Worst service ever. How they get away with it is a complete joke.

Jay James, Brighton

I support commuters with the overpriced unfair costs of rail travel.

Shirley Smith, Rickmansworth

The most risky British project in decades, the rail privatisation experiment has failed catastrophically. Allow common sense to prevail and bring back British Rail!

John Davies, Swansea

Ludicrously overpriced, unreliable. The rail system is awful.

Michael Kelland, London

Passengers not profit, just as it should be patients and not profit in the NHS. Give us back our assets.

Terry Davies, Telford

£249 for return from London to Leeds. Privatisation of the rail networks just doesn’t work in the best interests of the public.

Daniel Whatmuff, London

The main people transport has to be public.

Giulio Isernia, Cremona, Italy

UK private enterprise failed the motor industry, steel and chemicals – now all successful in foreign ownership with British workers. We deserve to own our railways.

Jim Dodds, Newton Aycliffe

Services were much better and cheaper under BR.

Derrick Martin, Hornchurch

Best job I ever had all under one umbrella.

Mal Rothwell, Plymouth

East Coast Line is excellent – all our railways should be run by the country for the country.

Sheena Ratcliffe, Richmond

I agree totally. Good luck with your campaign.

Gareth Edmondson, Ammanford

The sooner the better.

Michael Baker, Cardiff

Take our railways back into public ownership.

James Bavin , Oswestry

But not the sarnies.

Liz Moore, Coventry

It was not theirs to sell in the first place. It was ours, the British public’s.

Alan Bullett, Huddersfield

The railways now are such a mess – very overpriced, because of the ‘competition’. What is the point of saying more? We all know.

Teresa Price, Barnsley

A confusing plethora of train companies and fares which does little for the customer.

Meg Gain, Stratford-upon-Avon

I use East Coast mainline regularly and it’s the best operator in Britain.

Barry Mead, Tadcaster

Isn’t it obvious?

Emma Robbins

We, like many other social entrepreneurs, chose to bank with the Co-operative Bank because of its strong ethical objectives. We would move our account if this was lost.

Margaret Bennett, Sheffield

Nations depend upon their infrastructures in order to grow strong and healthy. A rail network must be owned by the many not the few because the many legitimise the nation.

Stephen Baldwin, Halifax

Nationalise Britain’s railway now!

Olaf Sheeran, London

Bring back British Rail and the General Post Office, telephone and internet services too.

Aaron Gray, Bath

Consistent fare rises above CPI, without improvements to justify them, while farepayers’ wages remain stagnant. This has to end now.

Jack Harding, London

The British Railways Board ran an excellent train service. These private companies are useless, typical Tory crap. So bring back British Rail.

Colin Flowerday, Holt

Stop the money going into the fat cats’ pockets and re-invest the money in the trains, stations and staff.

David Worden, Preston

Bring it back.

John Price, Liverpool

Stop TOCs making massive profits at the expense of the public traveller whilst providing a far worse service.

Major Phil Stout, Sawbridgeworth