient, cost-effective service, and bringing back British Rail could do it.

Issa Norton, Wellingborough

The ownership of the railways in the UK should be in government control not for private profit but run for the public and invested in by the government not private companies!

Lewis Davies, Bournemouth

I’ve joined. Good on ya.

Matt Wellings, Wrexham

The railways are already nationalised, but it’s the people in Europe who own our railways. Take them back!

Roger Averill, Northampton

Privatisation only lines the pockets of greedy people while everyone else loses out. Oh but wait, that’s what’s at the core of every Tory policy.

Richard Hampson, Peterborough

Privatisation has been a disaster for everyone except the train operating companies.

Jeff Cooper, Chesterfield

They should never have been privatised in the first place.

Andrew Butler, Lincoln

British Rail was always a more efficient, safer rail system when nationalised.

Leslie Crawford, Liverpool