Let’s re-nationalise all these privately-run utilities so the shareholders receiving the dividends are the real shareholders, i.e. the general public.

Rob Cross, Shrewsbury

The success of the East Coast Line clearly demonstrates how much better the railways are in public ownership.

Caroline Pickering, Northallerton

Enough of the price hikes, let’s get working together on a publicly-owned service for the benefit of the nation.

Ron Lofkin, Gateshead

Get more commercial transport back on the rails and off our roads.

David Fox, Chesterfield

Transport systems should not be owned by greedy private companies who have no interest in providing a service, only making money.

Mark Priest, Oldbury

There are others we need to bring back too, but his would be a big move in the right direction.

Lauretta Pearson, Hinckley

Public monies will be required in the event of railway company failure, so it’s best to assume public ownership now.

Nicholas Flynn, Croydon

It’s high time that all services like these were returned to public control, giving a greater buying power, ensuring a much better service and price for customers.

Rob Jell, Swindon

Our railways are a national disgrace. Put them back in the hands of British Rail and make the government responsible for running it.

Nick Ingram, Newhaven

Public service should be the watchword and not just making money. East Coast trains should be the re-nationalisation model.

Roy Robertson, Denny

East Coast is making money and they want to sell it off. It may finish up in foreign hands with our money going abroad, We need a joined-up railway system.

Douglas Arnold, Washington

Let’s make British Rail the great asset it could be for our country, rather than the current hotchpotch of incompetence.

Helen Kara, Uttoxeter

Our rail network is being sucked dry by the fat cats and their shareholders. Until the network is running at its full potential no dividends should be paid to anyone.

Colin Gray, Inverness

People cannot see that the Tories privatised the railways/gas/electricity/water so the profits go to the shareholders. Still they vote them in. They are stupid.

Trevor Preston, Rye

I’ve never felt safe on the railways since privatisation.

Micheal McClelland, London

It should never have been sold off. East Coast shows how it can be run for the benefit of all.

Robert Hastings, Perth

Rail transport is a national asset. Treat it like one.

Peter Harris, Southampton

People and their jobs before profit.

Stuart Leslie, Gravesend

Rail companies have under-invested for far too long.

Adam Shelley, Tunbridge Wells

It used to be a public company. Now it’s just a national disgrace.

Tina Szafran, Thirsk

The East Coast line seems to be running much better now it’s government run. Public transport should serve the public, not shareholders.

Sophia Hale-Sutton, Edinburgh

We need railways that are owned by the state and public passengers and freight. They should never have got rid of British Rail and we want it back.

Garreth Maguire, Prestatyn

We need a more efficient, cost-effective service, and bringing back British Rail could do it.

Issa Norton, Wellingborough

Also, please bring back the T-shirt. It’s a good way of generating comment and raising awareness. Thanks.

Susan Power, Brighton

I’m sick of being charged extortionate prices by rip-off merchants who monopolise the rail way.

Benjamin Harper, Stoke-on-Trent

Re-nationalise the railways, rebuild the infrastructure and also bring back flowerbeds on stations and tidy tracks.

Suzy Adderley, London

It’s time to end privatised Britain and return to the ideology and practicalities that once made this country great.

Nicholas Bennett, Southampton

We commuters have had enough of private train companies running a monopoly and putting cash before customers.

Ben Nicholls

I am not legally allowed to drive. A journey that would be 40 minutes by car, takes me more than two hours by train.

Alicia Hudson, Crewe

Wonderful to see this happening. Bring back British Rail (although with better time-keeping and better sandwiches.) All power to this campaign.

Rob Hopkins, Totnes, Devon.