Future Network Rail Investment

IanXC said:

With the greatest of respect, unless you can provide sources to back up your claims, then your argument has no substance.

So your actual issue with Scottish railway spending is the Devolution settlement? Much as you and parts of Whitehall may be in denial about the devolution settlement it is a reality and entirely off topic for this thread!

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As requested:

These are the source URLSs:
http://orr.gov.uk/

And the Portal:
http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/

Look to the Network Monitor reports for more details.

From the press:
https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/huge-difference-in-train-subsidies-across-uk-1-3378246

SCOTTISH rail services receive three times more government subsidy per passenger than services in England, according to a report by the rail regulator.

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These extracts are taken from the source of raw data (2016-2017) I am referring to and using in the analysis:
https://i1.wp.com/southernpolicycentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Picture1.jpg

https://i2.wp.com/southernpolicycentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Picture2.jpg

In addition; from CP6 the cash allocation for Scotland is to be cut by about 17.5% (2017 cash value) in recognition of the overspend compared with other regions within the UK.

Now, could you provide evidence to support your claim?

You'll have to forgive me but I don't see where those links actually state that ScotRail and railways in Scotland are over funded? Getting higher level of subsidy surely reflects a difference in priorities between the UK Government and the Scottish Government?