The East Coast Main Line is both clean and comfortable. The fares are competitive, the service is first class. If that was spread over other lines it would be marvellous.

Vic Hall, Balderon

Very expensive.

Stephen Shaw, Lesmahagow

Sort it out and give us back the railways.

Sid Willard, London

It’s time to bring back the public service ethos in our railways.

Matthew Lee, London

Just bring back British Rail and re-nationalise the railways.

Adrian Britton, Bristol

Railways should be a service for the people and not a cash cow for the wealthy. It should be run by the people for the people.

Paul O’Kell, York

To achieve a reduction in pollution and CO2 levels causing climate change and health problems, we need to bring back affordable community transport to communities via rail.

Cara Naden, Langport

As soon as shareholders and profits come in, consumers needs go out.

Anne Stockport, Peterlee

British is best.

Ann Barnes, York

Please re-nationalise and put people before profit.

Alison Daly, Shrewsbury

I use the service monthly and it felt better when run by the government. I also object to tax payer bail out.

Catherine Kell, London

Re-nationalise the rail service. It was ours and should be again.

David Bell, Ashby-de-la-Zouch

To continue as we are now is destructive. Good public transport is a necessity. Parliament has yet to appreciate the importance of cheap public transport.

Callum Thomas, London

Re-nationalise the railways for safer better value travel.

Coral Jones, London

Too many rail workers are commuting silly distances. Employ locally!

Aled Owen, Crewe

My husband worked at the carriage works all his life, then had to travel to Wakefield and Slade to keep a job he loved.

Diane Clark, Selby

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

Simon Canfer, Swindon

British Rail wasn’t perfect but it was possible for different regions to talk to each other and co-ordinate operations for the benefit of the customer.

John Crowhurst, St. Albans

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

Eva Fox-G

Put an end to greedy private companies fleecing passengers for profits.

Justin Griffiths, Gosfield

Re-nationalise the railways now. Stop private companies draining vital money which could be better spent on modernising the railways and re-opening stations.

Stephen Lancey, York

It’s time to have services publicly owned again, starting with the national rail.

Aaron Williams, Hastings

Re-nationalise the railways. They are a public service and can be run more efficiently in the public interest than for private profit.

Paul Greening, Dorchester

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

Graham Mills, Birmingham

I believed then and I believe now that BR should never have been privatised. Everything I forecast would happen has come true.

Christopher Wade, Grimsby

A publicly owned rail system has to be the best option. I personally am fed up with subsidising Virgin Trains and Richard Branson doesn’t pay any tax.

Andrew Westerman, Mitcham

Bringing Back British Rail will save millions of lives on our roads and help save the NHS. It is a sensible way to fix the UK economy.

Paul Bright, Bournemouth

The East Coast rail line has been in public ownership since private operators pulled out. It is now in profit.

J Winton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

It’s an open and shut case. Bring it on.

David Petty, Saffron Walden

It’s obvious. I don’t need to explain.

Callum Godwin, Manchester