Great Western Railway
Operator: FirstGroup
| Period to: | 31/03/2024 | 31/03/2023 | Change | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2019 | Change since 2019 |
| £000 | £000 | % | £000 | £000 | £001 | £000 | % | |
| Fares Income | 1,039,522 | 903,944 | 15.0% | 575,333 | 172,345 | 1,008,873 | 1,045,292 | (0.6%) |
| Other income | 89,610 | 49,387 | 81.4% | 118,917 | 101,386 | 129,873 | 86,418 | 3.7% |
| Total Revenue | 1,129,132 | 953,331 | 18.4% | 694,251 | 273,732 | 1,138,746 | 1,131,710 | (0.2%) |
| Operating Costs: | ||||||||
| Staff | 402,087 | 353,156 | 13.9% | 369,771 | 367,390 | 366,551 | 366,405 | 9.7% |
| Diesel Fuel | 59,046 | 73,313 | (19.5%) | 46,350 | 28,071 | 49,147 | 55,334 | 6.7% |
| Rolling Stock | 529,738 | 517,143 | 2.4% | 491,509 | 514,612 | 473,009 | 390,843 | 35.5% |
| Track access | 268,045 | 251,121 | 6.7% | 132,355 | 199,132 | 189,656 | 256,531 | 4.5% |
| Other | 179,816 | 159,307 | 12.9% | 319,820 | 255,038 | 320,695 | 192,809 | (6.7%) |
| Total | 1,438,733 | 1,354,040 | 6.3% | 1,359,805 | 1,364,243 | 1,399,058 | 1,261,922 | 14.0% |
| Operating Profit before grant/premium: | (309,601) | (400,710) | (22.7%) | (665,555) | (1,090,511) | (260,312) | (130,212) | 137.8% |
| Net subsidy/premium | 336,280 | 421,146 | (20.2%) | 697,594 | 1,132,366 | 313,890 | 190,293 | 76.7% |
| Operating Profit | 26,679 | 20,437 | 30.5% | 32,039 | 41,854 | 53,578 | 60,081 | (55.6%) |
| Margins | ||||||||
| Operating Margin pre-grant | (27.4%) | (42.0%) | (95.9%) | (398.4%) | (22.9%) | (11.5%) | ||
| Operating Margin post grant | 2.4% | 2.1% | 4.6% | 15.3% | 4.7% | 5.3% | ||
| Operating Profit to Operating Cost | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 4.8% |