Railway Costs (Hansard, 14 March 1996)

HC Deb 14 March 1996 vol 273 c721W 721W

§ Mr. Gordon Prentice
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the operating cost per mile including overheads, maintenance and security of(a) an InterCity train, (b) a Network SouthEast commuter train and (c) a North West Regional Railways train. [20308]

§ Mr. Watts
The 1994–95 operating expenses per train mile were:

InterCity: £27.67

Network SouthEast: £21.13

Regional Railways: £14.37

Figures are not directly comparable with previous years due to reorganisation of the industry under the Railways Act 1993. The operating expense per train mile specific to North West Regional Railways is not available.