Overview of costs in the English rail system

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 26 Apr 2021 Closed: 16 Nov 2021 Parliament page
The rail franchise model has high fixed costs and low profit margins. The Department for Transport’s (DfT) net income from letting franchises fell significantly from 2016-17, becoming a net government subsidy in 2019-20. As passenger numbers dropped in the COVID-19 pandemic, rail industry income fell dramatically. It is unclear how … Read more
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Overview of costs in the English rail system
Andrew Haines · Network Rail Bernadette Kelly CB · Department for Transport Conrad Bailey · Department for Transport John Larkinson · Office of Rail and Road
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Tenth Report - Overview of the Eng…
On the basis of a Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence...
On the basis of a Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Department for Transport (the Department), Network Rail and the Office of Rail and Road on costs in the English rail system.1 We also … Read more
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7 Conclusion Not Addressed
Tenth Report - Overview of the Eng…
As well as providing critical revenue for the rail system, passenger rail travel supports wider...
As well as providing critical revenue for the rail system, passenger rail travel supports wider government objectives around transport decarbonisation and achieving net zero. We asked the Department how they planned to encourage people out of their cars onto rail. … Read more
Government Response
The government response is boilerplate text, listing only the relevant reports and failing to address the committee's conclusion regarding the lack of urgency and clarity in promoting rail travel.
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