Bring it back. The people’s railway.

Martin Catchpole, Ipswich

The privatisation of our rail services has proved to be nothing but a disaster. Re-nationalise them now.

Gregory Lewis, London

Trains for people not private profit.

John Doughty, Nottingham

Time to take back the railways.

Graeme Kemp, Telford

It’s outrageous the price I have to pay a month just to get to work. Every year it gets more and more expensive and the service gets worse.

Malcolm Smith, London

Yes, nationalise the railways. Bring them back for what they were intended – public transport owned and managed by the people for the people.

Gill Smith, Eastchurch

Rail transport is worse now than it’s ever been – more expensive than the vast majority of the world and is going nowhere fast.

Peter Webster, Clacton-on-Sea

Private companies will never give us a proper 21st century railway system. This is a national strategic and economic asset, while private is short-term profit-obsessed only.

P J Casey, Nelson

And while you’re at it, please bring back trains with windows you can open, not air-con, so we can really enjoy the journeys breathing fresh air.

Ben Hooke, Norwich

Privatisation is a disaster.

Mike Kelley, Derby

Buy back all that the Tories have privatised and, in no time at all, you will see costs and pricing come down considerably.

Malcolm Martyn, Shrewsbury

It should never have been privatised in the first place.

James Nicholson, Camelford

UK railways are in total meltdown. Bring back British Rail, please.

Neal Deakins, Louth

Thatcher left us with a nice legacy.

John Cutts, Worksop

We need a rail service that benefits its passengers. We need British Rail back.

Amanda Bouskill, Swinton

A system runs best when it isn’t sectioned off into pieces.

Kealey Castle, Kent

The Post Office too while you’re at it.

Sarah Kay, London

Go Ellie Harrison!

Sabina Stefanova, London

Privatisation – lining shareholder’s pockets since 1995.

Gail Bishop, Caterham

East Coast have shown the way. Public sector can do it profitably.

Mike Norris, Alnmouth

It’s well overdue. It gets my vote and you might actually get people using it again other than for work – and save the planet too.

Hazel Simmons, Hastings

Transportation systems should be run democratically in the interests of workers and the environment, not profit and private property.

Alex Blenkhorn, Stockport

Sort out the mess.

Jo Havell, Telford

Take our railways back into public ownership.

James Bavin , Oswestry

Make Britain a better place with British Rail.

Jake Gooding, Ipswich

I would like to support the cause to bring back British Rail and re-nationalise the UK rail system.

Jason Pak, London

Bring back British Rail. What more to say?

Marina Wilson, Peterborough

The nationalised East Coast service has been great. Rail is too important to give to the private sector. All revenue is needed for improvements, not for shareholders.

Delia Lomax, Edinburgh

The responsibility for our railways should be in one hand and accountable to the people.

Anna Harrison-Melville, Ashford

Rail travel, for the people, by the people.

Stephen Hepworth, Buxton