It should definitely be British Rail again, but privately managed.

Tom Peyton, Gateshead

Privatisation does not work, and will never work. It’s time to take ownership back into public hands.

Mark Simmons-Jenkins, Crediton

Profit should not be the driver. Passenger safety and satisfaction should be.

Michael Boty, Whitstable

They need to lower the fares.

Waqas Sheikh, Leicester

The railway network should be a public service, not just run for corporate profit.

Dr M Relich, Edinburgh

Give us back our railways.

Barry Cook, Barnsley

it is time to take our core industries away from the thieves and fat cats and restore them to the public sector. People before profits. Off with their heads.

Dean Bell, Retford

Re-nationalisation but make sure that those in charge are qualified to be there and honest. I wish I had known about the protest earlier as I would definitely have been there.

Hazel Hawes, London

The railways need to be re-nationalised – the investment in our network needs to be overhauled. We invented the railways, let’s make it the envy of the World again!

John Walker, Colchester

Bring back not only British Rail, but all water, gas, electric and banks – all into public ownership and get this country back on track!

Jamie Bramwell, Cheshire

Most of us would support this decision. Privatising our railways was a very wrong thing to do.

Odette Gotobed, Milton Keynes

A transport system that works democratically for the whole of the UK should not be in the hands of profiteers.

Rosalind Readhead, London

Privatisation for profit is obscene, selfish, greedy and undemocratic.

June Sutherby, Pocklington

Please Bring back British Rail. It will work better than what goes on now.

Nigel Hughes, Torquay

The first priority for private companies is their shareholders who want a profit. Nationalise the railways and make them profitable for tax-payers.

Eve Luddington, Chapel Allerton

Although I have strong Conservative views, railways and energy supplies (gas and electricity) should never have been privatised. The greed of these companies is obscene.

Paul Alexander Sherwood, Thirsk

Railways work best as integrated networks. Unify our railways to spread prosperity and opportunity for all.

John Hubert, Pencader

The railways should never have been returned to private ownership. The mess they were in then was the very reason for nationalisation. Will they never consider history?

Enid Khan, Leicester

I’m sick and tired of paying through my nose for a pathetic and unreliable service on C2C. I’ve had enough.

Francois Calitz, Purfleet

We must make sure that it is a new British Rail with the right people running it, not like the people we had before.

Ian Johnson, Selby

The privatised companies have now had long enough to show us absolutely clearly that the railways would be better publicly owned.

Eva Fox-G

Yes, and bring back buffet cars as well.

Sven Hanson, Brighton

Let’s have our railway back to how it should be run – for the passengers!

Alex Ninnim, Plymouth

Stop East Coast privatisation now.

Richard Porter, Maidenhead

Privatisation was never good for service users. It’s time to admit it was big mistake.

Anne Diamond, Sutton Coldfield,

One railway is all we need.

Keven Matthews, Halstead

I want a rail service that I can afford to use please.

Simon Canfer, Swindon

And then the bus services, and then gas and electricity.

Michael Taylor, Leicester

British Rail first then the utilities.

Dennis Archer, Arnold

The days of Joe Public paying through the nose to sustain the luxurious lifestyles of the greedy capitalist class must come to an end.

Alan Crowther, Stockport