Railways for public service not private profit.

Mike Kane, March

The return of British Rail would be absolutely fantastic.

Michele Moatt, Penrith

Restore our national rail.

Jus Sargeant, Middlesbrough

Put the railways back into public ownership. It will save money and save tax-payers’ money.

Joan Sanger, Beckingham

Disabled people need to be able to bring tricycles on trains.

Martin Powell, Wigton

At my station, there is no assistance, no plants and no-one who can advise what is happening at any given time.

James

I’m travelling every day on the most expensive route in Europe and the service is appalling. There is no justification for this.

Paolo Fantini, St Albans

Privatisation hasn’t worked – it’s obvious in so many ways every time you want to travel anywhere in the UK.

John Ward, London

Privatisation of trains has patently not worked.

Annette Lenton, Sussex

BR belonged to the whole nation, a national asset belonging to all of us which was sold off by an inhumane government.

Charles Batten, London

If it ain’t broke (i.e. East Coast) – don’t fix it.

Peter Smith, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Please re-nationalise and put people before profit.

Alison Daly, Shrewsbury

Re-nationalise our railway system; it would run better under a unified single national grouping.

Keith Broadhurst, Leeds

More is being paid out in profits and share dividends than was previously invested in the railway.

John Wood, Sheffield

We pay the highest fares in Europe to stand in corridors on late running trains that will not accept tickets from other rail companies. Something is desperately wrong.

Paul Pearson, Shrewsbury

Totally necessary.

Kevin Morris, Bradford

Bring BR back. SouthEastern and the others are a joke, and are ripping us all off.

Glen Reeves, Folkestone

If Mr Miliband tore up his advisers’ scripts and enunciated this as a serious aim for next year he could just win to give this notion real traction.

Martin Egan, Torbay

Railways are a service, not for profiting shareholders with taxpayers’ money.

Colin Gill, Cambridge

It is sad and disappointing to see our national rail companies exploit us rail users. Rail is the only possible means of transportation for those who do not drive.

Alex Brammer, King’s Lynn

It’s far too complicated a system with so many different companies involved and putting profits before people.

Kathleen McDermott, Worksop

All utilities, but particularly transport, should be in state ownership, not foreign-controlled multi-nationals.

Anthony Amor, Dovercourt

A disastrous privatisation that should be overturned a.s.a.p.

David Chaney, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Stop destroying our magnificent railways and heritage just to make a financial killing.

Bill Porter, Liverpool

People before profit.

Diane Hibbert, Rainworth

Reverse all the sell-offs.

Edward Millership, Wirral

Privatisation has increased costs for passengers and taxpayers. Also foreign ownership means profits are siphoned out of the UK and we lose tax.

Martin Davison, Chesterfield

Bring it back!

Simon Forsey, Nottingham

It just hasn’t worked as efficiently as when British Rail ran all services.

Peta Grimshare, Cardiff

The railway needs investment in rolling stock to relieve overcrowding. The present system cannot deliver this.

Steven Toms, York