I will not use the train service until it is re-nationalised.

Sonia Pollani, Horsted Keynes

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

Stop these private companies ripping us all off with their price rises year in year out. Bring back BR.

Michael Pruce, London

Private companies do an awful job for double the price. Make it public.

Claire Eve, Brighton

The rail system needs to be a national service. At the moment, it’s too fragmented. Unite it in public ownership.

Keith Smith, Hull

The system was miles better under the old public British Rail. The franchise system in my opinion is just a shambles.

Barry Marshall, Sheffield

Public transport needs to be under common ownership, not in private hands.

Dave Dyke, Walsall

Why should profits be given to the fat cats when the profits could and should be ploughed back into the industry?

Roy England, Watford

Public transport is a public service. It should not be for profit-making businesses who get subsidised by taxpayers.

Helen Glazier, Sheffield

I always complained about the Italian railways (public) but Great Western railway makes me miss it. Greatest case of privatisation failure ever.

Giacomo G, London

Railways are for the people, not the Tory millionaire shareholders.

Melbourne Chadwick, Sheffield

So good to know there is a movement to do this.

Diane Cox, Penzance

For the people.

Mark Larter, London

It would be in the British peoples’ interest to have it back as British Rail. The Government should never have sold it off as it was one of the citizens’ properties.

Christine Barratt-Phelps, Stalybridge

Transport to benefit the country should be run for public benefit, not profit. A unified system makes sense.

Moira Garland, Leeds

I’m afraid this may be pointless, seeing how much it would cost to buy it all back, but it must be proven that selling it was wrong in the first place.

Gabriel Miles, Nottingham

Power to the people.

Charlie Burgess, Eastbourne

Bring back BR. Let the money be spent on the service, not on the lawyers and accountants.

Clive Simmons, Bournemouth

Put back public quality, get rid of private profit from an essential public service.

Geoffrey Griffiths, York

Bring back British Rail. All is forgiven.

Andrew Green, Swansea

Our fragmented rail system does not work. Bring back a National Transport System.

Christine Ogilvie, Bexley

150 years of learning best practice of running a railway was thrown away at break-up. Absolute stupidity. Some people always think they know better.

Stephen Sparkes, Ulverston

I got a long service award from BR, been retired for four years, and haven’t seen much improvement in real terms. Safety issues get overlooked, due to cost cutting.

Nigel Jones, Crewe

BR wasn’t great but at least their heart was in the right place.

Andy Padgham, London

We need a change. The way things are now is appalling. We need trains to get to work and they just aren’t working and the companies don’t care. We need a change.

Lynn Stewart, London

I travelled with British Rail for many years and it was always good value and the best service. They should have left British Rail alone.

Jennifer Gray, Selby

Since this public service was sold off, the taxpayer is still paying large subsidies, even though it has been ‘privatised’.

Alex Casale, London

Re-nationalisation of the network is vital to help keep prices down and fairer for those of us that live outside of the NE/NW corridors.

Stacey Deamicis, Plymouth