Date: 11/06/2015

Passenger journeys on light rail systems around the UK have risen by 5.6 per cent in the past year.
Almost 240 million passenger journeys were made last year, with Docklands Light Railway, Tyne and Wear Metro, and Manchester Metrolink recording the biggest increases.
Passenger satisfaction levels were at 90 per cent. [From Richard Buckby]

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Passenger journeys on light rail systems in England have risen by 5.6 per cent in the past year. Almost 240 million passenger journeys were made last year, wit

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