| System |
|---|
| Registered office | 40 Melton Street, London NW1 2EE |
| Revenue (year ended 31/03/07) | £5,795m |
| Operating costs (y.e. 31/03/07) | £3,517m |
| Infrastructure renewal/improvement: (y.e. 31/03/07) | £3.3bn |
| Net debt at 31/11/07 | £18.9bn |
| Route distance | 10,300 miles (16,576km) |
| Gauge | 1435mm |
| Electrification | approx. 40% of network |
| Electrification systems | 25kV ac (64%) and 650/750V dc (36%) |
| Stations | 2,500 – mostly managed by train operating companies |
| Stations directly managed by Network Rail | 17 |
| Bridges and tunnels | 40,000 |
| Passenger journeys (2006): | 1.15 billion |
| Passenger/km (2006) | 45.6 billion |
| Special Characteristics |
|---|
| Privately-owned company since de-Nationalisation in 1995 | |
| A not-for-profit commercial enterprise, surpluses reinvested in network | |
| Major funding from Government, train operator access charges and property | |
| Policy of returning maintenance from contractors to 'in house' | |
| In-house maintenance, with contracts for renewals and free-standing projects | |
| Directly manages small proportion of stations, but with high passenger usage | |
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