Stop propping up private firms. Let us run it from central office.

Kenneth Miller, Leeds

Bring it home!

Philip Bridges, Brighton

They should never have been privatised in the first place.

Johnr Foy, Liverpool

The current rail structure seems to be a lesson in financial obscurity with little incentive to innovate or develop services in response to increased demand.

Paul Goulden, Dewsbury

Privatisation of the rail network has been a disaster.

Paul Rechnitz, London

Southern’s ongoing failure to provide a reliable service is deplorable. It’s clear the government don’t care about the travelling public and are happy to fund our misery.

John Lucas, Middleton-On-Sea

Why fix it when it is not broken.

Alison Falivena, Luton

The Green Party idea of picking up the franchises as they become available and building British Rail back up is an absolute winner.

David Miller, Durham

Nationalise the railways for the benefit of us all.

Colin Laidler, Washington

Everything is repeated several times over without any meaningful competition.

Martin Prior, Greenwich

We were told that privatisation would bring consumer choice and price competition. It hasn’t. It’s more expensive and grossly inefficient. Only large corporations benefit.

Fiona Kearns, Wakefield

It should never have been sold.

Colette Leydon, Liverpool

Why have separate train and track companies? No wonder passengers, who pay high fares, are being let down frequently.

Lynda Edwards, Norwich

Take a look at the French system where trains are clean and run on time.

Angi Stokes, Portishead

Climate change demands this. Aim to make it free at the point of use, like we nearly did in South Yorkshire a few years ago.

Ian Wallace, Sheffield

This move would save money, integrate the service, and win the government much needed support.

Lindesay Irvine, London

Rail, and other essential services, need to be run for public benefit not for private profit.

Dave Miles, Nottingham

Stop this creeping privatisation of everything.

Neil Walker, Gloucester

Indeed – ‘Bring Back British Rail.’

Fiona Macaulay, Edinburgh

End this abomination and greed.

Carol Lilley, Hemel Hempstead

Tory ideology created chaos for our publicly owned railways. We all lost as a result.

Trevor Donaldson, Aberdeen

Privatising the railway system was a very expensive mistake, only done for ideological reasons.

Tom Voute, Purley

Nationalise all privatised industries.

John Dunn, Chesterfield

The East Coast service has proven the benefits of a nationalised rail service.

Ro Bell, Kidderminster

Bring back everything British to the people as the shareholders have taken enough.

Debs Connors, Wirral

We are all in this together. BBBR.

John Hughes, Wirral

Privatisation is really backward. Our rail network has gone down the toilet, all in the name of private profits. Change it.

Jake Eiseman-Renyard, London

As someone born in the cradle of railways, it appals me the way private companies rip off passengers. We need a united framework in public control.

John Madden, Darlington

As someone who uses the train as their only form of travel, it has massively restricted my day to day life, especially given that I am a student.

Chantelle Abigail Stocks, Leeds