Hans-Joachim Zierke wrote:

Neil Williams schrieb:


??? The profit margin of DB in subsidized traffic is somewhere in
the
15 - 20% range.

And where does that go? The Government?



No.
Take your guess: How's DB able, to go shopping in Britain?

One should add: The Government decided to receive an annual return
due to its 100% share in DB of 500 mill. Euro.


As a passenger, I'm interested in more trains, not in DB buying Arriva
etc.

In the very end such investments *should* show (that does not necessarily
mean, that there actually will be) a reasonable interest. So
irrespective if the capital needed is from profits of subsidised
traffic or other sources, a reasonable ROI has to apply.

BTW: You could be also interested in lower fares, more comfort, more ...


Oliver Schnell