The graph below shows the number of passenger railway journeys made in Great Britain between 1950 and 2004 5

The line graph illustrates the figure for passengers using three transportation networks in Great Britain from 1950 to 2004.

Overall

, all three systems experienced an upward trend, with the most notable similarity between the national rail network and the London Underground. Starting from one billion passengers using the national rail network in 1950,

this

figure rose slightly to a peak of about 1.1 billion just before 1960, before dropping consistently to reach the lowest level of 600

million

in 1980.

In contrast

, the number of journeys on the London Underground was two-thirds of those on the national rail network, with around 750

million

.

Subsequently

,

this

number remained relatively stable until 1970, followed by a gradual decrease to a low of 500

million

in the 1980s. Both these two systems displayed an upward trend from 1980, reaching 1000

million

in 2004/05.

On the other hand

, the Light railway and metro systems, which were introduced in the 1960s, carried fewer passengers compared to the other two networks, with no more than 10

million

over the first 15 years.

Nonetheless

, there was a marginal growth in the number of passenger journeys in the 1980s, reaching nearly 200

million

in 2004/05.