Who Will End Up Paying This Fine ?

[Canary42]

1. The Board
2. The Shareholders
3. The customers

Answers on a postcard to: The Chairman, Network Rail.

[Canary42]

Sorry, forgot the link.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66749546

[andy-hughes]

Ultimately, the customers, as the money is recouped through revenues.

No-one is ever considered directly responsible in situations like this.

Some suit will say 'Lessons will be learned ...'.

They won't, but it's what suits are expected to say, so they say it.

It doesn't have to mean anything, which is just as well because it doesn't.

[New Judge]

Network Rail is funded from the UK and Scottish governments (about 70%) as well as making levies on the train operators that use the network (about 25%). The small remainder comes from its own investments, mainly in property.

So this fine will predominantly be funded from government grants and the remainder from the train operators.

You should bear in mind that the prosecution was against the company, not any particular individuals. Many similar prosecutions (e.g. those under HASAW Act) are made against companies rather than individuals.

[Peter Pedant]

Some suit will say 'Lessons will be learned ...'.

but of course the big lesson has NOT been learnt. That there is no point in criminalising ( er making criminal that is!) limited companies because how on earth do you punish them?

Make the suits directly liable - into the slammer with them

[royfromaus]

Oddly, the question of who pays the fine never entered my head.

[douglas9401]

PP for the Justice Department pronto.

[choux]

Nor mine, roy.

I was impressed to read the statement by the anonymous injured passenger when she spoke of the conductor who was one of those fatally injured:
The survivor said there were moments when she felt guilty about surviving - especially when she thought about Donald Dinnie.

"I remember him being a chatty and genuinely nice man," she said.

"Donald spoke to me about his partner, even joking that the weather would mean he'd get to finish early and was excited to get home.

"He kept us all informed, thinking of other people the whole time and making sure we were all okay."

She felt an "overwhelming sadness" when she learned that he had died in the crash.

"If I'm honest that's my main motivation for talking now.

"I want Donald's family to know he was happy that day, thinking of his loved ones the whole time and above all else, he made us feel safe. I'm truly sorry you lost him."

I hope her words comfort his family.

[Gromit]

Network Rail is nationalised. So the Government own it and are responsible if it fails.
So sadly the taxpayer foots the bill.