Guidance

Light rail and tram statistics information

Guide to light rail and tram statistics, their source documents, guidance and supporting technical documents.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 29 August 2013
• Last updated: 29 September 2026
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  1. 29 September 2026

     Accredited official statistics status, quality report and survey questionnaire updated for the latest report (year ending March 2026).

  2. 29 July 2025

     Accredited official statistics status, quality report and survey questionnaire updated for the latest report (year ending March 2025).

  3. 17 September 2024

     Accredited official statistics status, quality report and survey questionnaire updated for the latest report.

  4. 5 September 2023

     Light rail and tram quality report and questionnaire updated the year ending March 2023 report.

  5. 24 August 2022

     Light rail and tram quality report for 2022 added and light rail and tram statistics survey questionnaire updated.

  6. 23 June 2021

     Light rail and tram quality report and survey questionnaire updated for the year ending March 2021 annual report.

  7. 25 June 2020

     National Statistics status added; notes and definitions replaced by the 2020 quality report and light rail and tram survey questionnaire updated.

  8. 19 June 2019

     Survey form and notes and definitions updated for the financial year ending March 2019 report.

  9. 7 June 2016

     Notes and definitions updated.

  10. 9 June 2015

      Updated light rail and tram statistics notes, definitions and survey questionnaire.

  11. 29 August 2013

      First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Accredited official statistics status of light rail and tram statistics

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Light rail and tram statistics, background quality report: 2026

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Light rail and tram statistics: survey questionnaire

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 17.5 KB

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Details

Light rail and tram statistics are compiled from responses to the light rail and tram survey. This documentation includes the questionnaire as well as guidance and accredited official statistics status.