SVR Passenger numbers

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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. This became the Loyalty Pass in April 2020.

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 Ticket 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 211,045 [2]
2014 244,800 204,045 [2]
2015 245,800 204,889 [2] It is estimated that 245,800 people visited the Railway in 2015 compared with 244,800 in 2014.[2]
2016 252,330 208,479 [3] 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) using an average of 18.7% of non-payment passengers.[4] This is directly comparable to the era when shareholders’ travel vouchers were exchanged for tickets.
2017 240,686 195,770 [5]
2018 245,031 198,432 SVRSevern Valley Railway News 205, p.14; Annual Report and Financial Statements p.8 There was an increase of 10,351 fare-paying passengers attending special events.

From 2018 passenger surveys an estimated 17.3% were 'non-payment passengers'.[6]

2019 239,723 187,686 [7]
2020 59,950 [8] Reduction due to 2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and associated restrictions
2021 Reduction due to COVID-19 pandemic]] and associated restrictions

See also

References

  1. SVR Forum shareholders' Passes thread
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Chairman's Statement, SVRSevern Valley Railway(H) published accounts
  3. 'Passenger numbers', SVRLive (Retrieved 16 February 2018)
  4. SVRSevern Valley Railway Shareholders' Newsletter 2018, undated
  5. SVRSevern Valley Railway(H) Annual Report for period ended 2 January 2018, p.8
  6. SVRSevern Valley Railway Shareholders' Newsletter 2019, undated, p. 9.
  7. SVRSevern Valley Railway(H) annual report and financial statements for the period ended 5 January 2020
  8. SVRSevern Valley Railway(H) annual report and financial statements for the period ended 3 January 2021

Links

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