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Contents Contents, Acknowledgements & Mission Statement
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President’s Foreward
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Vice President
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Chairman’s Review
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HRA Annual Awards 2012
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HRA Board
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HRA Officers & Advisers
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HRA Annual Statistical Survey 2011
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Acknowledgements Editorial Team:
The report has been edited & produced by Andrew Goyns & Steve Wood.
Photographs:
The editors wish to record their thanks to the contributors of photographs and for their waving any fees for reproduction.
Printers:
Firpress Printers, Workington, Cumbria
Mission Statement To promote the interests of members in the heritage and tourist railway and tramway sector, and to encourage best practice in all fields and to promote the sector as a significant tourism and cultural activity. 1.
To represent its members interests to government and other bodies.
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To maintain high standards by requiring members to conform to the HRA Code of Conduct.
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To provide professional advice, a full information service and such other help and assistance as may be appropriate.
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To provide a forum for the sharing of information, and experience.
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To help members to develop their business.
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To encourage and assist members to develop education policies and practices.
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To encourage excellence by organising awards and competitions.
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To encourage and advise members on the heritage aspects of their activities, including establishing and maintaining sustainable collecting, interpretation and archiving policies.
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President’s Message Lord Faulkner of Worcester
First, let me congratulate all of you in the Heritage Railway Association for coming through a tough year with dedication and commitment. Economic conditions have not been easy and these – coupled with a frightful British summer – have meant that you have had work extra hard to maintain the appeal of your railways, tramways and museums. That you have done so cheerfully and successfully demonstrates the appeal of the heritage sector, and is further evidence of the national railway’s renaissance – did we ever imagine that in 2012 we would be celebrating the highest number of railway passengers since 1922? In my President’s message last year I reported on a number of significant developments in Parliament affecting the HRA and its members. These included the formation of a new heritage rail all-party parliamentary group, my efforts to retain the Railway Heritage Committee’s statutory powers of designation, and initiatives to tackle the epidemic of metal theft. There is good news to report on all these matters one year on. The all-party group grows in strength and popularity. A regular programme of meetings in Parliament has been supported by well-attended visits to heritage railways around England, including the Great Central, the Severn Valley, the Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway and the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway. In 2013 the APPG will be conducting a study on the value of heritage railways to their communities, in terms of contribution to tourism, economic development and skills training. There will be formal oral evidence sessions in Parliament and the group will also be pleased to receive written submissions. It is intended that the final report will be presented to ministers later in the year. I indicated in my report last year that the Government had accepted – albeit belatedly – my submission that the nation’s railway heritage was sufficiently special and important to justify retaining the Railway Heritage Committee’s powers of designation (even though the committee itself is to be abolished), and to transfer these, with the 1000+ designations already in place, to the trustees of the Science Museum. We had an excellent short debate in the Lords on these matters on 17 December, and the new arrangements will start in April. I shall be chairing the Science Museum’s new Railway Heritage Designation Advisory Board (RHDAB), the membership of which will be widely drawn and representative of as many interests in Great Britain as possible. One disappointment is that ministers decided in the end not to take the opportunity to bring within scope a number of members of the railway family with a substantial heritage interest, of which Transport for London is the most notable example. Happily though TfL and London Underground Railways have agreed to enter into a voluntary agreement with the RHDAB. And thirdly, there has been good progress on combating metal theft. I spotted an opportunity to add a clause to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill to eliminate cash in most metal sale transactions, and the new provisions came into effect at the beginning of December. Of even greater significance is the government’s decision to support a private member’s bill which completely rewrites the Scrap Metal Dealers Act of 1964. These measures will give the police and the various enforcement authorities the weapons they need to do the job properly. Meanwhile some excellent work has been done by police forces nationally, co-ordinated by the excellent British Transport Police, to crack down on metal theft. These initiatives have been massively assisted by the HRA’s new and welcome sponsor, SmartWater, whose metal marking product makes the detection and conviction of thieves much easier. I am delighted that SmartWater are on board, and I hope that this is the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship with them.
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So it’s again been a busy year – but a pretty productive one too. I have enjoyed visiting many HRA members over the last 12 months, and found being involved in the WATTRAIN congress in September particularly rewarding. Thank you all for your friendship and support.
