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Following the publication of the 2013/14 financial results for Directly Operated Railways, a spokesperson for the Rail Delivery Group that represents Network Rail and rail operators said:
“Directly Operated Railways has done a vital job of operating the East Coast franchise until it is re-let, but as the rail regulator has stated, the differences in train operating costs mean financial results cannot be used in isolation to draw conclusions about the performance of individual operators.
“However, it remains the case that East Coast is just one of a number of operators making payments to government. Latest figures for 2013-14 show the biggest payment was made by private operator South West Trains, which paid over £300m."
