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Open access to cost LNER £1.1bn over next decade in abstracted revenue, report claims


12/05/2025 in News

Private operator… and state-owned franchisee. Lumo 803002 (left) with the 1023 London King’s Cross to Edinburgh stands at Newcastle on February 26 2023, alongside LNER 801211 on the competing 1003 King’s Cross-Edinburgh. Despite Labour’s nationalisation plans, the government has been supportive of open access. PAUL BIGGS.

LNER’s revenue will be at least £1.1 billion lower over the next decade because of open access operations, a new report has said.




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  • Trackrenewal2000 - 12/05/2025 08:08

    Open access has been a great success so watch this Goverment trash it in a couple of years

  • JJGJJG13 - 12/05/2025 08:14

    LNER only caring about revenue, not customers! If you look at the price of LNER trains now versus the open access services from those stations, the only people losing out are customers, as they would be paying extortionate amounts, more than they are now. A sure fire way to kill the market...

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