The table below shows the amount of public sector funding going into, or contributing towards, the rail network in Scotland and which comes from sources outside the Assigned Budget.Public Funding of Scottish Rail Network from Outwith Assigned Budget (£ Millions) YEARFranchise payments to ScotRail(1)(2)SRA Funds (RPP)(3)Freight Facilities Grants from DETR (3)Track Access Grants Payments from DETR(4)Franchise payments to Virgin Trains (Cross Country services) (2)(5)Franchise payments to Virgin Trains (West Coast services)(2)(5)Franchise payments to GNER(2)(5)1996-1997 Contracts awarded to 1999-2000 amount to £2.01 million. 30.68 5.83 61.471997-1998135.98 115.9376.6355.051998-1999130.90 101.4570.2137.401999-2000125.80 6.4686.7859.0617.362000-2001110.220.080.160.2879.8957.68 6.682001-2002 0.41 74.8857.752.202002-2003 0.18 55.81( 4.29)0.152003-2004 0.15 44.74( 58.25) 0.152004-2005 0.06 TOTAL502.900.886.622.29590.16264.62180.46(1) Franchise payments to ScotRail met from the Assigned Budget after April 2001.(2) Franchise payments for 1995-96 to 2000-01 are the net outturn cash amounts paid to the private sector and include actual incentive payments and receipts...