The line graph illustrates the number of passenger train journeys made in Great Britain from 1950 to 2004/5.
Overall, it is clear that the figures for passenger railway journeys on the National rail network and the London Underground changed significantly over the period, while the number of travelers on Light rail and metro systems increased gradually. By the end, the National rail network had become the most popular way to make railway journeys.
In 1950, the London Underground made around 700 million journeys, while the National rail network recorded 1000 million travels. Over the following 12 years, Light rail and metro systems launched their trains and led to about 20 million rail travels, during the same period, the figure for passenger railway journeys on the National rail network and the London Underground decreased by 200 million and 20 million respectively.
After 1970, quantity of journeys on the National rail network and the London Underground fluctuated sharply. However, by the end of the period, the number of journeys on the National rail network and the London Underground rose steeply, and both reached their peaks (1100 million and 990 million). Meanwhile the number of passenger train journeys on Light rail and metro systems grew steadily throughout the period and in 2005 reached approximately 200 million.