You should like totally bring back British Rail. I mean it’s just like totally the best ever.

Megan Low, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Down with our corporate overlords.

Joseph Kemp, Keighley

It’s long overdue. The present situation is ridiculous.

Tim Coad, Frodsham

Public ownership is far more efficient for an essential service.

Maureen Parnell, Edinburgh

Stop these private companies ripping us all off with their price rises year in year out. Bring back BR.

Michael Pruce, London

Bring back a unified publicly-run transport system.

Peter Rose, Worcester

With private rail companies one of the main considerations is profit and keeping shareholders happy. Bring back British Rail – a public service that serves the public.

Antonia Martinez, Stockton-on-Tees

Profits should be re-invested in the business and not frittered away to shareholders (whilst accepting taxpayer subsidy). Nationalise and improve the service from within.

Peter Roberts, Edinburgh

The railways should be under public ownership.

Phoebe Taylor-Thorpe, Rotherham

Jeremy Corbyn as PM will re-nationalise the railways and I’m looking forward to it.

Mary Taylor, London

I think it’s disgusting that the prices are increasing yet again.

Dawn Curtis, Reading

I agree that British Rail should be re-nationalised.

Adrian Cross, Blackburn

Take a leaf out of the East Coast mainline’s book, taken back into public hands successfully.

Sue Fairweather, Danbury

Re-nationalise now.

Peter Green, Herne Bay

It’s time to claim back the silver from the privatised porn shop.

Lawrence Molloy, Leeds

Joined-up thinking? How about joined-up railway system?

Gyan Tyagi, Sheffield

I love traveling by train but now, even with my rail card, it is becoming too expensive to use the West Coast and yet the fares still keep rising.

Nick Prince, Staffordshire

The railway is currently a disgrace. I missed a job interview today due to the current incompetence of the service.

George Horobin, Penshurst

I am utterly stunned at the appalling state of our rail network. This needs to be put right. I have stopped using trains and started using planes, which are cheaper.

Keith Graham, Cheltenham

The privatisation of the rail industry was done on a false premise and poor model of operation. Railways worldwide need subsidy as they are vital services. Nationalise.

Terence Dixon, Walcote

Stop this rip-off. Rail and all essential services should be publicly owned.

Nic Fellows, Wallsend

I totally agree. Not because the old BR was brilliant, but because it can be.

Peter Nicholls, Stoke-on-Trent

For the people.

Kerry Pickett, Brighton

The railways should be owned as being part of the country’s infrastructure.

Christopher Quinn, Dunstable

The East Coast line has shown that a nationalised rail system can be efficient and cost-effective, giving resources and service to the economy.

Raymond Soltysek, Gourock

Bring back British Rail.

Nicholas Parry, Colchester

How hard is it to book a bike onto a train? Bring back ‘guard carriages’.

Steve Roach, Worcester

The railways need to be re-nationalised – the investment in our network needs to be overhauled. We invented the railways, let’s make it the envy of the World again!

John Walker, Colchester

We should concentrate on the good points of British Rail instead of the curly sandwiches put down.

Peter Hanson, St Helens

The present system is completely unacceptable.

Chris Bhamra, Sheffield