Public transport should be run for the good of the people, not profit. It’s as simple as that.

James Grigg, Lincoln

Enough is enough. As a regular user of trains who experiences the ridiculous pricing, it’s time to get some standardising back to this public service.

Tim Baker, West Bridgford

Stop selling off our national assets for a quick pound to balance the books. Bring back British Rail.

Paul Craft, New Romney

It needs to change and has to change. Bring back British Rail for the people.

Kevin Humphrey, Lancing

This scrappy service is not worth the amount of money I spend on it.

Shannon Kilday, Glasgow

I rode BR Deltics as a child every weekend with my grandmother, from Luton to St. Pancras.

Shannon Cream, Long Beach, California

Rail travel is too important to people and to the economy to be left in the hands of profit-driven companies.

Phil Teer, Brighton

I am a regular passenger and I hate the word ‘customer’!

Andy Vaughan

Bring back nationalisation and pride in our railways.

Joe Bell, Carlisle

A complete and utter shambles caused by incompetent and corrupt politicians.

Stephen Riley, Cleveland

I have believed for many years that British Rail should be brought back. I’m sure a lot of Conservative voters must now agree that it was a big mistake to privatise.

Dennid Leary, Liverpool

The service, the atmosphere, the filth and, above all, having your pants pulled down every day!

Sam Sadjady, London

A nationalised railway system would put people before profits.

Margaret Robinson, Yarm-on-Tees

We have an inconsistent rail service which is greatly overpriced.

Becky Farrell, Winchester

Privatisation has brought huge profits, costing the taxpayer more for a terrible service with shocking fares. The Tories need to stop bank-rolling their mates.

Mhairi Grealis, London

Bring back BR so we can lead like the rest.

Eddie Walker, Workington

It would be good to have it back.

Nicola Riley, Redcar

Let’s Bring back British Rail and bring down fares.

Dominic Bridge, Manchester

Why does the government pay our tax money to subsidise the railway and yet the train operators make millions in profit?

Timothy Boland, London

The privatisation of British Rail is a failure and, like many other utilities, needs to be nationalised urgently.

Derrick Joyce, Newbiggin by the Sea

British Rail – better service, better value, better values.

Samuel Vickers, Barnsley

It would be in the British peoples’ interest to have it back as British Rail. The Government should never have sold it off as it was one of the citizens’ properties.

Christine Barratt-Phelps, Stalybridge

Transport for the people by the people, not for profit. All service industries must be publicly owned and all monies ploughed back into the service.

Mick Knights, Waltham Cross

They should never have been sold off in the first place. It now costs more to travel by rail in the UK than it does to fly.

William White, Wendover

Bring back British Rail.

Sana Nagi, Liverpool

Privatisation has been a failure, destroying the nation’s public transport and placing considerable additional costs on all users.

Peter Earl, Lewes

Bring Back the system that worked, get rid of these private companies who are bleeding the travelling public dry.

David Stower, Watford

Everything was so much better under British Rail. You didn’t need to know which train operating company you had to use because it was all British Rail.

Robert Jones, Bedford

Extortionate prices for horrendous services.

Kelly Norman, Wellington