Poor choices by Whitehall (which maybe doesn’t care), poor regulation (by design?), uncompetitive choices for passengers, inefficient infrastructure manager. BBBR.

Jon Perks, Chichester

The railways in the UK need to be brought into the 21st century. We need paperless, at cost, reliable travel, not the confusing, expensive and inefficiency we now have.

Ellen Blakemore, Brighton

Bring Back BR. They were a brilliant company managing the railway network.

James Newby, Hereford

BR Blue is my favourite livery, along with NSE.

Matthew Tyrer-Garner, Liverpool

Return the rail network to public ownership, not shareholders.

Michael Riches, Wymondham

It’s wrong that a private company should own a national service and profit out of chaos.

Marc Ackland, Sheerness

We need to have British Rail returned to public ownership as soon as possible.

Sheila Amies-Byron, Paignton

Railways should be run for the benefit of the passengers and not the operators.

Angus

UK government – betrayer, liar, murderer.

William Andrew, Hartlepool

Bring back affordable transport and friendly staff. Bring back British Rail.

Fiona Rowe, Manchester

Need there be a comment? Make rail travel a service again, not a business.

Stuart Roberts, Godalming

The time has come to tell the Government that we’ve had enough of all this privatisation that doesn’t work for anyone except the fat cats.

Maureen Raud, Teignmouth

It’s about time something was done to stop this profiteering.

Chris Walker, Middlesbrough

Privatisation has done the opposite of what was intended – to save public expenditure. How many times have franchises been bailed out at taxpayers’ expense?

Simon Kempthorne, Hastings

There is no need for competition in railways. People will get whichever train arrives when they are at the station, not which is cheaper.

Ryan Kendall, Lancaster

£5000 for an annual high speed season ticket, and I have to stand all the way!

Clive Miller, Rochester

It seems absolutely ridiculous to me to be in a situation where the track owners, train owners and train operators are all different companies.

Tim Brewin, Hereford

Efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly public infrastructure is not compatible with profit incentive. The rail networks should be owned nationally.

Joshua Melville, Oxford

East Coast trains have greatly improved since they were taken back from the National Express.

Marie Bowers, Dundee

The time is now. End this madness.

Geoffrey Gwaspari, Barnstaple

Why did we privatise a profit-making national treasure in the first place? It was utter cronyism, the same as the undervalued Post Office.

Richard Waugh, Holt

Because I can’t afford to travel for work or to go and see family and friends.

Sophia Stravoravdis, Woking

It’s clear now that vital national infrastructure is not for the hands of the private market.

Craig Smith, Amsterdam

A very good campaign – all the best with your efforts.

John Morgan, Flitwick

I’ve travelled on GNER, National Express and ECML and the service is better in public hands. Keep it that way.

Peter Burns, Gateshead

Our railways will never be working for the benefit of commuters as long as they are run by private companies for profit.

Elaine Nudd, Chesterfield

It’s time we the taxpayers have more say on how our money is spent.

Robert Gordon, Liverpool

Profits should be re-invested in the business and not frittered away to shareholders (whilst accepting taxpayer subsidy). Nationalise and improve the service from within.

Peter Roberts, Edinburgh

Stop charging inflated prices for rail journeys and profiting from rail travellers.

Yvette De Sylva, Leicester