Where does my pound go?

Where does my pound go?

As at 7th January 2025 02:18 GMT

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Posted by grahame at 08:35, 23rd January 2020

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 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 ...

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

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