“Private rail companies have trousered £1.8 billion since 2016”

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“Rail union RMT has published the new analysis to mark the first anniversary of the Passenger Railways (Public Ownership) Act.

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The report shows more than £510 million was paid out during and after the pandemic and £190.6 million in 2023/24 alone”

https://www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025/12/04/private-rail-companies-have-trousered-1-8-billion-since-2016/

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Private rail companies have trousered £1.8 billion since 2016

Private rail companies have quietly extracted £1.8bn from the railway in dividends since 2016. Rail union RMT has published the new analysis

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