The railways should be owned by the public, charging low price rail fares, owned by us, for the people, by the people.

Andrew Cremin, Merthyr Tydfil

Virgin Trains failed to provide an adequate service once before.

Leslie Rowe, Richmond, North Yorkshire

Quite simple really – public transport owned by the public for the public.

Rachael Foxevans, York

Let’s bring sense back at last.

Sheila Lovett, Newton Abbot

The privatised network results in a sterile environment in which profit comes before anything else.

Michael Atkinson, Sheffield

The public should not pay fares until trains are from this century and they have adequate space for the relevant number of passengers at the right time of day.

Ray Durie, Liverpool

Re-nationalize BR as soon as possible. I’m sick of ever-increasing ticket prices, whilst services get worse, together with the attitude of station staff.

Ashley Woosnam, Northampton

We need a vertically integrated railway run by railwaymen and not by bean counters or civil servants.

Richard Cox, Birmingham

Sort out the mess.

Jo Havell, Telford

Railway employee of 20+ years.

Matt Naylor, Leicester

Re-nationalise our railways.

Sydney Smith, York

Nationalise the entire rail system, permanently.

Robert Slater, Herne Bay

Trains are the future. They should belong to the nation.

T Love-Taylor, London

Look at what East Coast brings to the public coffers.

Boris Durham, Leeds

Yes please, British Rail. Service not profit.

Carol Brack, Alston

Free tea and coffee is a must for the British traveller.

Helen Behagg, Kettering

Bring back British Rail. It makes economic and ecological sense.

Roger Sidaway, Edinburgh

Nations depend upon their infrastructures in order to grow strong and healthy. A rail network must be owned by the many not the few because the many legitimise the nation.

Stephen Baldwin, Halifax

We should make sure that the people who own the railways, i.e. the public, should be British.

Joel Sargeant, Narre Warren

Public transport in public hands.

Cecilia Ballesteros, Hove

Anything to get rid of London Midland’s appalling service.

Andrea Stanton, Walsall

National economic assets such as the UK rail network should be owned by the people via public sector enterprises.

Edwin Nelson

Switzerland has the finest all-round transport system in the world. Trams, buses and rail, all publicly owned.

Ray Kempson, Fleetwood

The British people deserve British Rail back.

Colton McKenna, Kilwinning

Not for profit is the only way forward. “Enslave the private company executives and chairman!”

Mark Wouters, Leeds

Bring back British Rail.

Neil Wilson, Warrington

Essential core infrastructure and services should belong to, and run for, the public – not for profiteering.

John Hamilton, Edinburgh

First Capital Connect are the worst. Bring back BR.

Christopher Flack, London

Give it back.

John Neville, Brighton

The current set-up is a farce, over-priced, difficult to use and set up only for the benefit of the shareholders.

Neil Cameron-Rollo, Clare