I’m a big supporter of re-nationalising the railways.

Mick Yates, Dover

Affordable public transport is one of the easiest things you can do to help both the people who have the least and the environment.

Tom Berry, Market Rasen

Some rail fares are now just ridiculous and the profits being extracted by management companies should be kept by the people.

Mr. R. J. Aston, Thurgarton, Nottinghamshire

I use rail services all the time and the cost is ridiculous. Train users are being robbed. Nationalisation is the only answer to ensure us a fair deal.

Sophie McKeand, Wrecsam

There is no reason not to.

Daniel Clark, Gateshead

How hard is it to book a bike onto a train? Bring back ‘guard carriages’.

Steve Roach, Worcester

British Rail is best!

Paul Thacker, Newport

Bring back British Rail.

Marsh Stephens, Hull

Make these companies run by the people and shared by the people.

Michael Rands, Hull

Strategic resources should be under state control and ownership. The current chaos needs bringing to an end.

Tom Wakeford, Peterborough

It cost taxpayers more while private companies maintain a good profit. Put all revenue back into the rail network, with the same systems of oversight.

Michael Hurst, Manchester

The railways are far too important to allow private firms to run them into the ground. These companies bring no money or expertise to the industry, yet they get rich.

James Evans, London

Privatisation was a botched ideological part of roll-back the state, John Major’s attempt to go where Maggie did not. Other countries saw that it was folly and did not.

David Drew, Rickmansworth

Privatisation has been a disaster for passengers and a bean feast for rail companies.

Roger Theaker, Liverpool

Bring back BR, and the great four.

Zaki Hughes, York

We need an integrated rail system in our small country.

Michael Crawley, Altrincham

Bring them back.

Joe Cottrill, Deganwy

All public transport should be publicly-run, with profits invested straight back into services and not to line the wallets of foreign companies.

Mike Welsby, Wigan

Stop bonuses.

Iain Bell, Cambridge

It’s about time Britain was made Great again. Key infrastructure like railways should be for the public, not for shareholders and profiteers.

Anthony Martin, Exeter

People before profit. Public ownership can be a successful story.

Hala George, Edinburgh

Nationalise the railway systems for everyone to benefit from train travel.

Stewart Bell, Newcastle upon Tyne

Because it is right to do (ex BR employee).

Lewis Torrington, Christchurch

Fares are too expensive under private control. Improve the service by investing money into the network directly and not into scandalous salaries and bonuses.

Pedro Pereira, Milton Keynes

Up with the British.

Karen Cook, Cambridge

Down with Southern.

Ethan Storey, Chichester

As a student it costs me way too much to get home and, due to the extortionate train prices, I can barely afford to travel to pursue my career as a performer.

Helena Rant, Plymouth

Put the railways back into public ownership.

John Somers, Mirfield

Railways should be run for the benefit of passengers not profits to line the pockets of fat cat directors.

Greg McLean, Falkirk