Taxpayer-owned railway earns £208m [Belfast Telegraph]
Date: 08/10/2013
The nationalised railway company operating the East Coast main line has returned £208.7 million to taxpayers as revenues soared, fuelling the debate over plans to return it to private hands.
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The nationalised railway company operating the East Coast main line has returned £208.7 million to taxpayers as revenues soared, fuelling the debate over plans to return it to private h
East Coast rail firm Directly Operated Railways boosts profits
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Nationalised East Coast line returns £209m to taxpayers
Evening Standard
The nationalised railway company operating the East Coast main line handed £208.7 million back to taxpayers last year, fuelling fresh criticism over Government plans to reprivatise the London to Scotland route.
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