The rail network needs to be returned to the nation. It has become all about profit, yet it is being subsidised with millions of pounds of public money.

Jason Garrett, Louth

Enough is enough. Give us back our railways.

Mary Thomas, Plymouth

Hiking prices up is wrong and especially in view of the fiasco at Kings Cross Station this year. What a mess.

Anne Hayes, Chesterfield

Run the railways for the benefit of society, not for the benefit of the wealthy shareholders.

Keith Riley, Southampton

Over-crowded, over-priced, inefficient trains are not good enough!

Duncan Cumming, London

Let’s get back to passenger service again, getting away from chaos and utter stupid timetables and confused punters.

Trevor Waywell, Bedford

British Rail wasn’t perfect, but things are much much worse now, franchises’ incompetence is tolerated at tax-payers’ expense, meanwhile the fat cats get fatter.

Alireza Afshari, London

We now have a muddle of over 700 companies, thanks to a stupidly ideological form of privatisation that only benefits big business and foreign governments.

Martin Gough, Hertford

We need the rail networks in safe hands, not left to companies who see the travelling public as profit. Bring the railways back under government control.

Jim Gibson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Privatisation was a disaster. I’m not saying there weren’t things wrong with British Rail, but at least passengers and organisation were pulling in the same direction.

Julian Cohen, London

The current system is rubbish and the fares confusing. It’s unusable compared to the state-owned continental railways.

Peter Millar, Sheffield

First Great Western has a shocking service, not worthy of being on the tracks.

Rachel Cholerton, Reading

Public services should be run for public service not private profit.

Simon Anthony, London

I’m sick of the ticketing system, sick of the overcrowding, most of all sick of the cavalier attitude to any complaint, or no response at all.

Irene Double, Keighley

Take back what we built.

Mike Nightingale, Cardiff

East Coast Line made a profit this year. The government received its reward. The people want it to stay that way. Think long-term and for the people.

Michael Thorne, York

Re-unite British Rail.

Jennifer Buckley, Peterborough

Current railways are a mess and confusing.

Mesut Kesen, London

Have some courage and re-nationalise the railways instead of behaving like a plastic Tory.

Peter Mullen, Manchester

Delay Attribution Board says it all…

Simon Iremonger, Cambridge

We need affordable, interconnected, environmentally friendly rail services.

Juliet Wilson, Edinburgh

Bring back British Rail.

Keith Chambers, Southport

Why is the public purse subsidising private companies?

Michael Cartwright, Lincoln

The rail system needs to be re-nationalised.

Philippa Jane Brown, Stoke-on-Trent

Put it back into public control now.

Andrew Rennie, Falkirk

I support this campaign wholeheartedly.

Stephen Beasley, London

Stop subsidising private companies.

Richard Jones, London

Bring it on – if every commuter in the Southeast signed this then the government would have to listen.

Bruce Rose, Haywards Heath

It is about time to take back what was taken away and have it returned to the people.

David Collins, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

I run walks outside of London. Weekly I buy return Group Tickets at mainline stations run by 9 different franchises, all operating differently. What a nightmare.

Chris Queen, London