And while you are at it, bring back the rail link between Brighton and Tunbridge Wells.

Mark Kingston, Ringmer

Bring public transport back to the public again, instead of subsidising the profits of private shareholders.

Alan Pool, Royston

Please, please make this happen.

Victoria Wild, Harrogate

We subsidise rail firms with our taxes, pay way over the top for season tickets from our pre-taxed wages and get an awful service. Profits go to shareholders.

Nik Dadson, Royston

People not profit.

Peter Knight, Folkestone

End the privatisation disaster.

John Jenkins, York

I’ve just returned from train travel through France, Italy and Switzerland and Eurostar. I then went from Paddington to Newton Abbot by First Great Western – oh dear, shameful.

John Tucker, Brixham

The public are being ripped off again and again.

Martin McCloghry, Brentford

Privatise rail companies put profits ahead of passengers and continue to offer the travelling public a third rate service.

William Hall, Hatfield

Our railways are obviously not working as they are. The government should sort it out, but it’s unlikely as it’s such a gutless entity.

David Miles, Kent

All East Anglian train licensees have been a dirty, late, packed-trains nightmare for years. Re-nationalisation is the only answer, and re-open branch lines.

Chris Mills, Ipswich

Lets have some consideration for the public and not private profit.

Anthony Hammond, Deal

It will be fairer and safer and profit will go back into improving rail services and not to shareholders.

Robert Hart, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Let’s have a railway to be proud of, not abused or neglected by fat cats and politicians.

Kevin Parkinson, Preston

Institutions like British Rail should have never been privatised. The companies are milking the public dry while running a poor service.

Alan Corner, Middlesbrough

Bring it back and let’s run the service for all the people and not for the profits for a few. Think of what good all that money could do for the industry and more.

Steve Fishwick, London

I’m sick of paying exorbitant SW Train prices to fund shareholders.

Mike Smith, Egham

Train companies don’t invest, aren’t interested in the green agenda or improving our travelling experience. Basic infrastructure should be state-owned.

Jane Rendle, Hebden Bridge

Rail privatisation has been an expensive disaster.

Terence Johnstone, Cleethorpes

Bring back British Rail.

Gareth Bridges, Swindon

Rail travel needs to be nationalised, prices reduced and services improved so that more people will be encouraged to get out of their cars.

Gwenno Williams, Glamorgan

Just look at East Coast. We in the North could do with a bit of that.

Max Burton, Manchester

I just tried buying a first class ticket (Wakefield-Folkestone) £452 return. All it’s doing is forcing cars onto the road. It’s a disgrace.

Richard Hammond, Wakefield

Re-nationalise the rail network and put the customer, not profits, first.

David Hornsby, Shipley

All the rail network should be nationalised.

Daphne Hayden, Whitley Bay

Cutting out stations to make up time and not keeping customers informed drives me crazy.

Jim Parker, Hampton Wick

Another Great British institution trampled on by fake profiteering. Shame.

James Masters, London

One unified organisation is what we need. It should never have been privatised.

Marie Gilman, Rotherham

Bring prices down. Re-nationalise now.

Harriet Rogers, Birmingham

The network should never have been sold off. It’s become a nightmare to travel on the network now and way too costly.

David Knapp, St Albans