Invest in the rail network as part of our strategic national infrastructure.

Krystal Garnett, Merseyside

I use East Coast and it’s better than it’s ever been. Let’s keep it, and get the rest back.

Bill Linton, London

Please re-unify. Our country is too small for lots of separate railways.

Sandra Kell, Ripon

Bring back nationalisation and pride in our railways.

Joe Bell, Carlisle

Give us our trains back.

Emma Cordiner, Olney

I use rail services all the time and the cost is ridiculous. Train users are being robbed. Nationalisation is the only answer to ensure us a fair deal.

Sophie McKeand, Wrecsam

Yes, we would sincerely like British Rail to be brought back to the British public.

Nigella Kennedy, London

I totally agree with you. Bring back British Rail and dismantle Southern Railway. I am a regular commuter on the West Coast way and it is a disgraceful line.

Daniel De Conceicao Silva, Worthing

Reduce road traffic and fumes. Re-nationalise the rail industry and make trains affordable and efficient.

Jean Smith, Brentwood

As commuters we get no advantages from private companies running trains (badly). Labour should commit to the re-nationalisation of the railways as they had the vision in 1948.

Clive Gehle, London

British Rail branch lines are sorely missed by many.

Jonathan Dell, York

People and their jobs before profit.

Stuart Leslie, Gravesend

Being a child that grew up on the railway when it was still BR, I have a particular interest in seeing our declining railways return back to being run by the Government.

Lisa Trendall, Lowestoft, Suffolk

Just bring it back.

Frances McGinlay, Largs

It’s time to nationalise all our utilities including rail. Why are we letting much needed revenue leave our shores? It’s ludicrous. For our economy’s sake, wise up>

Jean Hume, Skelton

Privatisation gives the weak quality of service, because it is focused on how to make the greatest profits. In London, public transport is far too expensive.

Radoslaw Lach, London

It’s despicable that the train operating companies collect fat profits from driving the prices up on an essential public service.

Josh Kerry, London

We need to stop giving money to the private sector. They are rich enough.

Sandra Brierley, Manchester

People cannot see that the Tories privatised the railways/gas/electricity/water so the profits go to the shareholders. Still they vote them in. They are stupid.

Trevor Preston, Rye

Bring back available, affordable travel for all. Not everyone has a car or can afford one. We all like to get out and about, not just car drivers.

Jackie Ross, Wakefield

London Midland are a disgrace.

Richard Molyneux, Leighton Buzzard

There should be investment in longer platforms and trains so that each ticket sold also has a seat. Also commuter only trains during rush hours so nobody has to stand.

Richard Barraball, Brighton

It should never have been privatised in the first place.

Adam Preston, Manchester

It makes sense on so many counts.

John Dady, Enfield

I no longer take the train because you need to buy tickets weeks ahead in order to afford them.

James Anderson, Carnoustie

For an expat like me, coming home to the privatised railways is a bigger shock every year.

Adrian Wymann,

I’m sick of being charged extortionate prices by rip-off merchants who monopolise the rail way.

Benjamin Harper, Stoke-on-Trent

More consideration, care and respect for train users. Many of us have no choice but to use the trains. Overly high fare prices and still I have to stand every day.

Ivy Pearson, St Albans

Labour’s GBR plans are certainly a step in the right direction, but are half-baked. Let’s do it properly!

John Hunt, Lincolnshire