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RDG claims rail adds a total of more than £10bn a year to UK economy

John W E Helm
02 October 2015
 

BRITAIN’S RAILWAYS contribute £10.1bn to the UK economy every year, says a new Railway Delivery Group (RDG) commissioned report. Its findings are based on research undertaken by the economists Oxera. The rail industry (basically Network Rail plus the train and freight operating companies) generates £6.3bn in gva (greater added value) with the rail supply chain providing an additional £3.8bn (at 2014 prices), it says.

RDG says the rail sector (the industry and the supply...

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