xi It is Government policy that passenger rail services are publicly specified, procured and, where necessary, funded, but are privately delivered by train operators.
xii In 2006-07, the passenger railway in England and Wales cost nearly £9 billion, with £4.8 billion funded from passenger revenues received by train operators, £0.8 billion from the Department's net subsidy support to train operators, £3.1 billion from Department grants to Network Rail (part of which meets train operators' track access charges), and £0.3 billion from Department grants to Passenger