The current service provided by private companies such as First Great Western are absolutely awful and the prices are ridiculous. Bring back British Rail.

Lisa Bowles, Bristol

You have my full support. Good luck with the campaign.

Susan McDermott, Edinburgh

Trains are ridiculously overpriced for the service that is provided. Lower prices would mean fewer people using cars and be better for the environment.

Suzy Cheal, Brighton

Bring back the rail industry into public ownership.

Chris Frost, London

I used to live in Bournemouth and the then British Rail offered a good and polite service with reasonably priced fares. Where has it gone?

Patrick Stack, Basel, Switzerland

Rail services have declined in reliability over the last 15 years that I have been travelling from Brighton to London, while prices have steadily increased. Stop the rot.

Drew Gallon, East Sussex

They should never have been sold off in the first place.

Tim Mapston, London

Stop ripping off passengers.

Richard Wells, Hull

We know it makes sense.

Richard Desjardins, Ashby de la Zouch

It is vital for the future of our society that we begin to take back into public ownership those things the state ought rightly to manage.

Brian Flynn, Leeds

If Passenger Focus has orders from Westminster that they are not allowed to comment upon railway privatisation, where is our voice?

Frank Nicholas Adam

Lower fares, better paid staff, more branch lines, accountability.

Joshua Lunn, Swindon

Bring back British Rail.

Larry Tetteh, London

Re-nationalise the railways.

James Martin, Glasgow

I hope for a pay rise at the end of the year, just so I can afford to pay the fare rises. Real people get poorer every year, so bosses can get richer.

Chris Wright, London

Public ownership is the only way to ensure investment in the future, lower fares, more staff and a railway that works for everyone.

Thomas Freegard, Swindon

Keep it simple. One railway operator and save all the billing charges and lawyers’ costs.

Judith Hodgson, Liverpool

this was funded for the people by the people it should never have been a profit making private concern, which most people cannot afford.

Roslynn Turner, London

I was always taught if it wasn’t broke don’t fix it. Think how many people would use the railways if it was state-owned with the prices low.

Anthony Bacon, Bradleystoke, Bristol

There should be a national standard and national investment for today’s transportation needs. There should be re-investment instead of private profits.

Giselle Frank, London

The highest prices and worst service in Western Europe. It’s time for a change now.

Warren Sherwin, Bolton

It can be the only solution not to see the profits line the pockets of huge corporations. It’s embarrassing at the moment.

Arran Stratton, Glasgow

Not just rail – all utilities too.

Martyn Lynch, Harrogate

We need BR back. Things were so much better. Network Rail are rubbish.

Tony Ches, Birmingham

Re-nationalisation of railways is easier than other privatised industries because at expiration existing franchises can be transferred to Directly Operated Railways.

Paul Reddy, Wirral

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

Our country deserves a national rail service, subsidised as necessary from the taxes I pay – a good use of my money.

Chrissie Chadney, St Albans

It’s been too long now. Come on. Bring British Rail back.

George Kay, Wigan

I agree we need a fully integrated, publicly-owned rail network.

Timothy Baldwin

All the rail network should be nationalised.

Daphne Hayden, Whitley Bay