UK: nationalised rail firm is most efficient in the country

[John Ashworth]

Office of Rail Regulation: nationalised rail firm is most efficient in the country

East Coast gets a net subsidy of just 1 per cent...

The state-run East Coast mainline has emerged as the most efficiently run rail franchise in terms of its reliance on taxpayer funding, raising questions about a recent government decision to privatise the operation....

Publicly-run rail line most efficiently run, says regulator

The state-run East Coast mainline is the most efficiently-run rail franchise given its lower reliance on taxpayer funding...