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Keeping track of the UK rail industry
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Monitoring the latest passenger statistics
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West Coast

Operator: Avanti (Trenitalia/FirstGroup JV)

From 8 December 2019, taking over from Virgin/Stagecoach JV

Period to:31/03/202331/03/2022Change31/03/202131/03/202031/03/20195yr change
 £000£000%£000£001£000%
Fares Income 832,574 591,256 40.8% 146,035 1,169,176 1,265,017 (34.2%)
Other income 46,487 34,206 35.9% 23,029 65,158 61,860 (24.9%)
Total Revenue 879,061 625,462 40.5% 169,063 1,234,334 1,326,877 (33.7%)
Operating Costs:              
Staff 162,403 198,545 (18.2%) 203,280 216,394 215,135 (24.5%)
Diesel Fuel 10,357 8,474 22.2% 10,152 0 0 -
Rolling Stock 366,644 364,925 0.5% 373,014 354,611 353,298 3.8%
Track access 273,686 215,455 27.0% 189,863 157,070 312,716 (12.5%)
Other 126,123 168,518 (25.2%) 125,390 175,889 131,985 (4.4%)
Total 939,213 955,917 (1.7%) 901,700 903,965 1,013,134 (7.3%)
Operating Profit before grant/premium: (60,152) (330,455) (81.8%) (732,637) 330,370 313,744 (119.2%)
Net subsidy/premium 91,326 342,630 (73.3%) 754,016 (284,381) (259,199) (135.2%)
Operating Profit  31,175 12,175 156.1% 21,379 45,988 54,545 (42.8%)
Operating Margins              
Pre-grant (6.8%) (52.8%)   (433.4%) 26.8% 23.6%  
Post grant 3.5% 1.9%   12.6% 3.7% 4.1%  
Operating Profit to Operating Cost 3.3% 1.3%   2.4% 5.1% 5.4%