Should the national railway be privatised?

Yes, but it needs to have punishable contracts that mean if passengers suffer, they are compensated without having to appeal, where appropriate. Only allow them to make a certain amount of profit and the remaing profit invested back into the infrastructure. Some money can be put aside to help deal with compensation but if not used anually, is split between profit and infrastructure

It doesn't matter, just make sure there are enough workers and that trains actually turn up on time. The current rail network is a shambles.

Fines on rail services companies that don't achieve sufficient performance criteria. Fines given back to service users

I'm divided on the topic, as a big trainspotter there are benefits and downsides to both privatisation and nationalisation.

Hire in loads of japanese people to run the UK railways so they are efficient. Japanese people love making railways efficient.

It’s useless and unreliable under current conditions it needs to change so it’s more reliable and cost effective

Yes but only if they are held under strict guidelines that they must invest a % of their profits on maintenance & services without hiking prices up disproportionately

A hybrid stance of freight privatisation but passenger rail, and the track operation, should be in public hands.

Privatization of the railways has led to increased prices and poor quality of service while shareholders regularly make huge profits.

I just think the strikes are getting out of hand and they need to realise that their actions are getting really selfish as people are losing jobs because of the trains not running.

Privatised networks have only been proven to be better in rare cases, such as Grand Central, but on the whole, nationalising the railways has proved to be much more efficient.

The railways should be publicly owned and operated. The whole of the uk should be linked via a network. More people would use the trains cutting carbon and making the train the quickest cheapest option for travel. European trains are incredible. Why don’t we have this in the Uk?

Yes but restrict pricing, ideally reducing it from where it is now and government overseas service level agreements from private companies

should have an overhaul so costs can be bought down and salaries that warrant the jobs implemented and the workers work hard

I'm neutral in who owns it (Public or Private), but it should be heavily regulated either way to ensure that the outcome of the train companies always puts people first. The ticket system also needs to be modernized and favor the customer, rather than seeing customers have to pay admin fees and penalties when claiming back on tickets for trains that never turned up, were cancelled or delayed such that the journey was no longer practical.

Whatever is best value.

Yes, only some

We should focus on more important things right now.

Yes, but pay wages that attract talented management

it can be a viewing sence , so they can look at hte old british locomotive as it is like a museum.

Restore the original British rail structure, prior to privatisation.

Yes as long as standards are maintained

Yes but increased regulation and better demand better services

Rail companies should be independent government

Private companies, regulated by the government with elements of worker participation. Similar to TFL but with more worker participation.

They should be nationalised but still ran as separate franchises and like businesses returning profit to the treasury - LNER/East Coast Trains as the example there.

Private trains is fine, private tracks is unsafe.

Yes, but should be a regulated natural monopoly like Yorkshire Waters.

No but private companies should contribute to infrastructure

Yes, if it means there will be better quality service

I think trains should be free and be put into tax bills contributions. As the cost to travel is essential for people to earn shouldn’t have a pay to earn.

Yes, but allow further Government insight to ensure the system gets refined, this allows for a better service and fairer price for commuters.

the trains to be run by everyone not the state. the people

Privatise some of it

Yes but only if the service is good

Whatever is best for the consumer

No, and put them into more local control

no, as there are only a limited amount of providers IE northern rail and so competition wont be applicable/viable, you can't compete against yourself. However privatisation leads to more competitiveness

Group into 4 main railway companies

Yes but ith a cap on train fairs

Doesn’t apply to me

Either privet or nationalised but if privet one company overseeing the entire network

If a government was to have nationalised it before I was PM, I would not reverse the change.

I feel they should be nationalised to reduce ticket prices but at the same time agree to regularly invest in the trains and carry out upgrades

Yes, only trains not tracks

Either way the price of tickets needs to come down.

No, but the government should have some control.

Don’t Know

Should be managed and owned privately but should receive government subsidisation.

Yes, Gradually

Privatisation only works if it’s in benefit of the people.

Some routes should stay national

Allow privatisation where it is needed.

No as look what happened with northern rail. The government can be held accountable at least

Don’t have strong opinion

yes, a small section

Yes, but only if this service is run more efficiently and cheaper than state controlled rail

yes, but the Government needs to have much more oversight of the contracts

yes but with a price cap

Yes, but the UK Government should reward public contracts to railway companies to operate the trains, whilst the government operates the tracks and sets fare prices.

Allow the government to operate and maintain the tracks, with the ability to set fare prices. The government should pay private railway companies to operate the trains and any revenue collected, via fares set by the government and collected by the private sector companies, is to be reinvested into improving the services.

Nationalise the tracks, and privatise the trains

Yes and government should stop their high regulations in the railway and on that stop setting ticket prices

i don't understand any of these questions

Yes, but abolish the franchise system in favour of concession contracts

Have it partially privatised, partially nationalised.

Rarely use trains not an issue for me

No, because of capitalism encouraging everyone to become greedy.