If it’s not broke don’t try and fix it. The government should never have privatised the railways. Bring back the slam door train too.

Lerone Rose, Peterborough

Re-nationalise, the sooner the better.

Paul Whiteley, Hull

Let’s reclaim at least one of our national bodies from big business and foreign investors.

Iva Ellis, Chesterfield

Regular commuter

Steph Withey, Worcester

I have had to grow up with the shambles of a railway system that remains today. It’s time to re-nationalise, to make fares cheaper and give Britain a railway to be proud of.

James Westfield, Wokingham

Give us back our railways – you know it makes sense.

Martin Spence, Penge

Privatisation has brought no significant investment in the trains. Nationalise and put the profits back into the system.

Michael Goodings, Sheffield

Even the Tories are now saying the 1990s privatisation was wrong.

Keith Dredge, Bradford

Privatisation brings too many fat cast and fewer jobs.

David McCormack, Hinckley

East Cost Rail worked, so can the rest.

Julian Boyce, Nottingham

It is increasingly clear that the time has come to fix this problem, to stop the ideological war on common sense by right wingers and start creating a proper railway.

Jack Pearce, Stafford

First Capital Connect are the worst. Bring back BR.

Christopher Flack, London

I work within the rail industry and feel British Rail was the best – and would be again.

Pam Fullarton, Kent

Take back what we built.

Mike Nightingale, Cardiff

I’m sick and tired of being ripped off through privatisation, which is theft.

Sean Rathbone, Carlisle

Former apprentice with BRML.

Ian Clark, Northampton

People’s daily commute shouldn’t be left to free market greed.

Nicholas Hayes, Durham

Make train travel easy and cheap again.

Heather White, Southport

The current system is a joke. The services don’t join up, leaving an inconsistent customer experience and expensive tickets. Get it together!

Christopher Main, Lanarkshire

We used to own the whole network, until it was stolen by the Tories and sold.

Alison Webster, Banwell

We need railways that are owned by the state and public passengers and freight. They should never have got rid of British Rail and we want it back.

Garreth Maguire, Prestatyn

Also, please bring back the T-shirt. It’s a good way of generating comment and raising awareness. Thanks.

Susan Power, Brighton

I commute on Southeastern and they are useless.

Will Miller, London

This would stop us being ripped off by all the different train companies and the profits staying in this country.

Trev Davis, Gloucester

There is no need for competition in railways. People will get whichever train arrives when they are at the station, not which is cheaper.

Ryan Kendall, Lancaster

Let’s bring to an end the privatised fiasco that provides the worst service for the highest fares in Europe.

Keith Bryant, Sandown

Public transport should be a service, not a business.

Jan Halligan, Holmfirth

Need to stop the thieving foreign owned train companies holding commuters to ransom with overpriced fares and a dismal service.

Callum Brady, Essex

I pay over £2000 per year for my train ticket to Manchester. We’re stacked in like cattle, no straw, always late. Public transport is a public service, so take it back.

Paul Clarkson, Brighouse

With over 13 billion pounds going out of the country annually because of privatisation for the profits of a few shareholders, how can we not afford to re-nationalise?

Peter Edmunds, Liverpool