Date: 16/04/2014

SCOTTISH rail services receive three times more government subsidy per passenger than services in England, according to a report by the rail regulator. The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) report also details the subsidy each train company receives from the public purse and just how much they pay back in premiums to the Treasury. Opponents of plans to privatise the recently-nationalised East Coast service have claimed the report shows the flaws in the current franchise system. The report showed that Government funding in 2012/13 varied from £2.19 per passenger journey in England to £7.60 in Scotland and £9.33 in Wales.

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Huge difference in train subsidies across UK

Scotsman

SCOTTISH rail services receive three times more government subsidy per passenger than services in England, according to a report by the rail regulator.