Returning to British Rail would simplify all the Ticket Clerks’ jobs greatly.

John Conley

The provision of essentials like water, power and transport should obviously not be in private hands.

Roger Higgs, Bude

Although I have strong Conservative views, railways and energy supplies (gas and electricity) should never have been privatised. The greed of these companies is obscene.

Paul Alexander Sherwood, Thirsk

Tell me what I can do to help.

John Reeves, Edenbridge

Initially my hatred lay with Southern Rail (before that Connex). Now It lies with the idiotic decision to privatise in the first place. Bring back nationalised services.

Oliver Banks, Shoreham-by-Sea

Privatisation has worked for the few and not the many, the service is getting worse and costing more to pay dividends. End it, give us BR back now.

Vince Lardner, Worthing

Please do it now. You must know it makes sense.

Jill Green, Oxford

End fragmentation, ridiculous complexity, huge hidden subsidies and profiteering now.

Martin Lakie, Worcester

Investment is badly needed in our railways, better lines and faster trains to benefit whole of country. Standards have been in decline for far too long.

Andrew Laggan, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Why should we the people be paying 5 times more tax to subsidise these foreign companies that are charging us the highest ticket prices in Europe! Bring back BR!

Michael Jordan, Manchester

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

A nationalised railway system would put people before profits.

Margaret Robinson, Yarm-on-Tees

I’m outraged that huge public subsidies and high fares make massive profits for overseas based companies.

Adrian Ashwell, Brighton

I would love to go to explore England more during the weekends, but the price of travel just stops me. This is why rural towns and villages are closing down.

Ricky Milling

It’s a total waste of taxpayers’ money, which is going straight into the bank accounts of greedy people.

Robert Masters, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

A usable, affordable rail network is a vital part of tackling climate change.

Paul Stevens, Matlock

Privatisation has been a great success at widening the wallets of the shareholders and robbing those who actually need the money.

Stephen Pearce, Bridgend

Bring back British Rail.

Ria Hartley, Bristol

I have worked in the rail industry and seen first hand how privatisation and greed has corrupted the industry and the quality of service.

Caroline Joyce, London

We need to bring to an end this, the worst of a series of appalling privatisations.

David Lewis-Baker, Bath

Re-nationalise everything – gas, water electricity – all the things a country needs to flourish.

Terry Young, New Malden

I currently can’t buy a house because the train fare for my wife to attend university is too high, over 3 grand a year. That’s more than 12% of my yearly income.

Andrew Mackie, Dundee

Breaking up railways breaks up communications, so we’re isolated in the north. HS2 won’t make things any better for Barnsley either.

Kim Boon, Barnsley

Bring back BR, but with people running it that care about public enterprise and properly financed.

Barry Jones, Mountain Ash

Please provide affordable, decent transport for the public. Transport should not be for shareholders’ profit.

Kathleen White, Edinburgh

If BR had had the same financial injection of cash that Network Rail is having the whole network would have been modernised by now.

Dave Makin, Kettering

A fine campaign, but sadly facing an uphill struggle against politicians who cannot see what is obvious to everyone else.

Peter Bateman

Enough is Enough. Stop robbing people and making their lives a misery. All everyone wants is to be able to get to their job at an affordable cost.

Oliver Hickmet, London

Once upon a time we, the common people of the UK, did own BR. Then we gave it away to the rich kids to play with.

Louis Boyce, Kingston-upon-Thames