§ Mr. OttawayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the total number of trains operating and the total number of miles covered by them in each year since privatisation. [48638]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonDetailed information relating to the number of trains operating is not available. I understand that, in the present timetable, there are 18,000 scheduled services each day on the network. The total number of train miles operated in each year since privatisation is listed in the table:
million Year Train miles 1995–961 29,924 1996–971 31,998 1997–981 34,191 1Financial years from April to March Source:
Association of Train Operating Companies (CAPRI)