British Rail should never have been split and sold.

Gwen Daly, Reading

Transport is a key piece of national infrastructure. It has no business being run for profit in the private sector.

Stuart Bishop, Manchester

They said it wouldn’t be sold yet here we are. Rail is a mess at the moment and it needs sorting.

Billy Morrison, Ashby-de-la-Zouch

An efficient and affordable train service is vital for the economic well-being of the country.

Nicholas Burman-Vince, London

So annoyed with Avanti delays and service in First Class. Whatever Virgin thoughts anyone has they were amazingly timely and service was exceptional.

Shazia Nawaz, Birmingham

It is time to bring back the railways and put profit back into the economy instead if it going into fat cat pockets.

Peter Schofield, Barnsley

We must get people to join together for this extremely worthy cause.

Malcolm Clayton

Rail is a public service, and should be run as such, not to make private profit.

Frances Rostron, Sherborne

Re-nationalising will only benefit the railways.

Chris Hambly, Kingsteignton

Privatisation has gone too far. Distributism advocates that small companies be private, but large companies to be run by employees.

Daniel Rodger, Birmingham

Nationalise British Rail.

Kathleen Hamilton, North Berwick

It has got to the stage when it is cheaper to fly than catch a train Jaw dropping prices and having to search loads of internet sites just to find a reasonable fare.

William Power, Royston

What’s happened to the rail, as with everything, is a disgrace. Money before people. Bring back British Rail.

Ilija Jovanovic, Derby

Do it for the good of the people, not for private profit.

Bobby Webb, Manchester

Please end the privatisation that destroyed Britain.

Dan Brown, Durham

We need to reclaim all that is rightfully ours.

Steven Bartlett, Diss

There was absolutely no logic to privatising and fragmenting the railways other than to line the pockets of a privileged few.

Barry Marshall, Hebburn

Let’s get people out of their cars and back onto cheap public transport.

Jonathan Chalcraft, Brighton

Regular commuter

Steph Withey, Worcester

Anything which helps to bring back the old system I shall be glad to be part of.

Janet Marshall, Barry

Disgusting.

Alex Burt, London

Privatisation is a disaster. A simple and fair fare-structure and user-friendly service (remember that word?) would make travel better for everyone, including tourists.

Sally Finesilver, Oxford

I feel that there is too much focus on profits and not customer service. Higher fares don’t seem to mean a better service. Bring back national rail.

Toby Morrison, London

EMR have been so unreliable that a two hour journey now very often becomes five hours. They monopolise the service that is run for profit not passengers. We need better.

Clare Jennings, Nottingham

Once upon a time we, the common people of the UK, did own BR. Then we gave it away to the rich kids to play with.

Louis Boyce, Kingston-upon-Thames

We need a decent transport system and we haven’t got one.

Bruce Baillie, Cleckheaton

Hopefully we will have a nationalised railway company in an independent Scotland.

Catherine Wilson, Campbeltown

We need a joined-up train service run in the public interest, owned by the public.

Simon Jones, Bromley

The state of our railway system in the South West is the fault of successive governments. Please help fix it by campaigning to bring it back to public ownership.

Robert Rush, Okehampton

To re-nationalise the Railway under British Rail and build and design British locomotives and British rolling stock and British Multi units again.

Jamie Evetts, Milton Keynes