It’s time to have services publicly owned again, starting with the national rail.

Aaron Williams, Hastings

Fair deal for passengers and not money going to shareholders.

Robert Stewart, Akeley

It was never going to work.

Michael Doherty, Gloucester

Railways should exist to serve the public, not to make a profit at the travelling public’s expense.

Francis Voisey, Exeter

Re-nationalising British Rail is the only remedy for poor accountability, bad standards onboard trains and constantly rising costs. Public ownership would improve these.

Gareth Haydock, Bolton

Public transportation is a utility, not a for-profit business.

Simon Neller, London

Let’s keep on this. It’s so relevant and the trains are so expensive compared to Europe.

Barbara Ann Spencer, London

It costs me £641 a year to get to work and the amount of times trains are delayed or cancelled with no bus replacement is ridiculous.

Megan Forbes, Wallasey

British Rail should be kept public and not sold off to those only interested in money.

Kathleen Byrne, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Let’s get the profiteers out of our railways and re-invest profits back into the industry. Keep the guards on the trains.

Paul Docherty, London

In a mixed economy intelligence, not doctrine, should inform how areas contribute to society. The railways need one overall strategy.

John Batey, Bedlington

Stop the greed and give us back our transport.

Paul Nelson, Chorley

Re-nationalise the railways.

Mark Renwick, Leeds

I remember when British trains were something to be proud of. We should put that right again.

Les Railton, Hull

Profit before service is immoral. A nationalised rail service is essential to ensure that passengers, including visitors to the UK, enjoy a well-run, affordable service.

Brian Stephenson, Blaydon

Re-nationalise the power companies while you are at it, so they can’t blackmail you with power cut threats.

Oliver Otway, Sudbury

Because it’s the best.

Andree Mehew, London

I just want to be able to buy a fairly priced ticket on the day I need to travel. I’m fed up with the free market and the madness of advance purchase deals.

Ellie Harrison, Glasgow

Bring public transport back to the public again, instead of subsidising the profits of private shareholders.

Alan Pool, Royston

The first experiment in private management of transport in this country ran for 100years – the turnpike system. It ended because it was useless and expensive.

Ternan Macnamara, Thirsk

We need a nationalised railway. Privatisation leads to high fares and share holder pay-outs.

Derek Robertson, Arbroath

A co-ordinated transport system is essential to a 21st Century developed country. This cannot be achieved with the current set up.

John Burrell, Cambridge

Every day I get ripped off travelling to London for work (to pay taxes) yet I can’t afford to spend to fuel the economy, because the train company takes it all!

Sam Giles, Birmingham

I’m a student studying in Bristol and I am rarely able to visit home because of extortionate prices, let alone travel.

Ruby James, Stoke-on-Trent

A service and a public good for people, not profit.

Scott Macdonald, Edinburgh

Transport is the business of us all and should not have been stolen for the sole benefit of shareholders.

Douglas Cook, Penzance

We would have a better and cheaper railway if it was re-nationalised.

Fran Waight, Hertford

National assets should not be sold off. We are laughed at by other countries.

Jerry Scales, Aylesbury