UK Public Transport Comparison: Competitive Tendering v. Deregulation

Comparison of Public Transport Performance
London(Competitive Tendering) &
Outside London (Deregulation): 1986-1995

Comparison of Public Transport Performance
London (Competitive Tendering) &
Outside London (Deregulation): 1986 to 1995

Factor London Outside London

1986 1995 Change 1986 1995 Change

Vehicle Kilometers (000,000) 273 356 30.4% 1,804 2,320 28.6%

Cost per Vehicle Kilometer £2.37 £1.39 -41.4% £1.32 £0.73 -44.7%

Passengers (000,000) 1,152 1,167 1.3% 4,489 3,253 -27.5%

Passengers per Vehicle Kilometer 4.2 3.3 -22.3% 2.5 1.4 -43.7%

Cost per Passenger £0.57 £0.42 -26.3% £0.53 £0.52 -1.9%

Operating Cost (000,000) £647 £495 -23.5% £2,381 £1,694
-28.9%

General Support (000,000) £217 £55 -74.7% £450 £224 -50.2%

Concessionary Reimbursements (000,000) £100 £109 9.0% £323 £326 0.9%

Total Subsidies (000,000) £317 £164 -48.3% £773 £550 -28.8%

Subsidy per Passenger £0.28 £0.14 -48.9% £0.17 £0.17 -1.8%

Passenger Fares (1) £330 £331 0.3% £1,608 £1,144 -28.9%

Fare per Passenger £0.29 £0.28 -1.0% £0.36 £0.35 -1.9%

Concessionary reimbursements counted as subsidies
Excludes capital costs (depreciation)
All financial data inflation adjusted
Data from Department of Transport

Comparison of Change in
Performance Indicators

Performance Indicator London Outside London

Cost per Vehicle Kilometer -41.4% -44.7%

Passengers per Vehicle Kilometer -22.3% -43.7%

Cost per Passenger -26.3% -1.9%

Subsidy per Passenger -48.9% -1.8%

Fare per Passenger -1.0% -1.9%

Passenger Journeys 1.3% -27.5%

Concessionary reimbursements counted as subsidies