Bring back BR.

Paul Coombs, Swansea

Re-nationalise and keep the profits to be invested in the infrastructure.

Trevor Walsh, Oldham

The rail services have deteriorated enormously since privatisation and fares just go up and up. Privatisation equals bad service, full stop.

Elaine Armstrong, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

If it ain’t broke (i.e. East Coast) – don’t fix it.

Peter Smith, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Privatisation has not worked. Passengers are paying record high fares, whilst subsidies are paid to TOCs to operate what were our trains, on our behalf.

Tim Goodwin, Barnsley

I want our railway to become a public railway, run directly by government. I fully support Bring back British Rail.

Rajesh Mittal, Doncaster

I hate Avanti West Coast.

Jerome Jerish, Kendal

I’m tired of crowded trains and never being on time. Northern has to be one of the worst rail operators – that has been proved, so please take it back.

Michael Chick, St Helens

For the people not private profit.

Elizabeth Moulding, Cramlington

As a regular rail user of Great Western between Paddington and Plymouth, I find it slower and stupidly expensive with the same 40 year old trains and no plans to improve it.

Wayne Elsworth, Plymouth

No more fat cats. No more fare increases. Bring back nationalisation. Bring back British Rail.

Graham Mills, Birmingham

End corporate welfare. If we start with this small sector, it will snowball, then we can re-nationalise the oligarchs’ portfolios – gas, electricity etc.

Matthew Warren, Bury

Its time to bring back railways into national ownership. Save the tax payers billions of £s and create a joined up and reliable service.

Heather Pollard, Hornsea

It’s time to put people before profit. I have bought so many tickets then stood in the doorway of the carriage for the length of journey.

Anita Hambly, Corby

We have franchises run by other national companies making profit and funding their national railways, BR Could be funding back into our railways and serving communities.

Karl Price, Altrincham

Former BR employee seeks re-nationalised network for constructive relationship.

Phil Clarke, Nuneaton

The East Coast Line proves that public is at least better. More public money going in now than before privatisation – to shareholders.

Wendy Squires, Luton

In many cases the train fare is more than the cost of fuel for the same journey in the car.

Michael Cryer, Aberfeldy

Christian Wolmar calculates that BR cost between £1m and £1.5m and today the railway cost £6m, including the Network Rail Debt. The lunatics are running the asylum.

Barry Reeves, Blaby

This is a public service. Give it back to the public.

Elaine Dyson, Holywell

It will cost us far more in the long term to continue to allow greedy private companies to run the network that we use everyday.

David Mcintosh

Bring back the rail industry into public ownership.

Chris Frost, London

To stand on Great Western service from Reading to Paddington during the rush hour crushed in like sardines, knowing GW are making a profit from this is scandalous.

Stuart Jessiman, Wallingford

I travel the rails a lot. East Coast mainline is by far the best in terms of service, ticket price, and customer care. It is owned by us and makes a surplus for us.

Hugh Butcher, Tadcaster

Just make it public.

Steve Allen, Sheffield

I remember British Rail. It was great!

Jonathan Grain, London

End the farce and re-nationalise the railways. I travel to and from Cumbria by train and have never arrived on time in any direction. Also the fares are so expensive,

Glyn Jones, Dartford

We are the people of Britain and we want our railways back.

Patricia Gurney, Newark