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East Coast

Operator: London North Eastern Railway (DfT)

Period to:31/03/202331/03/2022Change31/03/202131/03/202031/03/20195yr change
 £000£000%£000£001£000%
Fares Income 674,889 469,595 43.7% 108,954 782,180 857,075 (21.3%)
Other income 53,379 40,720 31.1% 24,107 56,484 84,298 (36.7%)
Total Revenue 728,268 510,316 42.7% 133,061 838,664 941,374 (22.6%)
Operating Costs:              
Staff 162,403 153,236 6.0% 155,872 157,325 176,187 (7.8%)
Diesel Fuel 10,357 7,205 43.8% 3,117 15,264 27,788 (62.7%)
Rolling Stock 366,644 329,096 11.4% 345,982 203,421 104,965 249.3%
Track access 154,590 128,577 20.2% 77,801 94,117 150,763 2.5%
Other 107,257 133,560 (19.7%) 147,192 257,240 214,414 (50.0%)
Total 801,252 751,674 6.6% 729,965 727,367 674,117 18.9%
Operating Profit before grant/premium: (72,984) (241,358) (69.8%) (596,904) 111,296 267,257 (127.3%)
Net subsidy/premium 85,004 247,872 (65.7%) 598,288 (105,784) (221,147) (138.4%)
Operating Profit  12,020 6,514 84.5% 1,383 5,512 46,110 (73.9%)
Operating Margins              
Pre-grant (10.0%) (47.3%)   (448.6%) 13.3% 28.4%  
Post grant 1.7% 1.3%   1.0% 0.7% 4.9%  
Operating Profit to Operating Cost 1.5% 0.9%   0.2% 0.8% 6.8%