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Generally, the SVR counts tickets sold, with a return ticket counting as one (not two) passengers. Passes allowing unlimited travel, such as those for Shareholders and Working Members, were not included.
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Generally, the SVR counts tickets sold, with a return ticket counting as one (not two) passengers. Passes allowing unlimited travel, such as those for shareholders and working members, were not included.
 
   
 
   
 
The [[Annual Family Pass]] was included from its launch in November 2012 for nominal numbers of trips per pass.
 
The [[Annual Family Pass]] was included from its launch in November 2012 for nominal numbers of trips per pass.
  
In some years, Shareholders eligible for a set number of free journeys were provided with travel vouchers that were exchanged for tickets and were thus included, but in recent years passes were issued instead.
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In some years, shareholders eligible for a set number of free journeys were provided with travel vouchers that were exchanged for tickets and were thus included, but in recent years passes were issued instead.
  
 
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Revision as of 18:50, 22 March 2017

The SVRSevern Valley Railway publicises its passenger numbers in its annual reports, in Severn Valley Railway News and elsewhere.

Methodology

Generally, the SVRSevern Valley Railway counts tickets sold, with a return ticket counting as one (not two) passengers. Passes allowing unlimited travel, such as those for shareholders and working members, were not included.

The Annual Family Pass was included from its launch in November 2012 for nominal numbers of trips per pass.

In some years, shareholders eligible for a set number of free journeys were provided with travel vouchers that were exchanged for tickets and were thus included, but in recent years passes were issued instead.

Passenger numbers

Year Passenger numbers Reference Notes
1970 32,037 Opened May 1970 between Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade
1971 78,774
1972
1973
1974 76,399 Services extended to Bewdley
1975 74,000
1976 113,463
1977 112,514
1978 155,394
1979 149,715
1980 186,700
1981 157,522
1982 173,718
1983 173,968
1984 181,345 Services extended to Kidderminster
1985 191,619
1986 185,053
1987 183,294
1988 200,466
1989 209,837
1990 213,029
1991 197,562
1992 194,566
1993 194,094
1994 183,282
1995 172,380
1996 187,780
1997 202,904
1998 212,582
1999 228,011
2000 227,225
2001 230,436
2002 236,704
2003 248,627
2004 242,258
2005 252,127
2006 245,711
2007 139,000 2007 Storm Damage
2008 238,056
2009 248,798
2010 225,570 Since 2010, documents sent to shareholders became valid as a ticket which did not need to be exchanged for travel.[1]
2011 215,310
2012 202,552 Annual Family Pass introduced in November
2013 211,000
2014 204,045 SVRSevern Valley Railway News 186
2015 204,842
2016 210,275 [2] Tickets sold. During 2016 passenger surveys identified forms of ticket and passes used, and the passenger number was recalculated to an estimated 252,330 (245,800 - 2015). This is directly comparable to the era when shareholders’ travel vouchers were exchanged for tickets.
2017

See also

Annual Family Pass
Shareholder benefits

References

  1. SVR Forum shareholders' Passes thread
  2. Matthew Harris, ‘Passenger Numbers’, SVRLive, 16 February 2017 (Retrieved 22 March 2017)

Links

Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC (company 01046274) annual reports on Companies House