The Department for Transport has released information on light rail and tram systems in England during the 2010/11 financial year.
The light rail systems covered in the report are urban systems that are predominantly surface running:
- Blackpool Tramway
- Croydon Tramlink
- Docklands Light Railway
- Manchester Metrolink
- Midland Metro
- Nottingham Express Transit
- Sheffield Supertram
- Tyne and Wear Metro
The report showed that light rail and tram passenger journeys in England increased by 5.5% between 2009/10 and 2010/11.
In 2010/11 there were 196.5 million passenger journeys. This represents the highest number of passenger journeys to date.
Light rail and tram vehicle miles in England increased by 1.8%Â between 2009/10 and 2010/11. In 2010/11 there were 13.9Â million vehicle miles.
Passenger revenue in England increased by 9% in real terms between 2009/10 and 2010/11.
The number of light rail and tram passenger cars in England decreased by 8.9% between 2009/10 and 2010/11.
This was mainly due to a 57.5% decrease in passenger cars on the Blackpool Tramway, associated with its ongoing redevelopment work.
