We need to put pressure on the government to Bring back British Rail into public ownership – well overdue.

Eddy Hughes, Manchester

It should never have been disbanded. It’s time to bring it back.

Gary Clarke, March

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

Paul Craft, New Romney

I’m actually sick of foreign governments jacking up our rail fares and simply not caring. What we need is our railways run by the government with more investment and care.

Harry Neeve, Barnsley

It should be publicly owned.

Russell Wilson, Derby

Over-priced fares can suck it.

Edward Barnes, Warminster

World-class train transport please.

Jayson Gillham

As an ex-pat I still support this cause. The rot started with Beeching and was compounded by Thatcher. Tory hierarchs are the enemies of the people.

Nick Telfer, Tignes, France

The promise that privatisation would bring lower prices and a better service is as false with rail as with water, energy and, soon, the postal service.

Tim Byrne

The sooner the better.

Chris Ralph, Great Yarmouth

Privatisation has failed, as it seems do in most public services.

Melvyn Dalley, Sheffield

Joined-up thinking, not piecemeal profit centres.

Brian Shepherd, Leeds

The franchising fiasco has shown conclusively how privatisation fails the public. The rail network is a national asset and should therefore be run nationally.

Alexander Scott, Ardrossan

We need an integrated rail system in our small country.

Michael Crawley, Altrincham

Let’s stop the taxpayer subsidies to private rail companies and run the network as a national service.

Leslie Howell, Manchester

Stop the East Coast line sell-off.

Robert Kennedy, Kelsall

I have watched rail travel get worse and worse over the last forty years. It needs sorting out.

Russ Hore, Pattingham

It’s so disjointed and fragmented. Only fat cat, nameless shareholders benefit, not the paying public. Make it British Rail and bring back the ‘blue & grey’.

Rob Stephens, Norwich

How are we supposed to fight climate change when it is nearly half the price for me to travel by car from London to Manchester, than get an off peak advance train?

Rebecca Armstrong, Manchester

Using trains often lets my wheelchair-user husband down, with rudeness from staff and lack of space. The expense of using trains cannot compete with using a car.

Gail Richard, Bracknell

Bringing the railway network into public ownership will put some order in and focus on the industry.

Farouk Sohawon, London

By 60-20% British people support renationalising the railways so they are responsible to taxpayers not shareholders.

Paul Bond, Tonbridge

I don’t drive and am dependent on public transport. Services are inferior and more expensive than under BR.

Katherine Newey, Exeter

Northern Rail must be stopped. It’s hell out there.

Martin Hearne, Chorley

Bring back our railway.

Sally Weston, Wareham

Profits before people is not the way forward.

Simon Bolton, Leeds

The only way forward.

Lucy Bell, Reading

Let’s show them how Great Britain should be.

Jenny Young, Hull

A long held view – bring the railways back into public ownership.

John Emmott, Tenterden

I would love to be able to take my son on a train to London in the same way as my parents took me. We need a public transport system.

Eira Short, Rochdale