Claim: Government direct subsidy of the railways is around £5 billion per year, an increase of over 200% since privatisation.
Fact-check: How much does the government subsidise the railways by? - Full Fact
Verdict: correct. the five year average to 2017/18 was about three times more than the five years to 1991/92, before privatisation. large projects like hs2 and crossrail have affected this amount.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Grace Rahman
Date published: 2018-11-07T00:00:00