Journeys are too expensive. And why do I have to pay to use the toilet? This is a violation of my human rights I’m certain.

Chiara Knott, Nottingham

Privatisation only works for shareholders, not passengers. Bring back BR.

Maryvonne Lumley, London

Hand it back to the people and let us enjoy the profits instead of the greedy fat cats.

Marie Pettigrew, Nottingham

I want to travel by train as it’s more relaxing and safer. I can work and it produces low emissions, but the high price of tickets prevents me from doing the right thing.

Scott Herrett, Edinburgh

We the people can effect real change and we demand the railway we deserve as our right.

Dean Meehan, Leeds

Time for a change.

Greg Sutton, Fleet

Bring back the rail industry into public ownership.

Chris Frost, London

I worked through the Railtrack years. Enough said I think. Bring back BR.

Gordon Roberts, Stratford-upon-Avon

It’s for people not for private profit.

Mark Bobbitt, Wymondham

I’m actually quite alarmed for my personal safety on overcrowded platforms filled with angry would-be passengers. I also fear disease from filthy carriages.

Diana Rossborough, London

British transport for the people instead of being motivated by profit.

David Page

Since my birth in 1977, I have been in and out of the UK several times a year. Train journeys are far too expensive and the entire system over complicated.

Anna-Katharina Straumann, Zurich

Rail should be publicly-owned – and water.

Richard Fraser-Tait, Ryde

Replace Europe’s worst railway systems, and bring back BR. End private profit at the expense of commuters, and cancel HS2. Give us a low-price, clean, green service.

Dave Griffiths, Manchester

An excellent idea.

Michael Cotton, Bologna, Italy

Re-nationalise now.

Huw Akiba-Jones, Exmouth

Privatisation has created a railway that in every conceivable way is truly an abomination.

Hector, Cheshire

Bring back British Rail!

Steven Fraser, Dunbartonshire

I come from a family of railway workers. I believe in rail travel. I use the train to commute to work but privatisation has not worked and doesn’t put travellers first.

Emma Louis, Birmingham

Just one word. Argh.

Rebecca Steventon,

I believe that a nationalised rail network would provide a far better service and financial return. Forget how it used to be and do it better.

Bill Stead, Leamington Spa

One ticket, one destination, one rail company. Simplicity. Bring back British Rail.

Julie Elphick, Witney

I used to complain about BR, but now want them back.

Mary Theodorou, Manchester

When it’s more often than not cheaper to fly or get a coach from south to north England you know there’s a problem with the railway system.

Nancy Smith, Ipswich

Re-nationalisation is the right step for all possible reasons.

Jonathan Ash, St Albans

Public transport should not be run for profit. Meet passengers’ needs, not shareholders’ greed.

Pete Sinclair, Greenwich

Greater Anglia are a joke.

Faith Matheson, Essex

Dismantling British Rail has led to chaos.

Bill Tasker, Liverpool

It is economic and social madness to continue with a privatised railway system in a modern society.

Bill Lawrence, Mexborough

The privatisation of BR is an example for these of the Austrian Federal Railways (OBB), which brings a lot of problems.

Gottfried Brunner, Vienna