If I want to travel to London (36 minutes away) It costs me £36. £1 per minute, that’s crazy.

Andy Ruffell, Ashford

It has not benefited passengers having numerous rail companies, nor is it ethical for these to be profit-making, even though I myself might benefit through my pension.

Joan Innes, Huddersfield

Certain things should not be de-nationalised and BR was definitely one. The East Coast line has been in public hands for a while now and it’s bloody great.

Gloria Percy, Durham

Let us spread the word about this petition.

Julie Harrison, Hertford

Privatising trains and buses in the UK was a huge mistake and disaster that should never have happened. Re-nationalise them now and restore the Great in Britain.

Reg Coles-Watson, Folkestone

We once had the best railway in the world. We now have to go by bus.

John Midcalf, Darlington

I want a British Rail owned by and run for the benefit of employees and the public not private vested interests who value profit above lives.

Paul Simmonds, Norwich

This is a really important cause to support.

Sharmilla Beezmohun, London

Awful service which is often late, combined with insufficient capacity due to the lack of carriages put on by the operator.

Sam Hilson, Llanelli

Train users have been ripped off for too long.

Kevin Smith, Bath

Bring it back, as all the profit is going out of the industry and into the back pockets of the share holders.

Christopher O’Hara, Glasgow

My father-in-law was on a train broken down for 4.5hrs. It took him13.5hrs to cross London, after which he was fuming and died of a heart attack.

Geoff Ingram

Privatisation has been an unmitigated disaster.

Duncan Harris, Melton Mowbray

The privatisation of British Rail provided absolutely zero benefits to the British people and it should be re-nationalised.

Russell Woodward, Nottingham

Demand the Labour party puts it in their election manifesto.

Pete Leyden, Y Bermo

Nationalise British Rail.

Andrew Wilkes, Cardiff

Private rail simply means private monopolies, and monopolies subsidised by the state.

Jonathan Brind, Chatham

The current rail services are not very good and usually quite expensive, BR was much better.

Kathleen Rixon, Liverpool

I recently returned to Britain after a decade of living abroad and was flabbergasted at what commuters are paying for train transport.

Glenn O’Connor

A re-nationalised railway will bring back sensible fares, accountability and a secure and happy workforce. Who can argue with that?

Hannah Dewhirst, Oxford

Public ownership is best for the people and country.

Fred Green, Canterbury

The Tories only invest in themselves. Water, gas, electricity, fresh air has not been sold because there is none. Rail networks are ours.

Stephen Bell, Liverpool

State-owned rail travel in Germany, France, Austria, Spain, Holland, Belgium, Portugal, Denmark, Czech Republic, Russia. We are fools. Sign up.

David Freear, Lancaster

End the rip-off prices.

Steven McGovern, Glasgow

It’s in the name – British rail. It should be run by Britain. I’m sick of over-priced tickets for trains that don’t show up.

Angela Marsh, Wigan

Privatisation drives up prices and encourages companies to make too much money out of a public service.

Jennie C-Knight, Cromer

The buses and trains need to be run as one system with the aim of getting people from anywhere in the country to anywhere else.

Peter Sims, Basingstoke

Back into public ownership now.

Robert Taylor, Barnsley

End rewarding shareholder profits for high price tickets and cost driven, unreliable services. Invest in the railways and get cars and trucks off the roads.

Sean Durney