§ Mr. Greenwayasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many passengers were carried by British Rail in 1965, 1975 and 1985; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. David MitchellThe number of passenger journeys made was as follows:
Number millions 1965 865 1975 730 1985 794 Because more passengers are able to buy through tickets, which are convenient and popular, fewer tickets are now needed for many journeys. A better indicator of passenger usage is passenger kilometres, which have remained constant at about 30 billion a year since the early 1960s.