The rail system is too important to be handed over to profiteers. Give it back to us.

Frank Beevers, Mexborough

Privatisation, fragmentation, subcontracting, internal markets, franchising, managers, managers, managers, jobs for the boys… Rip-off Britain!

James Woodman

Nationalised industries provide service while privatised industries only want profits at any cost.

Brian Edge, Holsworthy

Absolutely brilliant campaign, but get the old logo the correct way round please.

Andrew Bosmans, Doncaster

Bring back British Rail.

Craig Gardiner, London

This country of great innovators and engineers that built the railways needs its railways re-nationalised and made not for profit now.

Garry Pursell, Mexborough

I use East Midlands trains at least twice a week and as the prices rise the service gets poorer.

Kathleen Price, Nottingham

And re-nationalise all other public transport while you’re at it.

David Makin, Colwyn Bay

I’ve been a commuter for over a decade and have witnessed cramped trains and steep fare rises. It is time for railways be re-nationalised.

Isabel Shaw, Cardiff

Just look at the East Coast line, publicly run and puts money into the Treasury. The West Coast line, privately run, takes money out of the Treasury.

Owen Hockey

Public services are not for profit. Any surplus should be used for reinvestment and to employ as many staff as it takes to run a safe service.

Gary Dowling, Plymouth

Since privatisation both timetables and fare structures have become incomprehensible.

Stuart Allison, Driffield

Bus companies have no idea how to run railways. I’m a rail worker with 40 years service. What a mess.

Alan Holtom, Worcester

We need a railway that’s a source of pride not profit.

Allan Robinson, Sussex

Give us back a rail service that we can all afford to use.

Sue Lindley, Appledore

Why should private rail companies get so much subsidisation to increase their profits when any profits could and should be returned to the customers.

Joseph Mason, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Time for a real change in politics, time for the nation’s good and the welfare of all, not just shareholders.

Geoff Walker, Stoke-on-Trent

Railway infrastructure should be in public ownership for the good of the populace, not privately owned for the profit of shareholders.

John Bacon, Stevenage

I have stopped using the railways. It’s just too stressing an experience at all stages from booking to travelling.

Stephen Barstow, Malvik, Norway

I want collective ownership of a rail transport system for the benefit of service users, not shareholders.

Mary Wyburn, Ambleside

Bring the railways back to the nation and reduce the fares by not giving money to shareholders. The East Coast line has improved since being run by the nation.

Peter Neal, Romford

As a trainspotter, I would really like to see British Rail return. Fares are the worst part of privatisation in my opinion, they are high and inconsistent.

Verumignis, London

Public transport should always be socially-owned.

Ed Brown, Nottingham

The privatisation of public services was and is the most short-sighted planning possible. Bring them back and put the profits back into society, not private pockets.

Dan Edwards, London

British Rail – the clue is in the name. Network Rail and the private rail companies should be under one organisation.

Lyn Mackfall, Doncaster

Rail privatisation has obviously been a disaster for both passengers and staff.

Ben Watson, London

I was a teacher for 42 years in the public sector. The Conservatives want to privatise education and the NHS, and I think both would be disastrous, just like the railways.

Ted Goodhew, Maidenhead

A country needs an infrastructure. Tories believe everything should make private profit, but charging higher and higher prices beyond customers’ wallets is no answer.

David Swan, London

I’m not a big train user, just fed up with being ripped off by privatisation. It’s the same with Royal Mail.

Michelle Hunt, Bristol

Serco has been shown time and time over to be unreliable at operating public services and should be stripped of this franchise immediately along with Abellio.

George Grace, Liverpool