We need a cheaper, fairer railway system for all. The social impact of the railways should be priority and more branch lines should be reopened.

Laurence Poole, Clevedon

The only way to give commuters better service and better value fares is to re-nationalise the UK’s railway. BBBR.

Clare Stemp, Leeds

I am from Austria and Britain needs British Rail.

Tim Rauscher, Wien

I used to go everywhere on British Rail. I took my children all over the country, but now I can barely afford a local trip or two even with a Senior Railcard. BR for me.

Kerry Maghraoui, Leeds

The current system is shambolic. Go to any mainline station where the mixed bag of livery, some even outdated, is a disgrace.

Colin Jarvis, Bedford

The present fragmentation of what truly was a national treasure is a real shambles.

Mike Clement, Bromyard

Privatisation has given us a disjointed service that only benefits shareholders. If anyone can make the railways pay, so can the government.

Ali Joy, Leeds

It’s about time we stop paying through the nose for sub-standard rail travel. Bring back British Rail and end this madness!

Chris Allen, London

Very soon our rolling stock and railways will be run by foreign countries. With the East Coast line the state has proved that it can operate at a profit.

Sue Russell, Barnet

We need a fairly priced, efficient public transport system that’s run for people and not for profit.

Gwennan Thomas, London

Great campaign. Thanks for pushing it.

Rob Flint, Nottingham

Re-nationalise BR.

James Clark, Glasgow

How long will it take the government to stop these vultures giving the public an awful service?

Andy Welling, Bristol

Please, please, please get rid of Abellio. They are a cancer on our railway, along with every other private operator.

Neil Martin, Rayleigh

Re-nationalise our train service.

June Carcsry-Stuart, Edinburgh

Reopen branch lines, e.g. Holmfirth.

Andy Jones, Holmfirth

The responsibility for our railways should be in one hand and accountable to the people.

Anna Harrison-Melville, Ashford

It cannot happen too soon to simplify travelling in this country.

Robin Evans, Poole

I totally agree that we need a consolidated British Rail again run for passengers not private profit.

Jill Lepper, Stagsden

It makes the most sense for the railways to be run by one organisation, however, the less involvement by the government the better. They just mess it up.

Ben Chivers, Bristol

First are extortionate.

Dale Shanley, Bristol

Repeat East Coast success across the nation.

Keith Graham, East Boldon

What are we waiting for?

Matthew Ross Rachar, London

Naked profiteering for private owners at the expense of rail travellers is wrong.

Rikki Ferguson, London

SNCF, DB, SNCB, rail in Denmark, the Netherlands etc. All work very well, are bang up-to-date, and are cheaper, with plenty of investment and modernisation. Why not BR?

Tim Perry, London

It would be much better in public ownership. Look at East Coast. It did very well in public ownership.

A M Reeve, Edinburgh

Transport in UK should be run by British companies who have Britain’s best interest at heart, and not by companies mostly owned by the Chinese Communist Party.

Dixon Lau, Hatfield

this was funded for the people by the people it should never have been a profit making private concern, which most people cannot afford.

Roslynn Turner, London

Keep the profitable East Coast main line in public ownership.

Richard Hull, St Leonards-on-Sea