As a disabled passenger on benefits, it is too expensive and too difficult to travel by train. Give us back our rail system, run it for people not for private profit.

Susan Carter, Heptonstall

Too many people can no longer afford to use the railways. The prices are the most expensive in Europe. Profits should be for British people.

Mike Watkins, Chirbury

Nationalise the railways to make it a national system to give a unified and efficient service.

Graham Derry, Nottingham

The privatised railways make no sense for the passenger. Companies and managers make huge profits whilst passengers, taxpayers and workers are ripped off.

Mat Fleming

We are fed up with all these fat cats which are lining their pockets with lots of money. Let the people run the railways and you will see the improvements they bring.

Claudia Bultman, Gravesend

Trains should be accessible and far more affordable over longer distances, rather than using a car and the expense of fuel. Also more employment should be created.

Kevin Price, Nottingham

Prices are too high and the service is too poor. Bring back British Rail.

Gillian Oldaker, Shepton Mallet

Our train fares should go into improving the system, not a businessman’s pocket.

Edward Padmore, Sheffield

Let’s get this back to the British people and run properly.

Alan Critchlow

Privatisation: an exercise in selling to the public that which they already own.

Paul Curtis, London

The railways have been going downhill since the days of the dreaded Dr Beeching. Why should we be the only country that has to pay over the odds to travel by rail?

Rita Cocking, Plymouth

Through nationalisation we can ensure that money is invested back into our transport infrastructure, and that ticket price and service provided are suitable for all.

Lauren Heywoor, Coventry

We must bring back British Rail. It makes sense and is the way forward.

Nicholas Harding, Chippenham

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Richard Miller, London

Far from being efficient, privatisation has led to bad use of funds and profits for shareholders at the expense of the travelling public. Bring back British Rail.

Mark Brophy, North Walsham

Please bring back British Rail or British Railways as it was called.

David John Tyas, Holmfirth

Nationalised services for the common good should be preferred over shareholder profit for the privileged few.

Chris Tucker, Bristol

The expensive mess has gone on too long.

Alec Murdoch, Edinburgh

Less hassle……people not profit.

David Smith

Give the people their Railways.

Ryan Thompson, Sheffield

British Rail was a public asset which has been given to private companies to exploit to make profit. Bring it back into public ownership now.

Billie Reynolds, Reading

My other half works for a subcontractor for Network Rail and is mistreated and unhappy with how they are treated both in and out of work.

Carrie Machin, Stoke-on-Trent

Bring back national railways to be proud of. Get us to work on time with a seat. And a clean safe journey for a reasonable price.

Vanessa Martin, Brighton

Time to re-nationalise. Private rail is another example of the horrible public impact of right wing economic policy. It was very obviously never going to work.

Jaime Warne, London

Train prices are far too high.

Alistair Madden, Walton-on-Thames

The UK is a horrible anomaly in the world. Public transport should be affordable for everyone. Let’s re-nationalise our rail and put people and the planet above profit.

Jen Hall, Manchester

The countries which run the best train services are owned, or part-owned by their governments – e.g. Switzerland, Germany.

Michele Smith, Melton Mowbray

End the crazy ticket price lottery and bring back direct trains from Shrewsbury to London.

Paul Baskeyfield, Church Stretton

Bring back British Rail, please.

Samuel Joshua, London