I’m sick of poor service and profits going to shareholders not back into the service.

Paul Pennington Marshall, Brighton

Privatisation is a pathetic failure for ordinary people. It has just made the rich even richer.

William Weller, Wigan

I belong to a walking group of retired people whose organiser suffers because of the disorganisation of the various companies running rail transport in the South-East

Philip Michaelson, London

Bring back BR. The railway is so under-funded in the Southwest and Cameron and his goons don’t care.

Tom Gallacher, Plymouth

I’m a frequent user of the line to London. It’s excellent. No need to change. Also, it’s safer to have the national infrastructure owned by the nation, not by global capital.

Christine Hartas, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Nationalise more of the country. We all live here, not just the rich.

Joe Cairns – Doran, Brighton

Privatised railways make no sense. Look at the fantastic French system. You can’t plan proper infrastructure improvements without looking at the overall picture.

Marianne Hitchen, Sheffield

Public investment for rail users not shareholders, please.

Malcolm Lyons, Brighton

The shambolic Northern ‘service’ currently destroying the Windermere branch line is yet another reason why we need to BBBR.

Adrian Porter, Kendal

We need all train companies and Network Rail nationalised.

Michael McDonald, Livingston

Private companies take profit and run down quality. Nothing has ever been as good as British Rail.

Frances Jones, Perthshire

I’m fed up with constantly rising fares, packed trains and last minute delays/cancellations even when there is no strike on.

Nicholas Davies, St. Leonards-on-Sea

Northern Rail are the pits. For goodness’ sake, give our railways back to the people of Britain.

Neil Pritchard, St. Helens

We need a railway system that works for the users not the shareholders.

Valerie McIntosh, Warrington

I hate the way the trains run in this country. It’s cheaper to get a flight to the other side of the country than a train. What is that all about?

Rhiannon Hayman, Holywell

Privatising British Rail was one of the worst decisions made by any government resulting in the disjointed and overpriced structure we have today. Time to change back.

Paul L Ellis, Sheffield

If prices keep going up, eventually people won’t be able to afford to get to work. Nationalise the railways now.

Khalid Talati, Manchester

Bring back British Rail. We are demanding a re-unified national rail network, run for people not profit, as it was meant to be in the first place.

Geoff Mills, Wakefield

Simplify the railways now.

Nick Durkee, Havant

Private companies succeed by putting profits first. That’s what capitalism is all about. Nationalised companies can put the public benefit first.

James Craig-Gray, London

A brilliant idea – all strength to your arm. Our railways are a disaster.

Bryon Bache, Cambridge

We do want our railways back in public ownership.

Margaret Reynolds, Durham

The railway privatisation was rushed through, our railways were sold at cut price without our agreement. If only British Rail had received the money private operators get.

Tom Spowart, Newton Aycliffe

All public utilities should be nationalised and most ordinary citizens would agree.

Nigel Smith, York

£5k a year and you can’t even get a seat on the 7am train to London from Colchester

Gavin Edwards, Colchester

I love trains and rail travel but cannot afford to use them under the current capitalist system.

Paula Marley, Sheffield

Let the people sort out this mess that privatisation has made of our railways. Give it back to us.

Anne Seifipour, Gateshead

Privatisation of the railways has been an abject failure. Re-nationalise.

Rob F, Derby

Sooner rather than later.

John Hogg, Bradford