Privatisation is just a legal rip-off to the public in general.

Terry Barnard, Bridgend

East Coast is working well – keep it public.

Julia Charlton, Newcastle upon Tyne

Where franchise owners, like the previous East Coast holder, fail, and a government team takes over, then runs it well and profitably, it should remain in public ownership.

Eric Gillespie, Morpeth

It should never have been sold off. East Coast shows how it can be run for the benefit of all.

Robert Hastings, Perth

The privatised service is much worse for customers and employees. It makes no sense.

George Johnston, London

I will vote Labour again if policies like this are implemented.

Joan Hewitt, North Shields

Something wrong with the service if it’s cheaper to fly from Elgin to Manchester than use the train service. It needs change.

Mark Pilkington, Elgin

why can European national railways be allowed to run lines in the UK with less success than East Coast and worse customer survey results.

Thomas Patterson, Whitley Bay

I’m fed up with rip-offs, when you can fly to New York cheaper than train fares to London.

Bill Anderson, Liverpool

So many of us pay so much to line the pockets of so few.

Alan Cook, Norwich

Never have so many of the British public been conned by so few.

Brian Ellison, Wigan

What doesn’t make sense, either socially or economically?

Roger Jackson, York

Please bring the rail network back into public ownership. Privatisation hasn’t worked in the interest of the general public..

Thomas Lamb, Middlewich

Pay less money to the shareholders.

Thomas Paterson, Manchester

A union of passengers and employees would be a far more democratic, direct and better way to run our railways.

Sam Nichol

A multi-part rail network makes neither logistical nor financial sense and neither does the ticket pricing.

Christine Shield, Morpeth

Back to running for people not profit.

K Sayer, Leamington Spa

Rail network is a disgrace. I work up in Glasgow and I’m fed up with trains being cancelled, overcrowding and sky-high fares for a deplorable service.

Isabelle McGoogan, Ardrossan

Re-unifying the fragmented, inefficient rail system is the obvious place to start; then on to all the other wasteful privatised utilities.

Robert Green, Thames Ditton

I think its great that such a campaign is in action, for a great cause – to make a more accessible and fairly priced railway service for all.

John Strachan, Cupar

railways have to be in the hands of public not profits going to private companies who run away and don’t reinvest and left with public transport system in a mess.

John Macdonald, Lochgelly

We need an integrated national rail system. It is the only rational answer to the current chaos.

Phillip Pritchard, Edgbaston

East Coast Line is the model railway outfit for all UK rail.

Paul White, Huddersfield

Also bring back staff on platforms.

John Baker, Sheffield

The railways belong to the public, not to profiteering corporates.

Jenny Speller, Bath

The party that embraces this policy will sweep to power.

James Gourley, Faversham

Not only the rail network but the whole of the transport network should be brought back into public hands.

Richard Longhurst, London

Third world service for first class prices. I’m sick of spending insane amounts of money on trains that are terrible.

Katerina Turner, Chelsmford

Incomprehensible why foreign state-owned railways can be allowed to run UK rail franchises. System totally discredited. Bring back British Rail.

Ronald Nicolson, Kilmacolm

Rail privatisation has not worked, is not working and will never work!

Jon McCarthy