It’s time the Labour Party made it a manifesto pledge.

Atkins Andy, Leeds

Public transport should benefit the public, not a few shareholders.

Stephen Clibbens, Harrogate

A national rail system run efficiently for the convenience of the people, not for the profit and benefit of the few.

Janis Bradshaw, Wolverhampton

Once the greatest rail network in the world, twice destroyed by the Tories and now run for private profit paid for by your taxes.

Gary Donaldson, Southend-on-Sea

I’m sick of standing only trains at peak time after the companies fail to put the right number of coaches on with no explanation.

Kate Steaggles, Southampton

All public transport should be counted as a utility and all utilities should be re-nationalised.

Frank Evans, Chesterfield

I totally agree with the cause. Some services should not be for profit. In my experience private does not always equate to efficiency.

Trevor Millington, Leeds

Joined up thinking is required to properly manage the structure of the privatised railway.

Frank Nicholas Adam

British Rail was simply awesome, there were no other words to say about it beside that.

Lewis East, Swindon

Prices are too high. Many cannot afford these prices.

Huong Doan, London

The government want us to use public transport rather than cars. How is this persuading them to change?

Wojciech Simpson, York

The sooner the better.

Kerford Jones, Hitchin

It’s obvious – just do it.

Ben Twist, Edinburgh

It is cheaper to rent a car for a week than buy tickets from Birmingham to Brighton. We should be encouraging people to use green transport not pricing them out.

Kaissa Tait

Yes, yes, yes! I favour bringing back British Rail.

Muhammad Rajput, Birmingham

Do it for the kids.

Samuel Stevenson, Nottingham

The best way of getting this to happen is to support Jeremy Corbyn and vote Labour in the next election. This is one of his manifesto pledges.

Glenys Law, London

The railways should return to being a public and social service.

Geoff Whiteley, Barnsley

Re-nationalise the railways.

Carl Conway, Redcar

It seems absurd that that which belonged to us was taken away, without thought or consideration! Now very few of us can access regular rail travel because we can’t afford it.

Dave Bray, Maidstone

We must rebuild our country’s economy and to do this we need a fully integrated and affordable public transport system centred on the British railways.

Paul Bright

The sooner the better.

Chris Henwood, Brighton

Bring back British Rail. Stop public money going into foreign rail operators’ pockets to subsidise their own trains.

Darren Whittle, Wigan

Please, please can we have our` railway back. It makes sense financially and in terms of organisation and customer service.

Jane Little, Liverpool

I wholeheartedly believe this is one of the best things to do for this country, removing barriers to travel, increase ability to earn and pay more taxes.

Amanda Barr, Malpas

Just bring it back.

Frances McGinlay, Largs

Look at East Coast Trains for inspiration.

Alan Stewart, Motherwell

We’ve just had enough – 10 years too much.

Jennifer David, Southend-on-Sea

An efficient and effective public transport system for the benefit of the public and the nation as a whole. Is that too much to ask?

Leonora Rozee, Stroud

The disconnect between infrastructure and operations and financial inefficiencies across the unnatural boundaries is plain daft.

Brian Reid, St. Neots