Invest taxpayers’ money in the rail network, not in corporate welfare schemes.

Stuart Curran, Cooksbridge

I travel on a bus for two to three hours extra to go to university and back as the trains are too expensive. It saves me about £26 per week.

Courtney Williams, Anglesey

Why should private rail operators who make huge profits and rip us off with high fares receive much higher subsidies than British Rail did? It’s daylight robbery.

Sue Caro, London

Rail travel has never been the same since we lost BR.

Louise Sumner, Leyland

It’s one very important thing we can do now we’re out of the EU.

Charlott Ndupuechi, Southampton

I’ve been on the railways for ten years and the level of service has gone down. They shouldn’t have been sold off as they should be for the people not private profit.

Peter Alderton, Gravesend

Rail travel is becoming unaffordable for many, when it should be made the preferred mode of travel to the road.

Ren

Public services should be owned and run by the public, for the public good, not for profit.

Christopher Willan, Birmingham

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

I would like to travel long distances and know connecting trains will be waiting for me.

Alison Broadley, Bedworth

Bring back all the companies that British taxpayers paid for and got nothing but higher costs in return.

Clive Stead, Leeds

Japanese, German, French and Italian trains run on our network. Just think of all those manufacturing jobs we’ve missed out on!

Mark Turnock, London

In any other field, the incompetent companies running these lines would have no custom. We can’t go on like this.

Stanley Beal, Plymouth

The people of the British Isles require a nationalised rail service which brings affordable transport to its people.

Johnny Gomes, Sudbury

While you are about it why not re-nationalise all amenities – gas, electricity and water, to make our lives worth living again.

Audrey Lazenby, Leicester

Train services are vital. They should be run for the benefit of all users and staff and not by people who want to try and make a profit out of it.

Ken Connor, Fakenham

Current rail travel prices are far too high.

Sharon Durant, Wallsend

Privatisation isn’t working. We need to secure a future for the youngsters by keeping the railway in the public sector and stopping the fat cats reaping big bonuses.

Enzo Carrubba, Liskeard

Working for a heritage railway I see why people want those trains and services back.

Cameron Abbotts, Rochester

Let’s get cars off the road with affordable rail travel for all – an infrastructure investment.

Mark Vickers, Chippenham

People need to know that private companies cost us more than BR did, and by definition they are there to serve shareholders’ interests before the Public’s.

Bob Teasdale, South Shields

Rail Prices are too high and the service is not worth it. People could move around easier under British Rail.

Barry Scott, Romford

Publicly owned buses would be a return to better things as well..

Brian Morton, Redcar

Privatisation has delivered disjointed services and poor value for money. We can do better than this.

Rona Sharp, Ipswich

Private ownership only ever lines the pockets of shareholders and never serves the public needs.

Doreen Stevenson, Portsmouth

Please get rid of Thameslink.

Mitul Gohil, Luton

East Coast is the best service presently in the UK, doesn’t have to pay a dividend to rich shareholders, and is less of a burden on taxpayers than any private company.

Christopher Rowe, Durham

Bring the icon back which would be the pride of UK.

Ash Bashar, London