Give it back: you’ve mucked it up.

James Mackay, Glasgow

Passengers not profits.

Helen Haynes, Kings Langley

Our railways would be much better suited in the public’s hands and not Cameron’s Spiv capitalists.

Gary Clark, Sunderland

Re-nationalise the railways. Stop paying shareholders.

Margaret Martlew, Sheffield

It is so very expensive to go by train in this country compared with Europe and the USA. it is subsidised in those countries and so cheap to travel anywhere.

Anne Wren, Sale

Network Rail next.

Robin Whittaker, Canvey Island

I long to see the railways return to public ownership and not run for private profit but as a public service.

Pat Boon, Birstall

I live in Hungary where the railways are much better and state-owned.

Andrew Philp, Budapest, Hungary

No public service should be run for private profit as it can never serve people’s interest.

Chris Moon, Bridgwater

East Coast is making a profit under state ownership. Keep it that way. Stop the rip-off price rigging of train tickets.

Keith Kennils, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Train travel is now prohibitively expensive. Smaller stations are not serviced, meaning that only wealthy people who live in well-connected places can use it.

Hannah Straw, Nottingham

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

Jonathan Chalcraft, Brighton

Sooner rather than later.

John Hogg, Bradford

Let’s get back to rationality.

Ron Carr, Chester

First Great Western has a shocking service, not worthy of being on the tracks.

Rachel Cholerton, Reading

The network should work for the benefit of those who use it.

Mart Duffy, Leeds

As the son of a railwayman please restore British Rail to being one national company.

Richard Firth, North Shields

The privatised railways make no sense for the passenger. Companies and managers make huge profits whilst passengers, taxpayers and workers are ripped off.

Mat Fleming

My cousin was a train driver so I’ll always support ASLEF and RMT in their campaigns. Rail keeps Britain united.

Eddie McGuire, Glasgow

Ripping off people left, right and centre.

June Abbott, Perth

I’m fed up with cancelled trains and rising fares.

Angela Bell, Didcot

It would be great to also see improvements to rolling stock used on regional services like here on the Carlisle to Newcastle line.

Mike Domingue, Hexham

We are supporting the network with our taxes. Let’s get something back from our investment. Nationalise Now. Put the people back in charge.

Stephen Doggart, Dundee

They should never have been sold off.

Carol Pennell, Wickford

The sell-off of British Rail was a ludicrous idea and the situation should be reversed as soon as possible.

Kenneth Porter, Hitchin

I am a member of UKIP, yet both I and some of my friends who are further right than the Tories agree nationalisation of the rails is necessary. This appeals to everyone.

Lewis Hart, St. Albans

Train with standing room only is a joke. Livestock have more rights to travel safely Private companies always check the bottom line and are beholden to shareholders.

Ian Crawford, Leighton Buzzard

The railways are a public service vital to the country and should not be privatised, with the profit going to subsidise other European state railways. It’s disgusting.

Graham Fox, Manchester

Privatisation has been a disaster. Carried out without a political mandate, and maintained against the general will of the country. It’s time to reclaim our railways.

Richard Leaman, Preston