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It's been a while since we posted a #GBRailTrends #COVID19 update... Those who watch #RailNatter with @GarethDennis will have seen more frequent updates!
Something new, though. Showing the 28-day rolling average of the four mode trends helps clarify the overall picture.
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It's wild that the left's excesses were bad tweets a half decade ago while the moderates' excesses are like foreign wars with death tools in the hundreds of thousands and the right's excesses are like literal attempts at authoritarianism.
What are we even talking about on here anymore
Despite strikes, partial timetables and massive overall disruption, rail ridership continues to climb, with the rolling average now at 90% and peak overall system ridership reaching a peak of 99%... #GBRailTrends #COVID19
Given lower London ridership and the higher number of trains/seats on these services, this means passenger rail usage outside of the M25 is at an all-time high. #GBRailTrends #COVID19
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Well that was exciting - and we now have some results:
🏳️⚧️ Rheilffordd Traws-Cymru 2️⃣5️⃣4️⃣
🔀 Croesrail 2️⃣4️⃣1️⃣
🐲 Llinell y Ddraig 2️⃣3️⃣9️⃣
🐘 Cefnffordd Cymru 1️⃣2️⃣9️⃣
🔗 Y Cysylltwr 7️⃣6️⃣
🚄 Cyflymder Uchel 3 5️⃣6️⃣
It's not over yet though... Get voting/retweeting!
🏴 ROUND FOUR
46%🔀 Croesrail
54%🐲 Llinell y Ddraig
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After last night's map-laden #RailNatter, the question on everyone's* lips today is obviously: What should my proposed north-south main line for Wales be called?
Reply with your answer and I'll put the best to the vote! 🏴
ALT Rheilffordd gogledd-de newydd i Gymru
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IMPORTANT @TFL POLL: 🚇🚍🚆
How many of you check what zones you'll be travelling through when planning or making a journey across London?
22%Do check zones
65%Don't check zones
13%Show results instead
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A quick one here instead of on the @PermanentRail account... Today's latest transport ridership stats. Rail sat firmly at 80% plus now - each week the previous couple of weeks is getting revised upwards towards 80%.
Question remains: what will the new reduced timetable change?
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This is the bit of the job I love the most! Spending the day on the network speaking with colleagues, customers, friends and stakeholders. Today takes me to Glasgow, Clydebank, Kilmarnock and Pitlochry! Queen Street looking stunning. @ScotRail @NetworkRailSCOT 👍🏻
It's been a while, but here's the latest #GBRailTrends #COVID19 data...
Overall rail usage is now up to 85%. There has been a significant increase in some markets compared to pre-COVID levels to make up for the drop in short-distance commuting.
If we zoom in on this year's #GBRailTrends #COVID19 traces, it is clear that there remain significant latent demand for rail travel.
Ridership continues to climb, despite reduced timetables still being in operation, and in some cases with cuts to services having taken place.
Our latest #GBRailTrends #COVID19 post shows that rail ridership growth has slowed, with passenger numbers sat around 70% of pre-COVID levels.
It is looking likely that this is as a result of the reduced level of service provision on the rail network - investigation is ongoing.
We will keep issuing this data as it is uploaded by @transportgovuk...
For more information on these trends and the data contained within the graphs, see a previous #GBRailTrends thread:
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We've made two slight alterations to the #GBRailTrends COVID graph:
1. We've used a dotted line for the DfT's "provisional" rail passenger data, which accounts for the dip at the end of the trend line that disappears with the newly released data.
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Tune into @YesterdayTweets tonight at 8pm to see @GarethDennis, our design engineer, talking about the UK's first truly high speed railway line: #TheArchitectureTheRailwaysBuilt
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The weather is getting hotter again, so yesterday I popped up on @BBCMorningLive having a chat with @RiyadhK about how hot weather impacts on railways... You can still see it on catch-up!
Rail usage is now at 68% and still climbing, and recent reports suggest that ridership reached 100% of pre-COVID levels over the bank holiday...
We won't get those results for another couple of weeks, but for now, here's our latest #GBRailTrends #COVID19 graph:
We will keep issuing this data as it is uploaded by @transportgovuk...
For more information on these trends and the data contained within the graphs, see a previous #GBRailTrends thread:
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We've made two slight alterations to the #GBRailTrends COVID graph:
1. We've used a dotted line for the DfT's "provisional" rail passenger data, which accounts for the dip at the end of the trend line that disappears with the newly released data.
Worth saying that, if we really have started bumping up against the 100% line (the data is a couple of weeks behind) then this is evidence that rail growth has been massive this year, as millions are still on furlough and many are still not commuting...
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I've a half-finished explainer video on this that I need to just turn into a "why the HS2 eastern leg is a good idea" #RailNatter...
Anyway, these graphs might be useful for those of you looking for yet another way to explain released capacity: #whyHS2
Just a focused look at 2021's transport usage trends for the latest of our #COVID19 #GBRailTrends posts...
As we did for 2020, we've added the UK's key lockdown lifting moments to see how they've impacted on different modes.
As with 2020, there are clearly impacts on public transport ridership, though the impact on road usage is less clear. #GBRailTrends
We will keep issuing this data as it is uploaded by @transportgovuk...
For more information on these trends and the data contained within the graphs, see a previous #GBRailTrends thread:
xitter.cf/PermanentRail/status/1…
We've made two slight alterations to the #GBRailTrends COVID graph:
1. We've used a dotted line for the DfT's "provisional" rail passenger data, which accounts for the dip at the end of the trend line that disappears with the newly released data.