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Demand recovery slows in spring quarter
Revenue shortfall widens as yields fall and advance tickets boom
The recovery in demand for rail services in Britain from the Covid pandemic continued into the spring, but the pace of growth slowed with passenger numbers 19.1% higher than the same quarter in 2022, reaching a new post lockdown high. However, rapid growth in numbers using the new Elizabeth Line distorted the figures: growth on the rest of the network was a more modest 10.9%.
- By: Chris Cheek
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