Let’s have the trains for the public, not shareholders etc.

Elizabeth Blood, Buxton

The only rail service that makes a profit is East Coast trains. That says it all really.

Helen Taylor, Wakefield

I would vote for any politician who I believed was sincere in promising to re-nationalise the railways.

Andrew Brooke, Pulborough

Privatisation means profit to shareholders. Pay them off and go back to good old British Rail.

Mr Tall, Louth

A no-brainer to stop the passenger rip-offs for shareholders’ profits.

Mick Burbidge, Grimsby

Public transport should belong to the public.

Catriona Grindley, Roy Bridge

I fully agree.

James Dougill, Goole

We need a unified co-ordinated rail system.

Raymond Sansum, Milton Keynes

Thousands of good souls together making hundreds of small actions in the right direction towards equality and freedom and away from hierarchy.

Daz Nez

Scamming government national rail. Get rid of them.

Jamie Taitt, Surbiton

British Rail belongs to us all, equally.

Raymond Butler, Chesterfield

Fares too high, fare structure incomprehensible, need to invest if we want public to be greener and use the railways before the car, need to be as efficient as Europe.

Linden Ross, Dunbar

Privatisation has been a complete disaster and has definitely not brought benefits for rail users.

Angela Sansam, Harrogate

The railways are a mess. In the southwest we have one of the highest fares in the country. Bring back sense and coherence to the railways – re-nationalise.

Joy Wardell, Exeter

Bring it back. It should not have been sold off in the first place so that fat cats could get rich.

Mark Grocott, Flint

Another example of the rape of this country by Westminster.

Reynold Hutchinson, Berwick-upon-Tweed

We bloody well need British Rail back.

Reuben Fletcher

How can trains being run for profit by private companies be of benefit to anyone? Bring it in line with Transport for London and make it a public body.

Curtis Free, London

Renationalise the railways. Run them as a public service, not for someone’s profit.

Stuart Lawes, Newport

I’m outraged that two return flights (which are so bad for the environment) from London to Edinburgh come to a total of £45 as opposed to £282 by rail. The world has gone mad.

Gabrielle Deschamps, London

This is the only way to stop rail fare rises.

Graham Barnard, London

It should never have been privatised in the first place. People before profit. Bring back steam. Think of the jobs created within the coal industry and reopen the pits.

Michael McPate, Mansfield

Privatisation puts profit before performance. Privatising organisations is why this country is such an undesirable place to be. Bring back nationalisation.

Conor Tomlinson, Bolton

Get rid of the layers of parasites.

Tony Nicholson, Southampton

Less hassle……people not profit.

David Smith

A union of passengers and employees would be a far more democratic, direct and better way to run our railways.

Sam Nichol

Public transport should not be operated for profit. Take a leaf out of our European neighbours’ book and put train travel back in the public domain. It works.

Steve Davies, Romford

I’m fed up with privatised rail and being forced to opt for the car too many times.

David Fagan, Liverpool