Vice President Brian Simpson MEP
2012 has been a challenging year in more ways than one. As a movement we have had our ups and downs some beyond our control and others very much within our control. But at the end of the day our dedicated band of volunteers backed up by professional staff have delivered a product that we can be proud of and enables us to look forward with some optimism to the future. On a good note we have seen how the HRA “Family” can come together in time of crisis to help out fellow railways and the achievement of the reopening of the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway (including its now infamous Chicken Curve) is a great testament not only to everyone at GWR but the movement as a whole. Still with the GWR I want to pay a tribute to all the team involved in repatriating the two “Churchill” 8Fs and bringing one back into full working order. I was privileged to try my hand at driving this great piece of work on the GWR on a very wet day along with the Turkish Ambassador who seemed very reluctant to leave the footplate. Sometimes, because we get so involved with our own particular railway or project, we tend to see a very narrow picture as to what is going on in the wider Heritage Railway movement. That's why the role of the HRA is crucial in bringing together the whole movement to exchange ideas and perhaps more importantly to offer help and guidance to those that may require it. Certainly that has been the case this past year particularly in the area of safety, and maybe as we go into a new year we all need to reflect carefully the importance of running not only an efficient operation but a safe one. We cannot take anything for granted or leave anything to chance when it comes to safety. Be it in the workshops or out on the track we have to be vigilant at all times. Our record on safety has always been a good one, but last year was not one of our best years and it is incumbent on us all to improve our record in this coming year or face some pretty severe consequences. The weather, the economy, the Olympics, have all to a varying degree affected passenger numbers this year, although compared to some tourist attractions we have done OK. This means the task of attracting visitors has to be our major priority and in order to do that we need to be aware of what the paying public are looking for. Sure they want a quality product and value for money that goes without saying, but does the four year old of 2013 still find “Thomas” a buzz or has some other character taken over? The question we need to ask ourselves is can we as a movement respond quickly enough to the changes in fashion that will bring people to visit our railways? Do people who come to “war” weekends really want to see German soldiers when none ever set foot on a British station during the Second World War? Has “Thomas” for the moment had his day? Are we stuck in the “we've always done it that way” attitude that be-devils the “big” railway? Heritage Railways are one of this nations great success stories and maybe for us to march forward in the future, now is the time for us to look for new ideas that stimulates the excitement of children and the parents and grandparents who tag along spending the money, whilst at the same time preserving our nations great railway heritage.
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Chairman’s Review David Morgan MBE TD 2012 was a difficult year for Heritage Railways in more ways than one. Passenger figures vary from one railway to another. Galas and special events proved resilient, while the every day business turned out to be at best patchy. The recession has not only affected visitor numbers but has also impacted on volunteers, particularly those who have to travel some distance to their railway, when cost may limit the frequency of volunteer turns. The fact that our sector has fared better than most is due in no small part to the resilience of our members’ staff and volunteers. More serious than these factors has been the number of reportable incidents pertinent to safety. In October 2011, senior office holders of HRA, including myself, attended a meeting with the Chief Inspecting Officer of Railways, Ian Prosser, when he discussed 19 such incidents during the previous fourteen months, in sharp contrast to the previous good record enjoyed by our sector. There was much discussion over the causes for such an unfortunate change. Retirement or withdrawal of experienced personnel, lack of corporate governance and possible relaxation of attitudes towards safety have probably all played a part. However, what mattered was what steps should be taken to address the issues. The HRA Board undertook to arrange a visit by two directors to each railway which had suffered such an incident. These were all carried out except in the case of one railway in Scotland (which was referred to the Scottish Committee). One of the worrying matters which came to light was that senior officers who had resigned or been dismissed on the revelation of such an incident, had removed any copy of all letters, notices or orders received from the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR). I am therefore urging all railways to maintain a hard copy of a “Company Bible” comprising the constitution of the operator (usually Memorandum and Articles of Association), the railways Rule Book, its Safety Management System (SMS), property title deeds and all other safety documents. This should be readily accessible at all times on the railway’s premises. Secondly, a seminar was held jointly with the ORR in West Bromwich on Safety & Governance in March 2012, followed by a repeat in Scotland in April. Despite this, I am sad to report that further incidents have taken place since, including one fatality when a volunteer guard was crushed between two carriages. This has strengthened our resolve to continue to highlight the need to develop our safety culture, which has stood us in such good stead in the past. Bearing in mind that over fifteen million passenger journeys were made on our railways last year, the casualty figures expressed as a percentage are still low but, in my book, one casualty is still one too many. More seminars have been planned in collaboration with ORR and Her Majesty’s Railway Inspectorate (HMRI), partly because we believe that these should be part of our service to our members and partly because we recognise that further incidents could cause a reputational problem for us all. To turn to a more positive aspect, I am glad to report that the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) is flourishing, as our President, Lord Faulkner of Worcester reports elsewhere in this report.
