It’s a bloody farce now.

Steve Walsh, York

Privatisation is for the few to get stinking rich. The clue is in the word private.

John Doyle, Addlestone

I am a member of UKIP, yet both I and some of my friends who are further right than the Tories agree nationalisation of the rails is necessary. This appeals to everyone.

Lewis Hart, St. Albans

Why are we subsidising a rail network so that private companies make a profit?

Sarah Gregson, Oxford

East Coast was a excellent service. Why let Virgin take it over? ScotRail is a disaster – dirty, unpunctual trains.

Peter Manuel, Stornoway

Please keep railways British.

Olive Reah, Blackburn

BR belonged to the whole nation, a national asset belonging to all of us which was sold off by an inhumane government.

Charles Batten, London

We need this for everyone.

Suzanne Turner-Inglis, Blackpool

Bring back our rail for all.

Keoni Kailimai, London

As the railway is a public service, it should be owned by the public.

John Pallister, Hull

We need a change. The way things are now is appalling. We need trains to get to work and they just aren’t working and the companies don’t care. We need a change.

Lynn Stewart, London

No other country ever divided their nationally-owned railway into so many disparate pieces to create the most expensive system in the world.

Murray Grigor, Inverkeithing

It could not be worse than Southern Rail.

Tarquin Gotch, Lewes

C2C commuter, crowded expensive rubbish.

Luke Bristow, Basildon

Bus companies have no idea how to run railways. I’m a rail worker with 40 years service. What a mess.

Alan Holtom, Worcester

Let’s bring them all back . Why should people profit from others’ misery?

Jon Waller

I want a cheaper and more reliable service. Bring British Rail back!

Max Morgan-Lucas, Diss

The rail system is fine if you’re just going from A to B. If you’re going to C and need to change at D, and the second leg is with a different company – good luck with that!

Colin Partington, Wirral

I’m utterly disgusted with the rail service as it currently runs. I can’t tell you the number of times my journey has been ruined. I’m truly fed up.

Jessica Clark, Presteigne

Private TOCs take the profits while the UK public accept all the risks at present. How can that ever be a fair system?

John Smith, Abingdon

Money, money, money and greed. That’s all it is. Exploiting those who don’t have any other choice but to travel by train.

Stephanie Lemmon, Kent

Please bring back British Rail. Then perhaps one could get a seat, in a clean train that arrives safely on time.

Evereld Carroll Trevor, Richmond, North Yorkshire

The nation’s infrastructure must belong to the people.

Frank Lerner, London

A privatised rail network can’t work, does not work and will never work.

Warren Sherwin, Bolton

You know something is going wrong when it is cheaper to drive to work than take the train.

Roshan Tajapra, London

When will the government see the light? The over-priced, under-resourced privatised rail network needs to be back with the people.

Stuart Raine, Whitchurch

Invest in the rail network as part of our strategic national infrastructure.

Krystal Garnett, Merseyside

The countries which run the best train services are owned, or part-owned by their governments – e.g. Switzerland, Germany.

Michele Smith, Melton Mowbray

The current situation is appalling. When I was a youngster I wouldn’t hesitate to get the train to London, but I need an extension on the mortgage to go now.

Paul Davies