Privatisation equates to the pilfering of public funds into private pockets; no brown envelopes required!

Martin Boyle, London

The sooner the better, and I am a railway employee.

Michael Rimmington, Nottingham

Anyone who has travelled on European trains knows that Britain has a rubbish rail system – slow, expensive, cramped and no longer fit to carry enough freight.

Denise Robson, Gateshead

Good luck with this campaign.

Jo Vallance, Nottingham

In many cases the train fare is more than the cost of fuel for the same journey in the car.

Michael Cryer, Aberfeldy

Immediate re-nationalisaton of BR. Fairer fares, standard prices and no large payouts to fat cats.

Austin Pacitto, London

East Coast Rail have shown that publicly-owned is better than privately-owned, for customers and taxpayers.

Stephen Helm, Ponteland

Bring ’em back. Save us from this shambles!

Jack Jaye, Surrey

This proud institution should never have been dismantled in the first place. Like so many other services, they place profit before people…

Sally Freear, Heysham

Bring Back the system that worked, get rid of these private companies who are bleeding the travelling public dry.

David Stower, Watford

The industry is structured for maximum profit and minimum investment for a cartel of unaccountable and untransparent rail companies.

Robert Davis, Lanarkshire

Bring it back to British Rail.

Matthew Hewson, Louth

The railways are an essential part of our national transport system and all profits should be used to maintain and upgrade the system, not siphoned of by the fat cats.

Jane Gannaway, Lincoln

Nationalise public transport.

Alex Harvey, Sheringham

Keep British Rail public.

Paul Leonard, Choppington

Put people before profit. Give us our public transport back – trains, buses, ferries, the lot.

Jane Mowat, Bristol

East Coast have shown the way.

Peter Hepplewhite, Whitley Bay

The railways need investment. Yes. They used to get it. But it was described as financial losses. Now they get money poured into them to guarantee profits. That is a loss.

John Stead, Sunderland

Hands off our property. If we say don’t sell then you should not sell. Railways should belong to the British people, not to the Tory elite.

Sean Jones, Wales

Re-nationalise or stop all subsidies. If the private sector is so great why do they need public money?

Alan Bremner, Stockport

Southwest Trains are crooks.

Paul Sheppard, London

The British people deserve British Rail back.

Colton McKenna, Kilwinning

Get rid of the fragmented, inefficient and unsafe privatised railway system.

Richard Church, London

Keep East Coast nationally owned.

David Elsby, Crewe

Public transport for public good rather than private greed.

Mark Mayo, London

We need British Rail back. Why did Tony Blair and Gordon Brown never act?

Peter Gregson, Edinburgh

Invest in infrastructure instead of enriching shareholders.

Sam Jordison

We have seen the East Coast line can deliver. Stop these shareholders robbing us of the profits we need for our railways.

Richard Oakes, London