Rail-StPancras
Keeping track of the UK rail industry
Rail-NorthPax.jpeg
Monitoring the latest passenger statistics
KingsCrossConcourse.jpeg
Making sense of rail industry finances
BooksandPubsPromo-241.jpeg
Railfreight statistics and finances
previous arrow
next arrow

Northern

Operator: Northern Trains (DfT)

From 28 February 2020, taking over from Arriva Rail North

Period to:31/03/202331/03/2022Change31/03/202131/03/202031/03/20195yr change
 £000£000%£000£001£000%
Fares Income 317,598 250,926 26.6% 78,561 335,499 323,274 (1.8%)
Other income 18,027 58,680 (69.3%) 38,298 61,090 69,088 (73.9%)
Total Revenue 335,625 309,606 8.4% 116,859 396,589 392,362 (14.5%)
Operating Costs:              
Staff 378,760 375,876 0.8% 370,899 349,903 331,972 14.1%
Diesel Fuel 51,975 33,170 56.7% 18,133 30,702 28,831 80.3%
Rolling Stock 183,330 173,148 5.9% 170,338 136,744 127,106 44.2%
Track access 173,844 153,376 13.3% 156,333 151,944 119,691 45.2%
Other 139,909 194,837 (28.2%) 175,257 229,620 173,885 (19.5%)
Total 927,818 930,408 (0.3%) 890,960 898,914 781,486 18.7%
Operating Profit before grant/premium: (592,193) (620,803) (4.6%) (774,101) (502,326) (389,123) 52.2%
Net subsidy/premium 601,990 635,791 (5.3%) 787,158 386,816 368,085 63.5%
Operating Profit  9,797 14,989 (34.6%) 13,056 (115,510) (21,038) (146.6%)
Operating Margins              
Pre-grant (176.4%) (200.5%)   (662.4%) (126.7%) (99.2%)  
Post grant 2.9% 4.8%   11.2% (29.1%) (5.4%)  
Operating Profit to Operating Cost 1.1% 1.6%   1.5% (12.8%) (2.7%)