Transport for the working man/woman is too important to leave to the greed of private enterprise.

Robert Eadie, Glasgow

Put railways back in the public domain.

Gordon Alcock, Stockton-on-Tees

It seems strange to be subsidising multi-millionaires to run our rail system, yet cutting benefits for some of our most vulnerable citizens.

Brian Marden, Oban

I want British Rail back.

Joseph Halloway, Keighley

Bring back our low fare railways God Save British Rail.

Norman Clegg, Blackpool

Railways are a natural monopoly. If we are to combat climate change we need to get cars off the road. A public service would be more efficient and cheaper.

Keith Cain, Llangedwyn

I’m fed-up with subsidising this privatisation.

Jeanne Woodcraft, Berkhamsted

I used to travel everywhere by train to visit family and friends and for leisure but that feels like a distant memory now. It became too expensive.

Deborah Croker, Melksham

The Train Operating Companies and the Maintenance Companies all take profit. It’s a nice way to transfer government subsidies to them and it’s unfair.

Timothy Geeson, Leeds

The railways already belonged to us. The government have no right selling them off. Where did the money go to after the sell off ?

David Wallace, Birmingham

If the government puts the same amount of money into British Rail as it has into the private sector we would have a good, cheaper network.

Claire Card, Shoreham-by-Sea

Good luck with this campaign.

Jo Vallance, Nottingham

Put Michael Portillo in charge of British Rail. He must be independent of any political party, like the Queen.

Roz Lucas, Penryn

A public service in public hands is common sense.

Peter Calliess, Wien

Privatisation has given us a very expensive and inefficient way of travelling. It never worked and never will.

Peter Dillon, Sheffield

People before profit.

Peter Da Roche, Manchester

A profitable asset for the UK not shareholders.

Rob Bowles, Manchester

There is no need for competition in railways. People will get whichever train arrives when they are at the station, not which is cheaper.

Ryan Kendall, Lancaster

CrossCountry is a shocking service.

Neil Hinkinson, Birmingham

I don’t use trains, but my family does.

Henry Nayler, Watford

Not only the rail network but the whole of the transport network should be brought back into public hands.

Richard Longhurst, London

The sooner the better it’s back to British Rail – the better for all of us.

Stephen Jarvis, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

What the government seems to forget is that British Rail did not just run trains but also designed and engineered them and built them all with British labour.

Mike Friend

The fragmented nature of the privatised rail network benefits neither passengers nor the taxpayer – only rail shareholders.

Philip Mullen, Leeds

All of our services should be nationalised, owned by the people for the people. Private companies should not be making profits from our utilities or transport.

Eleanor Milton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Privatisation seems to be the default position of Tory policy. The services are never better run, but at least the select few can benefit.

Terence Sythes, Milton Keynes

Any profit should be returned to the public purse, not shareholders’ pockets.

Margaret Ashton, South Shields

What we need now is a return of British Rail, in whatever form it may take, to get everything back under one roof.

Brian Racher

It is madness that the profits from Britain’s vital infrastructure (and utilities) go to foreign owners when they should be re-invested in Britain and its workforce.

David Grey, North Shields

Railways for the people, not profit for the elite.

Sean Jackson, Windsor