Bring back public ownership.

Janette Kerr, Coleford

I travel up and down to Kent a lot. British Rail was better.

Stephanie Baxter, Tottenham

They were good old days. Where I live you could get a train and go a long way on it.

Lindsay McDowell, Leeds

The botched privatisation must be undone. It is wrong that private companies and foreign governments take profits and subsidies from our railways.

Rowland Jones, Bristol

Return to taxpayers on the East Coast line proves a publicly-owned rail network is the best for all and not just the few.

Catherine Hallam, Rotherham

Let’s use the profits for a better service rather than lining the pockets of a few.

Duncan McCallum, Falkirk

I’m sick of being price-gouged, especially since Virgin took over the East Coast line and all the advance tickets shot up in price.

Reuben Taylor, Edinburgh

Public assets should never be privatised – it’s a retrograde step. They belong to the nation, not to wealthy individuals – it’s ridiculous. Re-nationalise now.

Geraldine Rose, Calver, Hope Valley

Railways are a public service. They should be run for the benefit of passengers, not for private profit.

Chris McCall, Glasgow

The rail service in Britain is a total disgrace due to privatisation. Time to take back control for the sake of passengers and employees.

Alan Coyle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Rail franchises are a disgrace – ridiculous prices, fares that consistently exceed inflation, rude and abusive staff that go unpunished, plus much more.

Ross Cairney, Dundee

This is long overdue. Private profits never belong in public services.

Sophia James, Reading

People not profit. Re-unify our country again. Encourage us off the roads.

Fenella Watts, Southampton

We want lower prices for poor people.

Martin Chadwick, Wrexham

East Coast worked.

Kieran O’Dea, Boston

Privatisation rejected by Margaret Thatcher. But John Major pushed it through – with the most ridiculous structure anyone could have devised.

Mike Evans, Leominster

It should never have happened in the first place.

Kenneth Robertson, Glasgow

Put people above profits. We were once known around the world for having a great rail service. Stop selling the people’s property.

Peter Kimble, Luton

Rail travel, for the people, by the people.

Stephen Hepworth, Buxton

Privatisation does not work. The interests of the shareholders far outweigh any interests of passengers. Re-nationalise a.s.a.p. please.

Bob Bache, Brixham

It feels as if it’s all disintegrated. Make it function properly by joining up the pieces.

Sylvia Webb, Sunbury

It is crazy that it’s usually double the cost for me alone to travel by train than car. I do however as I am deeply concerned about my carbon footprint.

Natalie Lamb, Chiselborough

How are people supposed to afford to commute to jobs with rail travel so expensive? Rail fares take up a large amount of income for some and discourage employment.

Jack Lee, Romsey

Rail privatisation is a disaster on every level.

Sean Hewitt, Nottingham

Prices are now ridiculous, especially to London and Liverpool.

Anthony Charles Walker, Leicester

British Rail should never have gone. It was the best rail service this country ever had.

Jan Roberts, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Privatisation has never worked, and is expensive for the rail user, as well as being stupidly over-complicated

Tim Gingell, London

I’ve been a keen supporter for some time. More power to the campaign.

Tony Fielding-Raby, Lincoln

Investment and improvement, not profit.

Jason Slade, Brighton