It is cheaper to fly from the UK to Spain than it is to travel from Glasgow to Plymouth by train. Absolute madness.

Sarah McPhee, Long Eaton

Parliament has always meddled incompetently with railways.

Robert Hendry, Rugby

Bring back British Rail – used by the people of the World – which should not have been privatised.

Deborah Fitchew, Letchworth

Southern Rail are useless and expensive.

Alex Rolfe-Sanders, London

You only have to look at Europe to see why we must do this.

Niall O’Dwyer, Cardiff

If the fares were lower more people would travel by train. It’s got to be better than more roads.

Paul Denyer, Horsham

My commute daily costs me £20 and it takes me only 14 minutes.

Liam McCombe, Barnsley

Privatisation is a misuse of public assets. The assets were never yours to sell.

N. Holmes, Durham

The privatised network is a far bigger drain on the public purse than British Rail ever was. The privatised network makes no economic sense.

Paul Lydiate, London

Give the country the rail service it deserves.

Charlie Stewart, Stockport

It is now a privilege to commute. I want this to change for me, my family and my community!

Jack Christie, Aberdeen

Profits for investment not personal gain.

Jason Lees, Brighton

In UK public transport and trains are more expensive than cars. This is the incredible paradox of privatisation.

Francesco Anselmo, Watford

Please bring back British Rail.

Julian Bebb, Taunton

Seriously, bringing back British Rail is a no-brainer.

Michael Robbins, Crewe

I totally agree it should never have been privatised in the first place.

Jon Hykin, Oxford

I am old enough to remember the good old days of BR when we all knew what the fares were without going through different web sites and companies.

Barry Woodcock, Kettering

Trains have been private most of my life – it’s time for a change.

Elizabeth Matter, Nottingham

There was never a better time. Poor service, huge subsidies, high fares. Give us it back. Energy companies next.

Thomas Brotherston, Saltcoats

In order to have a fully integrated transport system, we also need to bring back the National Bus Company!

Alex

Keep essential public services in the public sector.

Lawrence O’Donnell, Littleboroough

Privatisation isn’t working. We need to secure a future for the youngsters by keeping the railway in the public sector and stopping the fat cats reaping big bonuses.

Enzo Carrubba, Liskeard

Nationalisation needs to happen.

Geoff Gilham, Sittingbourne

Please Bring back British Rail, but use lessons learned to make it work.

Beverley McKenzie, Lincoln

We all criticised British Rail when it was running the railways but, after privatisation, look at the expensive mess it’s in now.

Chris Randall, Twickenham

Rail privatisation has been a spectacular failure, benefiting neither passengers nor taxpayers.

Simon Lowe, Glasgow

Keep the guard on the train and keep the trains safe. Bring back British Rail.

Robert Macdonald, Halifax

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

Chris Walker, Middlesbrough

I hate Avanti West Coast.

Jerome Jerish, Kendal

Enough is Enough. Stop robbing people and making their lives a misery. All everyone wants is to be able to get to their job at an affordable cost.

Dympna Child, Ware