I wish we could bring back British Rail trains and Inter City, Inter City Eurostar, British Rail ferries.

Mike D’ambrogio, Liverpool

They should never have been privatised in the first place, and when BR comes back into public ownership, start the process of bringing the buses back.

Thomas Saunders, Ashington

Bring back the simplified fare structure.

Krystal Garnett, Merseyside

The first mistake was the Beeching axe. This destroyed the infrastructure which made the re-routing of trains relatively simple.

Alan Carson, Prudhoe

Arriva Trains Wales hands down the worst operators ever. Very expensive. Late and old trains which belong in a museum not the track.

Mark Edwards, Tywyn

First Buses need to be brought back too. It’s a poor service, serving shareholders’ interests first.

Miriam Henry, Bristol

Train companies don’t invest, aren’t interested in the green agenda or improving our travelling experience. Basic infrastructure should be state-owned.

Jane Rendle, Hebden Bridge

The companies running our rails are a joke. The prices we pay for the poor understaffed shoddy service is criminal and something has to be done.

Josh Cranwell, Letchworth Garden City

I’m old enough to remember BR, ergo I’m old enough to remember plenty of carriages and plenty of seats – and at a reasonable price.

Stephen Pacey, Worksop

It can’t possibly be any worse.

Jane Moorhead, London

Get rid of privatisation.

James Smith, London

Joined-up, efficient, nationalised services as opposed to fragmented, expensive, private services.

Chris Horne, Ely

It’s costing the British taxpayer more in subsidies to the train companies than we paid for British Rail. The taxpayer’s money should not be paid out in profits to them.

Richard Frost, Nottingham

I once tried to get a refund at Liverpool Street for a ticket I’d bought in Luton. That experience alone is enough to make me think this madness must end.

Emma Macbeth, Oxford

I believe that a nationalised rail network would provide a far better service and financial return. Forget how it used to be and do it better.

Bill Stead, Leamington Spa

It is high time to re-nationalise British railways and get the kind of system that the French now enjoy.

Andrew Spence, Hastings

The sooner the better.

David Line, Luton

I believe that all utilities should be in public ownership and not run for the profit of shareholders, other than the British public

Barrie Blayney, Leeds

Support Labour’s policy to bring back the people’s railway because people come before profits.

Matt Harrison, Reading

My kids may have to cycle two miles to school, as I find it more and more difficult to pay for public transport.

Dave Codling, Cheshire

British Rail was a national institution. It should be brought back. If the people want it they should get it, and Parliament should do what we want.

Lisa Gillott, Wales

Yes, bring back BR. I worked as a guard on BR for seven years. Today I have never seen it so bad. It’s terrible due to the Tories yet again.

Stewart Bloomfield, Stevenage

Nationalise all public services.

Jason George Walker, Stoke-on-Trent

It’s a total shambles at present and don’t talk to me about the online ticket buying farce. Viva BR.

Mary Williams, Market Drayton

Privatisation has failed. Bring back British Rail for the staff, for the commuters and for the greater good.

Toby Shackleton, London

What a mess.

John Birbeck, York

People before profit means Bring back British Rail.

Eithne Bennett, York

Privatisation of publicly-run companies has never worked and will never work.

David Younger, Chester-le-Street

We need to take all our resources out of the hands of big business and place them back into public ownership.

Andrew Tate, Wolverhampton