Information broken down by: Train operator and type of subsidy
  • (a) Subsidy paid directly to train operators by Government
  • Figures published by the Office of Rail Regulation based on passenger kilometres, converted to miles.
  • (b) An allocation of the Network Grant (that is, payments made directly to Network Rail)
  • This is calculated by taking the total Network Grant, apportioned according to each franchise’s share of Fixed Track Access Charges.
Rail subsidy per passenger mile by Train Operating Company (TOC)1
a b c (= a + b)
Government Subsidy per passenger mile (pence) Network Grant per passenger mile (pence) Total subsidy per passenger mile (pence)
Train Operating Company
2010-11
2011-12
2010-11
2011-12
2010-11
2011-12
c2c
-1.1
-2.0
7.1
7.0
6.0
5.0
Chiltern Railways
-2.9
1.0
13.1
12.4
10.1
13.5
CrossCountry
1.6
0.3
15.2
14.7
16.9
15.0
East Coast
-5.8
-6.2
6.5
6.6
0.7
0.5
East Midlands Trains
-1.7
-3.0
14.2
13.7
12.5
10.8
First Capital Connect
-6.8
-7.6
5.9
5.4
-0.9
-2.2
First Greater Western
-3.0
-3.0
9.2
8.8
6.2
5.8
First TransPennine Express
8.4
8.0
12.5
12.1
20.9
20.1
Greater Anglia2
-
-4.2
-
8.1
-
3.9
London Midland
5.8
5.0
11.9
10.7
17.8
15.8
National Express East Anglia2
-4.5
-3.5
8.8
8.6
4.2
5.1
Northern Rail
5.4
7.3
28.6
27.6
34.0
34.9
Southeastern
8.8
3.4
9.9
9.7
18.7
13.0
Southern
-4.0
-0.6
7.4
7.0
3.5
6.4
South West Trains
-5.2
-6.4
7.6
7.4
2.4
0.9
Virgin Trains
-4.7
-4.5
8.4
8.1
3.7
3.6
Total DfT franchised TOCs
-1.8
-2.1
9.9
9.6
8.1
7.5
1. Negative figures reflect where train operators were paying a premium to DfT rather than receiving a subsidy.
2. The National Express East Anglia franchise ended on 5 February 2012 when Greater Anglia took over the franchise.

 A subsidy of 35p per passenger mile is paid for every Northern Rail journey
This money is in addition to the fare paid by the passenger.