Rail Partners responds to today's ORR passenger usage data

Commenting on ORR passenger usage stats, Hannah Moxon, Director of External Affairs at Rail Partners, said:

'There has been a welcome boost in passenger numbers in the last few months, but rail usage and revenue still fall short of pre-pandemic levels.

‘Attracting more people to travel by train is key to regrowing revenue and restoring the railway to financial sustainability. Private sector operators have a track record of delivering growth in passenger numbers to reduce subsidy, so it is counter intuitive to start removing them from the system without the government first setting out how, through Great British Railways, they will reform the railways to improve the passenger experience and reduce the burden on the taxpayer.’