Please re-nationalise all public utilities and buses too.

Ian Harvey, Paignton

I certainly couldn’t afford to travel for fun!

June Diamanti, Tyne and Wear

The days of Joe Public paying through the nose to sustain the luxurious lifestyles of the greedy capitalist class must come to an end.

Alan Crowther, Stockport

Railways should be for the benefit of everyone not just for shareholders. It isn’t meant to be a private profit-making enterprise.

Meg Clements, Newton Abbot

Go Ellie Harrison!

Sabina Stefanova, London

I’ve just wasted over £100 because I couldn’t use an East Coast ticket on a Grand Central train. It shouldn’t cost this much to travel across the country. It’s outrageous.

Liz Kingsmith, York

Our rail system should be run purely for public service as it is in a lot of other European countries.

Elaine Barraud, Godalming

I’m sick and tired of paying through the nose and having a rubbish service.

Paul Booth, Bedford

Another wonderful institution built by the people for the people. Keep it decent. Keep it affordable!

Vivienne E Heatley, London

Bring back BR, and just manage it properly – you don’t need private firms for that.

Christine & Vic Taylor, Nottingham

The aim of the train system should be to make life easier for the public, not to make profit. Bring back British Rail..

Tasneem Ali, Edinburgh

Railways and utilities should be owned by the taxpayers rather than exploited by investors both here and abroad. How can it be right that vital assets are owned privately?

Ian Wilson, Darlington

A reliable, affordable, state-run railway would benefit the whole country.

Sarah Hurley, Bristol

Privatisation has been a disaster.

John Lloyd, Exeter

End the highest fares in Europe, with, at best, patchy standards of service.

Donald Walshe, London

Hoping for a fairly priced and state-owned railway system.

Elaine Tavner, Holford

Bring back BR. It was cheaper and less complicated than today’s tangle of different rail companies.

Alan Gent, Frodsham

Only public service can deliver a service with the public not shareholders in mind.

Martin Cummins, Edinburgh

Stop incompetent companies intent on profit ruining our services and get a grip on it again.

Vince Jerrison, Trewalder

Please bring back British Rail and get rid of South Eastern Trains.

Steve Jackson, Welling

Rail privatisation has been an expensive disaster.

Terence Johnstone, Cleethorpes

We are a not very big island in the Atlantic ocean The railways, like electricity and gas should be run by the nation for the nation. We don’t need corporate investors.

Sue Radford, York

Give us back a decent service with reasonably priced tickets.

Catherine McChleery, Coventry

Since the railways were privatised I have never travelled on them.

Brian Hodgkinson, Nottingham

First are extortionate.

Dale Shanley, Bristol

Under the current system, no-one is accountable for the many flaws with the train system, which include high fares and overcrowding. This needs to end.

Nick Pike, Warrington

I like the BR logo. I want to see it more. I want the conductors back. It will be better organised and cheaper.

Oszeromolago Babalouista, London

End the immorality of British Railways in private hands. Bring back British Rail.

Nicholas Emm, Nottingham

Rail travel has never been the same since we lost BR.

Louise Sumner, Leyland

Return all privatised services to public ownership.

Patricia Bennett, Northampton