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Title: Where does my pound go? Post by: grahame on January 23, 2020, 08:35:14 If I spend a pound on a train ticket, where does my money end up?
Pie chart drawn from data at last night's Melksham Rail User Group (http://www.mrug.org.uk) meeting - fares presentation and discussions with Guy Watts of GWR. Such a useful evening we had to put more chairs out, and time ran out too ... (http://www.wellho.net/pix/spendapound.jpg) A couple of footnotes - * "Staffing" was described as rail industry staffing - so I think that includes signallers * "Track Maintenance" includes signalling and day to day Network Rail cost * Investment cannot be (just) GWR direct - I suspect that includes money to HMG reinvested into rail Lots more I could question "where does xxxx fall" but it gives a general idea This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |