Financing of the rail industry in Great Britain

Network Rail spends the other £6.6 billion on maintaining and upgrading track, stations, tunnels, signals and bridges.

[2] The train operating companies collect money from the passengers via fares (£9.4 billion in 2015/16) and other forms of income (e.g. parking and catering) and spend it on running trains.

[2] Passenger income is made up of fares as well as car parking charges and on-board catering.

[3] Currently price rises on regulated fares can increase by at most RPI inflation.

[2] Since becoming a public sector body in September 2014, Network Rail borrows directly from government.

GB rail subsidy 1985–2019 in 2018 prices, showing a short decline after privatisation, followed by a steep rise following the Hatfield crash in 2000 then a further increase to fund Crossrail and HS2 [ 1 ]