We talked about this idea over beer years ago. I can’t believe it’s happening.

Henry Buckle, Acton

We need a better, publicly owned railway. The private sector has enough other ventures to capitalise on.

Liam Corley, Aberdare

Profits for investment not personal gain.

Jason Lees, Brighton

We want our trains powered by glorious Rolls Royce engines and new modernised Class 42s to be introduced.

Clare Wood, Inverness

It cannot be right when trains are more expensive that using a car. Train travel should benefit all the people, not just to make profits for the few.

David Finch, Luton

Stop this shambles of ever-increasing fares.

Frederick Toates, Milton Keynes

It’s ludicrous that the profit-making (for the taxpayer), East Coast Trains has been re-privatised. That’s dogma gone mad.

David Broadmeadow, Louth

I’d love to see the back of all these brands and businesses.

Mark Boulton, London

I miss British Rail. The service was all about passengers, not profit.

Ruth Henderson, Birmingham

Standing in Virgin train on a impinged knee injury and blistered feet from a charity hike at in the Lake District. £107 to stand for 3-4hrs! Terrible service.

Melonie Gouldbourne, London

Essential services should all be nationalised.

Christine Platford, Brighton

Service for the people not subsidies for the already wealthy.

John Rawlinson, Staffs

Re-nationalise now. Public ownership is the only way.

Martin Curtis, St Ives

As a West Coast line user I have seen rise after rise and I only get a seat on one in four of my journeys.

Andrew Watson, Bury

Bring back BR like the good old days.

Sam Morris, Millom

Give us back the good old days.

Dorothy Braithwaite, Blackburn

Take British Rail back into public ownership.

Edna Woodhead, Sheffield

My father worked for British Rail from 1947 until 1958 when he was made redundant due to privatisation. He was devastated.

Joan How, Luton

The so called privatisation is costing the tax payer more than the nationalised railway ever did with duplication of jobs. Surely it’s time to stop this nonsense?

Derek Jones, Tyldesley

I agree that we should re-nationalise the railways and make them more affordable.

Hampton Family, Westgate-on-Sea

What’s good enough for East Coast and most of Europe should be good enough for the UK.

G R Parker, Tadcaster

I have wanted this for 27 years now.

Steven Feven-Parsons, Plymouth

Please re-unify. Our country is too small for lots of separate railways.

Sandra Kell, Ripon

Railways are a public service and as such should be in public hands, not being used to make huge profits for private companies.

Gordon Stephens, Boston

I want a public train service owned by the public and run for the public’s benefit, not faceless profiteers.

Malcolm Morris, Leeds

Railway investment for the passengers not for the fat cats’ and shareholders’ dividends. People before profit.

A Beckett, Bristol

The private companies sell us a crap service year after year, but what are we going to do about it?

Phoebus Apostolides, London

I am sick of the government feeling they can do what they like to our country. What happened to freedom of speech? We are not listened to any more.

Jacquie Ludlow, Chesham

Profits for a better railway not shareholders.

Keith Collinson, Swanland