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Over half a million journeys were made by overseas tourists in 2007, generating in excess of £15 million revenue.
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Billion Passenger Railway

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Publication Date: 10th April 2008

The use of Britain’s railways, as measured by passenger miles, is now at the highest level ever recorded in peace time, according to figures published today by the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) in “The Billion Passenger Railway”. * 30.1 billion passenger miles were generated in 2007 and  the railway carried 1.213 billion passengers - an increase of 7.8% compared to the 1.125 billion passenger journeys made in 2006. 

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