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Merseyrail Electrics

Operator: Serco/Transport UK Group JV

Period to:31/03/202331/03/2022Change31/03/202131/03/202031/03/20195yr change
 £000£000%£000£001£000%
Fares Income 38,927 35,384 10.0% 15,100 49,456 53,303 (27.0%)
Other income 34,033 27,481 23.8% 19,441 23,040 20,670 64.6%
Total Revenue 72,960 62,865 16.1% 34,541 72,496 73,973 (1.4%)
Operating Costs:              
Staff 59,899 52,298 14.5% 60,920 59,255 59,435 0.8%
Diesel Fuel 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Rolling Stock 13,129 12,490 5.1% 13,177 12,753 13,223 (0.7%)
Track access 29,565 28,634 3.3% 28,530 28,017 17,581 68.2%
Other 74,884 70,535 6.2% 54,555 58,908 58,525 28.0%
Total 177,477 163,957 8.2% 157,182 158,933 148,765 19.3%
Operating Profit before grant/premium: (104,517) (101,092) 3.4% (122,641) (86,437) (74,791) 39.7%
Net subsidy/premium 122,295 108,790 12.4% 111,313 105,748 95,592 27.9%
Operating Profit  17,778 7,698 130.9% (11,327) 19,311 20,801 (14.5%)
Operating Margins              
Pre-grant (143.3%) (160.8%)   (355.1%) (119.2%) (101.1%)  
Post grant 24.4% 12.2%   (32.8%) 26.6% 28.1%  
Operating Profit to Operating Cost 10.0% 4.7%   (7.2%) 12.2% 14.0%