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Do lucrative routes rely on other routes?

Good discussion guys; my only "point" would be that railways in general do not make money. Exception is freight-only across long distances a la USA. Even profitable TOCs only show a Net Profit of c. 3% which would be judged totally unacceptable against most other business sectors. The only...
- rover1
- Post #26
- 9 Apr 2014
- Forum: UK Railway Discussion
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Pullman Dining - weekends?

Spot on - train catering loses vast amounts of money across the world. Weekdays it's possible for premium ticketholders, weekends impossible from a commercial perspective.
- rover1
- Post #35
- 9 Apr 2014
- Forum: Trip Planning & Reports

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