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A database of documents and reports released by industry bodies. You can download the document by clicking on its title, and can filter reports by author or subject. If you have a report you would like to submit to the Rail Hub, please email [email protected].
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Light Rail and Tram Statistics, England: 2018/19
19/06/2019Department for Transport SearchResearchItemsLight rail and tram usage in England reached record levels in 2018-19, according to the latest statistics released by the Department for Transport. Some 272.4 million journeys were made on eight systems in England, representing a 1.9% increase on the previous year and a 44% increase since 2008-09. Footfall increased on all but two systems, with the strongest annual growth recorded on Manchester Metrolink (6.1%) and Nottingham Express Transit (5.7%). Journeys fell by 1.3% on London Trams and by 3.1% on Sheffield Supertram, which the DfT attributes to a warehouse fire closing parts of the London system for six days, and closures associated with the restart of a five-year rail replacement project in Sheffield. Docklands Light Railway accounted for nearly 45% of total journeys, having carried 121.8 million passengers during the year.
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Investing in the South West
01/02/2019Department for Transport SearchResearchItemsFor rail users, the highlights of this report are further money going into investigating the best way to protect the railway running through Dawlish from coastal erosion and the effects of bad weather, and investment in Bristol East Junction to allow the city’s MetroWest proposals to proceed. They should bring better rail connection to North Bristol and Portishead, and bring rail services to 80,000 people. DfT money is also going towards buses, cycling and roads within the region.