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He has also been leading the search for sponsors to support HRA to enhance the services it provides for its members and I am delighted to report that SMARTWATER who have developed a protection for valuable assets against theft, have agreed to grant £5,000 by way of sponsorship to HRA for 2013. Some of our members already use their services to great effect and the company has recognised the value of our custom. At a more basic level, it is encouraging to note that we have already brought our expenditure under closer control, so that we have just about turned round the loss made in the previous year to a small surplus for the year ended on 30 September 2012. Lastly, we are reviewing our structure closely and developing a strategic plan. Part of this is to slim down our Committees and Board. Both Ian Smith and Andrew Goyns have retired on health grounds and I would like to place on record our thanks for all their hard work over the years. David Woodhouse retires in February 2013 and others will be stepping down over the next two years, both with a view to reducing the size of the Board and to bring in young blood “to reduce the ageing process” full steam ahead.
Photograph Captions: Top Left:
North Norfolk Railway, J15 65462 at Weybourne Station (Photographer: David Wilcock—Steam Railway Magazine)
Top Right:
Mid-Suffolk Railway “Wissington” at Brockford Station (Photographer: Keith Froom)
Above Left:
GWSR Broadway both platforms being built (Photographer: Jo Roesen)
Above Right: Mid-Norfolk Railway 2x Class 37’s hauling Mk2 Rolling Stock (Photographer: Geoff Tibble)
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HRA Annual Awards 2012 HRA ANNUAL AWARD (LARGE GROUPS) made to a HRA member organisation, for: an outstanding achievement in railway preservation be made to the Epping and Ongar Railway in recognition of its major transformation of a preservation back-water into a significant tourist attraction for the capital whilst enhancing all its infrastructure and stations including Ongar Station, former terminus of the London Underground Central Line. HRA ANNUAL AWARD (SMALL GROUPS) made to a HRA member organisation, for: an outstanding achievement in railway preservation be made to the Bala Lake Railway in recognition of it having recreated, for the first time, a rake of loose coupled Dinorwic Quarry slate wagons and for majoring on the operation of quarry railway Hunslet locomotives, including the repatriation of “Winifred” from Tennessee. Four decades of dogged determination had culminated in a fortieth anniversary gala. THE JOHN COILEY AWARD for locomotive projects be made to the Beamish Museum for the restoration of ex-Seaham Harbour steam locomotive “Lewin”. MORTON’S MEDIA (HERITAGE RAILWAY) INTERPRETATION AWARD be made to the Mid Suffolk Railway for its recreation of a typical bucolic rural back-water Colonel Stephen’s light railway with an authentic back-drop including newly restored locomotive “Wissington”. A Highly Commended Certificate should be given to the North Norfolk Railway for the overall presentation of Weybourne station, including its flower and vegetable gardens and toilets. PETER MANISTY AWARD for an exceptional contribution to railway preservation. It was agreed that the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway should be recommended for this Award for its grim determination in dealing with its double slip disaster including improvements to the line’s original construction. It continued to run services in an imaginative way and even continued to progress its extension to Honeybourne. MORTON’S MEDIA (RAIL EXPRESS) MODERN TRACTION AWARD be made to the Mid Norfolk Railway for its continued excellence in specialising in the operation of 1970s stock in BR 1970s livery culminating in a significant first of bringing together nine Class 47 Diesel locomotives, approximately ten per cent of the surviving fleet. RAILWAY MAGAZINE ANNUAL AWARD for SERVICES TO RAILWAY PRESERVATION be made to Richard (Dick) Hardy in recognition of his time, knowledge and experience spent in selfless devotion to the heritage railway movement over a great many years. STEAM RAILWAY MAGAZINE AWARD be made to Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Society, for the rebuilding DHR “B” Class in India. Cover Photograph Captions: Front Cover: Class 37 D6729 at Ongar Station prior to 1610 service on 23.6.2012 (Photographer: Simon Hanney) Back Cover (Top): Bala Lake loco “Alice” with Dinorwic Quarry Slate Wagons (Photographer: Julian Birley) Back Cover (Bottom): Beamish Museum loco “Lewin” (Photographer: Paul Jarman)
