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Originally Posted by TheDaddy
I see network rails profits are up 39% to over a billion, bit obscene imo, no one minds a company making a profit but milking the public is another thing, especially as the service isn't that great
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How is it obscene? The national rail network is in constant need of maintenance and capacity upgrades. We all pay for a certain amount of that via tax, but it is fair that those who use it pay a greater share.
Network Rail is a not-for-profit operation. The "profit" of which you speak is used to fund capital projects which extend and improve the network. There are no shareholders to take a dividend.