England Tram statistics - what's happening in Sheffield?

[Dr Day]

Appreciate this is old news, but randomly came across this and couldn't find any previous thread on the subject.

https://assets.publishing.service.g...ght-rail-and-tram-statistics-england-2019.pdf

Noted that Sheffield is an outlier in rising mileage (presumably due to Tram-train) but declining patronage and revenue. Bit surprised to see Sheffield towards the bottom of the 'passengers per vehicle' table too. Is it just down to the track renewal works as per the notes, or is there another reason, possibly something to do with other networks having been boosted rather than anything wrong with Sheffield per se?

 

[ALEMASTER]

last few years has seen sections of the network closed over the summer for rail replacement works which will have hit passenger numbers, the revenue will be related to carrying less passengers but it is also worth noting the wider public transport system in Sheffield is seeing a decline in use (changes to bus network, road traffic congestion, economy and other factors) as well as a general movement to "Travelmaster" ticket products that are valid on all operators services with the revenue shared out between operators based on smart card scans. Kids travelling on the SYPTE concessionary fare scheme are also following this trend, using weekly passes rather than flat fare singles which is reducing the levels of reimbursement to operators.