Privatisation was a huge mistake. A re-nationalised railway would be much better as long as the government invests the money needed.

David Whalley, Oldham

Put it right. Like everything else, capitalism has gone so so wrong.

Vincent Morris

Private railway sucks.

Keith Donald, Harlow

Stop the ridiculous system where it’s cheaper to travel by car to London than it is by train, leaving empty trains and overcrowded motorways.

Suzanne Jefford, Leicester

We need rail travel to be cheaper than going by car. That would be true step forward.

Simon Kingston, Wolverhampton

I entirely support your aims and now understand why you reversed the logo!

Chris Owen

Expand our railways to where people need to go and not just where it is profitable. Get people off the roads and save the environment. Bring back and expand motor-rail too.

O J Donnelly, Aldershot

The lack of communication between private network operators has left train journeys devoid of the human touch that it once had as British Rail.

Lucy Caithness, London

I want a railway that serves the public not its shareholders, with a fair, sensible and understandable ticketing system.

Mike Roberts, Faversham

Give it back to the people.

James Gannon, Manchester

As a teen, I wanted to work for British Rail as a public service which was environmentally sound. That chance was stolen from me by the Tories.

Amanda Ure, Leicester

I want to be able to take pride in our rail network.

Rory Douglas, Kendal

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

Roger Theaker, Liverpool

Here we have HS1, which is great if you want to go to St Pancras, but our other services have been downgraded and, of course, HS costs more.

Sarah Williams, Faversham

The ownership of the railways should never have been separated. The railway experts said it would not work and it doesn’t.

Sonia Gray-Clough, Harrogate

It would be better with British Rail all with the same colours.

David Johnston, Glenrothes

Bring back British Rail.

Neil Bayram

Privatisation of the rail network has been a disaster.

Paul Rechnitz, London

Profits for services, not for shareholders.

Andy Charles, Dursley

Get rid of Southern.

Ethan Storey, Chichester

This needs to be back in the public sector. Why should tax payers keep bailing out these companies and then pay through the nose to line their pockets?

Colin Rolfe, Chelmsford

Profits back into the running of the railways rather than shareholders’ pockets makes more sense than what stands at the moment.

Paul McDonnell, Morden

Public services are becoming a system of exploitation against the people who must use them, and in fact work for them.

Eleni Stavrou, Derby

How can anything dismantled and fragmented be as efficient, stable and manageable as something whole. Unite it or give it all to Richard to run.

Sharon Burton Fletcher, Redditch

It should be back to government control. There are too many privateers and profit-seekers.

Jim Pryce, Asfordby

Why give the profits to management buy-out teams?

Mike Barnard, Retford

20 years of above inflation price hikes and I’m travelling in trains, not properly cleaned, with broken dirty toilets.

Tina Comparini, Southampton

The sooner the better. Stop fat cats ruining our country.

Keith Allinson, Blaydon

Bring it back as soon as possible.

Adam Lewins, Doncaster