£8.5bn total train operating company revenue in England and Wales, in 2013-14 |
| £1.2bn total net payments to the Department from train operating companies in 2014-15 |
| 82% average overall increase in payments to the Department across the three franchises let to date, compared to the Department's forecast of what the previous agreements would have delivered |
15 | franchise competitions in the programme |
3 | franchises let to date through competitions |
£3.3 billion | anticipated value of payments to be returned to the Department over the 8-year InterCity East Coast franchise |
3,100 | additional seats in the morning peak into London on the InterCity East Coast franchise, partly due to the introduction of new trains |
£3.5 billion | anticipated value of payments to be returned to the Department over the 7-year Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise |
10,000 | additional seats in the morning peak on the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise, partly due to the introduction of new trains |
£2.0 billion | anticipated value of payments to be returned to the Department over the 15-year Essex Thameside franchise |
25,000 | additional seats in the morning peak into London on the Essex Thameside franchise |