We need a fairly priced service with enough carriages to make sure there is less over-crowding and that any profit is re-invested in the service, not to shareholders.

I hope we are successful.

Privatisation does not serve citizens or passengers. The East Coast service is making a profit, which goes into public coffers.

The current British railway system is inherently flawed, and has gone noticeably downhill. As a 24 year old, I am struggling to afford the 1 hour commute into London.

Maybe get Google to help with the technologies, Ferrari and Mercedes for the engines. The timescale won’t be a problem if you have the correct QA procedures.

British trains are deplorable for their service and prices. We need to compete with our European peers.

Nationalise the railways and let us have affordable, efficient trains again.

Does support from overseas also count?

The service provided by Chiltern is woefully inadequate. Clearly not enough resources are allocated to developing infrastructure.

Rising prices, unreliable service, don’t know who is ultimately responsible. Bring back BR so that we have a clean and well managed service.

It could be done for nothing.

This is self explanatory.

Privatised rail companies are subsidised yet take profit. This is madness.

It’s time for change. Fares for re-investment not profit.

I hate having to split train tickets to get the best deals from different train companies. Bring back sensible pricing and Bring back British Rail.

It costs more in subsidies now. Your logo is facing the wrong way. I was a BR man for 17 years.

Rail travel should be affordable to all and fares should be at a level to encourage people to abandon their cars and take the train. For the sake of the planet, please.

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

Not before time listen to the public.

Current arrangements are inefficient and over-complicated. There are better ways to spend government subsidy.

Bring back BR and get the job done properly and with better value.

Bring back National Rail.

Public transport like railways should be a basic infrastructure thing, not a profit opportunity.

Railways and all essential services need to be run as public services which are much, much more trusted than big business. We have bad banks, and profiteering water companies too.

About time. Let’s go for it.

Bring it back now.

Please fix the broken and disjointed rail mess that has stemmed from the privatisation in the 90’s.

Bring it back into public ownership before we are ripped off again with the sale of the East Coast Line.

I believe rail transport should be run as a joined-up service and this should be funded out of general taxation.

Please keep the rail network in public, not private, hands.