Higher rail reliability has come at a substantial cost, with taxpayers having to subsidise rail operations by nearly $600 million last year.
This is a stark change from before the New Rail Financing Framework (NRFF) came into full effect in 2018, when operators owned operating assets like trains and funded replacements with fares - a regime which worked initially, but eventually resulted in patchy service.
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