In the United Kingdom, the average age of all trains stood at 16.7 years in the financial year 2022/23, which is the lowest average age after 2009/2010. For the last 15 years, 2015/2016 had the highest average age with 21.01.
Average age of all train operating companies' rolling stock United Kingdom (UK) from 2007/2008 to 2022/23 (in years)
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Office of Rail and Road (UK). (October 19, 2023). Average age of all train operating companies' rolling stock United Kingdom (UK) from 2007/2008 to 2022/23 (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/467229/average-age-of-all-trains-united-kingdom-uk/
Office of Rail and Road (UK). "Average age of all train operating companies' rolling stock United Kingdom (UK) from 2007/2008 to 2022/23 (in years)." Chart. October 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/467229/average-age-of-all-trains-united-kingdom-uk/
Office of Rail and Road (UK). (2023). Average age of all train operating companies' rolling stock United Kingdom (UK) from 2007/2008 to 2022/23 (in years). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/467229/average-age-of-all-trains-united-kingdom-uk/
Office of Rail and Road (UK). "Average Age of All Train Operating Companies' Rolling Stock United Kingdom (Uk) from 2007/2008 to 2022/23 (in Years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/467229/average-age-of-all-trains-united-kingdom-uk/
Office of Rail and Road (UK), Average age of all train operating companies' rolling stock United Kingdom (UK) from 2007/2008 to 2022/23 (in years) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/467229/average-age-of-all-trains-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Average age of all train operating companies' rolling stock United Kingdom (UK) from 2007/2008 to 2022/23 (in years) [Graph], Office of Rail and Road (UK), October 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/467229/average-age-of-all-trains-united-kingdom-uk/