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How costs compare - UK and European Railways

02 June 2011
Note: The European comparator railways were not named in the research results. Source: Civity (2011)
Note: The European comparator railways were not named in the research results. Source: Civity (2011)

 

A benchmarking study carried out for the McNulty review by German consultancy Civity demonstrated the scale of the efficiency gap between the UK rail industry and railways in four European countries – France, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland.

The headline results showed that overall costs per passenger kilometre in the UK are 40% greater than in Europe, with infrastructure costs up to four times higher, depending on the level and efficiency of activity. Train operating costs per...

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