http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "New map shows Scotland’s rail commuter boom" en Wed, 13 May 2026 02:28:26 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15947#post-210330 Sun, 31 Jan 2016 18:39:35 +0000 sallyhinch 210330@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This is perhaps more interesting - <a href="http://oobrien.com/2016/01/what-if-there-were-no-cars/" rel="nofollow">http://oobrien.com/2016/01/what-if-there-were-no-cars/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15947#post-210307 Sun, 31 Jan 2016 11:09:22 +0000 sallyhinch 210307@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>On the subject of maps and transport modes - primary commuting mode by postcode area for the whole of the UK </p> <p><a href="http://maps.cdrc.ac.uk/#/metrics/traveltowork/default/BTTTFTT/11/-3.1869/55.9599/" rel="nofollow">http://maps.cdrc.ac.uk/#/metrics/traveltowork/default/BTTTFTT/11/-3.1869/55.9599/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15947#post-209100 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 19:14:54 +0000 kaputnik 209100@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>It has pretty animations but doesn't actually give you data other than start and end. </em></p> <p>It can be downloaded from the Office of Road and Rail statistics;</p> <p><a href="http://orr.gov.uk/statistics/published-stats/station-usage-estimates" rel="nofollow">http://orr.gov.uk/statistics/published-stats/station-usage-estimates</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15947#post-209094 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 18:04:05 +0000 crowriver 209094@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Pity the data doesn't go back further than the late 1990s (the era of "peak car" allegedly, except for viewers in Scotland). Imagine if it went back to WW2, then I imagine we'd see a picture of staggering decline, with a recovery over the past 20 years but along specific routes. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15947#post-209078 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 15:37:40 +0000 acsimpson 209078@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The map is available here:</p> <p><a href="http://www.bettertransport.org.uk/maps/rail-usage.html">http://www.bettertransport.org.uk/maps/rail-usage.html</a></p> <p>It has pretty animations but doesn't actually give you data other than start and end. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15947#post-209048 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 13:35:41 +0000 crowriver 209048@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well certainly the new £5 advance single fares are a great deal and make catching the train quite a bit cheaper than previously... :-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15947#post-209005 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 00:40:17 +0000 chdot 209005@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> A ScotRail Alliance spokeswoman said: “The map reveals widespread demand for rail travel as an attractive public transport option. Factors that drive growth include improvements to timetables, new or refurbished trains, and increased capacity, all of which we are addressing within this franchise.”</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/new-map-shows-scotland-s-rail-commuter-boom-1-4005791" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/new-map-shows-scotland-s-rail-commuter-boom-1-4005791</a> </p>