Bring back British Rail.

Mary Ireson, Isle of Mull

Tran Pennine is overcrowded and East Coast is working well. That says it all.

John Bryan, York

This is a no-brainer.

Edward Gray, Fulham

Rail travel in this country is ridiculously expensive and, because of the closure of so many routes during Beeching’s reign, people had no option but to take to the roads.

Patricia Shave, Leicester

Re-nationalise. It’s that simple.

David Shaw, Swindon

It should never have been privatised in the first place.

Richard Jewell, Worcester Park

We all knew that privatisation of our railways would not make for cheaper, more efficient, faster railway services. Now the fallacy has been exposed.

Clive Andrews, Berwick-upon-Tweed

Public transport should be a public asset, not a licence to print money for shareholders. Rail travel should never be more expensive than car usage.

Jerry Hepworth, Lowestoft

We need cheaper public transport.

Vivek Patel, Leicester

There is absolutely no reason why a one stop journey should cost over £5, especially when some countries offer entire countrywide rail passes for £4. Insane.

Levente Varga, Hove

I would love to be able to take my son on a train to London in the same way as my parents took me. We need a public transport system.

Eira Short, Rochdale

De-nationalisation was the worst thing to happen to the railways since Beeching. Take them back into public ownership now.

Niall Campbell, Fleetwood

This country can no longer afford a privatised rail service.

Nathan Lawrence, Redhill

Service for the people not subsidies for the already wealthy.

John Rawlinson, Staffs

Get it brought back under one controlling body.

Kimberley Walker

Transport is such an essential part of people’s working lives and ensuring the contact of families and friends in this more disparate society. It must be better integrated.

Jennifer Brock, Bradford

Re-nationalisation is long overdue.

Nigel Smith, London

I fully back this cause, despite the way all our services and utilities have been sold off and been raking in a profit ever since, but service has suffered and all for fat cats.

Tracey Batchelor, Dundee

Time for a change. Commuters have increasingly been mugged off by the rail companies and Network Rail for too long.

Steve Cobb, Ashford

There’s too many of these Tory rich people.

Mark Kilburn, Bradford

Abso-bloomin-lutely.

Cathy Teesdale, London

Nationalise now!

Josh Hutchinson , Cambridge

I’m definitely in favour of re-nationalising the railway system (what we have left of it in Wales.)

M J Bailey, Carmarthen

20 years of failure and prices are the most expensive in Europe, to line the pockets of greedy fat cats. No more. Let’s run this for the people by the people to benefit all.

Sean Walker, Glasgow

We need a unified network on a not-for-profit basis.

Martin Edwards, Nottingham

Bring back British Rail. Privatisation isn’t working.

John Marskman, Manchester

Privatisation is not progress.

Michael Letwin, Brooklyn NY

Re-nationalisation and the profit made would assure governments that they could invest to improve our failing rail system. It’s a win/win situation.

Gina Woods, Norwich

The privateers have had their chance and shown us what they do with a ‘small state’. It’s time to take our country back.

Richard Lane, York