Nick Scarr, AldeburghPrivatisation of national structure is theft of public assets.
Isaac Murphy, CambridgeThe only way to keep prices fair.
Peter Brookings, Milton KeynesRailways should be run as a public service, not for shareholder profit. Get freight off the roads and back on the railway.
Steve Burdekin, LondonThe current situation sees a monopoly and expensive fares whilst we still subsidise billions into the private sector when it should be going to the national purse.
David Servant, PontefractA national, not-for-profit railway network, properly funded is the only way forward. The current system is unaccountable and a joke.
Edward Turvey, Westcliff-on-SeaThe railways of this country have degenerated into a private, profit-driven mess. The franchisees do not care about passengers, only profit. Bring back British Rail.
Nigel Groom, DerbyThe rail network is in a mess and I fully support this. I would put all utility services back in public hands and reverse the proposed plans to sell off Royal Mail.
Paul Higgins, HalesowenI fully support this idea.
Neil Roberts, DewsburyLet’s make sure Jeremy Corbyn has the power to do this.
Michael Wright, WorkingtonAfter all the corruption, the mess-ups, the inflated fares, is it not time we brought back British Rail? Yes, it is.
Kathryn Read, NottinghamPlease can we get things joined up again. I am fed up with a rail network using different operators and shopped out maintenance. It was better before.
Brian Hoey, Houghton-le-SpringI couldn’t agree more. Rail is an essential service that should not be run for private profit and should definitely not be run badly.
Gerard Brady, MotherwellAs a frequent rail traveller throughout the UK, I’m in favour of re-nationalising British Rail. Fares are too expensive and the fare structure too complicated.
James Honke, IverThe current system is a farce, which costs the taxpayer millions and lets private companies skim off the top.
Adam Wildash, AshI fully support the re-nationalisation of the railways.
Russell Miller, West WickhamWe own most of the road network so it’s time to own the rail network.
Nick Shelley, NottinghamHow absurd to break up an integrated organisation and sell it to private companies and to other state railway companies.
Tristan Owen, LondonI’m disgruntled and fed up with daily cancellations, delays and overcrowded peak-time services on the Luton/St Albans to Sevenoaks service.
Robert Steel, CambridgeAll vital infrastructure and utilities should be nationally owned.
Paul Hebden, LeedsThe current railways are terrifying.
Munir U, BedfordBring it back and simplify it, and stop greedy owners creaming it.
Bob Cotterill, SwanseaA vital asset to the country. All that public money put into it and no return for the public.
Chris Priston, YorkTory dogma.
Kyle Cadwallader, LiverpoolThe rail system is shocking. They say trains are always on time yet they are not. If my software deployments where always late, I would have no job.
Ann Welton, OrpingtonBritish Rail always provided a good service. If you got a job with them it was for life.
John Hamilton, EdinburghEssential core infrastructure and services should belong to, and run for, the public – not for profiteering.
Philip Davies, Southend-on-SeaPublic transport should be there to provide a service not profits for big shareholders.
Charlie Burgess, EastbournePower to the people.
Simon Walsworth, LondonThere’s nothing as important as getting our people to work. Rail travel should be owned and run by the people for the people.
Henry Nayler, WatfordI don’t use trains, but my family does.