The number of people travelling on Britain's railways has reached its lowest level since at least 1872, during the time of steam trains
COVID-19: Cancellations, refunds and quarantines - what to do if you have a holiday to Portugal bookedBut then came national lockdown and just 80 million journeys were made in the first three months of this year.
ORR director of planning and performance Graham Richards said:"This unprecedented fall in passenger numbers, the lowest annual fall since the time series began, has clearly had an impact on both rail usage and ticketing revenue. Robert Nisbet, director of nations and regions at industry body the Rail Delivery Group, commented:"Despite plummeting passenger numbers during the last year, Britain's trains have helped to keep key workers and people who cannot work from home on the move throughout the pandemic.
Railway historian Christian Wolmar said that the rail network in 1872 - when passenger numbers were last at such low levels - was not integrated, meaning journeys took much longer.
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