Train operating company profits were £270m in 1997-98 in real terms and £250m in 2012-13; over the same period, money paid by operators to Government to reinvest in more and better services has increased 400%, from £390million to £1.96billion.
Freight operators’ profit margins range between 2.6% and 3.5%. [NOT SURE OF SOURCE FOR THIS STAT – KPMG?]