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Patron: Dame Margaret Weston DBE President: Lord Faulkner of Worcester Deputy President: S Richard Bowker CBE Vice Presidents: Ian Allan OBE, Allan Garraway MBE, Brian Simpson MEP Website: www.heritagerailways.com All Correspondence and Enquiries to (1st Point of Contact): Andrew Goyns, 28 George Street, Altofts, Normanton, WF6 2LT Tel; 0800 756 5111 x 900
Fax: 0845 528 0775
E-Mail contact@hra.gb.com
Board Members Chairman: David Morgan MBE TD
12 Cheyne Gardens, London SW3 5QT Tel: 0800 756 5111 x901 Fax: 020 7222 6208 Email: david.morgan@hra.gb.com
Vice Chairman: Mark Smith
25 Peile Drive, Taunton TA2 7SZ. Tel: 0800 756 5111 x902 Fax: 0845 834 0988 Email: mark.smith@hra.gb.com
Company Secretary: Peter Ovenstone
33 Palmerston Place, Edinburgh EH12 5AU. Tel: 0800 756 5111 x331 Fax: 0131 220 5886 Email: peter.ovenstone@hra.gb.com
Finance Director: Ian Leigh
206B North Row, Milton Keynes MK9 3LQ. Tel: 0800 756 5111 x422 Fax: 01908 696422 Email: ian.leigh@hra.gb.com
Geoffrey Claydon CB
3 The Park, Tamworth Street, Duffield, Belper, DE56 4ER Tel: 0800 756 5111 x903 Email: geoffrey.claydon@hra.gb.com
John Crane
10 Hurdeswell, Long Hanborough, Oxon OX29 8DH.Tel: 0800 756 5111 x702 Fax: 01993 883384 Email: john.crane@hra.gb.com
Alan Greer
9 Fox Croft Walk, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 3YB Tel: 0800 756 5111 x704 Email: alan.greer@hra.gb.com
Bill Hillier
19 Simon de Montfort Drive, Evesham, Worcestershire WR11 4NR. Tel: 0800 756 5111 x431 Email: bill.hillier@hra.gb.com
Paul Lewin
Station House, Minffordd, Penryndeudraeth, Gwynedd LL48 6HF. Tel: 0800 756 5111 x703, Email: paul.lewin@hra.gb.com
David Madden
52 Station Road, Sheringham, Norfolk NR26 8RG. Tel: 0800 756 5111 x221 Fax: 01263 824924 Email: david.madden@hra.gb.com
Chris Smyth
7 Woodside, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 8BX. Tel: 0800 756 5111 x701 Email: chris.smyth@hra.gb.com
Steve Wood
15 Croftlands Drive, Ravenglass, Cumbria, CA18 1SJ. Tel: 0800 756 5111 x421 Fax: 01229 717080. Email: steve.wood@hra.gb.com
David Woodhouse MBE
8 Ffordd Dyfrig, Tywyn, Gwynedd LL36 9EH Tel: 0800 756 5111 x224 Email: david.woodhouse@hra.gb.com
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HRA Officers and Advisers ** See Board details for addresses etc. not shown below HRA Ireland:
HRA Archivist: Archiving Adviser: ARPS Ltd Hon. Sec:
Awards and Competitions:
Charities: Civil Engineering: Diesel & Electric, Press Officer, Sidelines & Broadlines Editor: Disabled Facilities: Education: Employment: Environmental: FEDECRAIL: Fire Safety: Forestry: Historical: Internet: InterRail Passes (Corporate): Legal (UK and English Law): Legal (Scottish Law): Loco Boilers: Lottery Grants: Mechanical Engineering: Medical: Meetings Secretary: Membership: Museums: Overseas Liaison: Public Relations: Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey/Carriage Restoration: Railway Operating: Rating: Real Estate: Safety: Secretary-Awards Committee Secretary-Business Development Secretary-Education Committee Secretary-Finance & Admin Secretary-Heritage Committee Secretary-Heritage Tramways Secretary-Legal Services Secretary-Member Services Secretary-Operating & Safety Secretary-Rail Cableways Secretary-Scottish Secretary-Training Specialist Adviser: Swindon Historic Castings: Taxation & VAT: Tramways: Young Volunteers:
Chairman: Johnny Glendinning, Crunagh, 9 Highfields Court, Lisburn, Co Antrim BT28 3GF Tel / Fax: 028 9266 2181 Mobile: 07803 239 123 Email: hra.ireland.chairman@hra.gb.com Vice Chairman: Clifton Flewitt, 6 Waterloo Avenue, Dublin 3, Republic of Ireland Tel: +353 1 8554081 Secretary: Richard Kenny, 55 Harmony Hill, Lisburn, Co. Antrim BT27 4ET. Tel: 02892 670050. Email: hra.ireland.secretary@hra.gb.com Mark Sissons: Email: mark.sissons@hra.gb.com Dr Dudley Fowkes, 18 Helpston Close, Westhouses, Alfreton DE55 5AX. Tel: 01773 830520. Email: archives@hra.gb.com Mike Stanbury, “Beechcroft”, Station Road, Wakes Colne, Colchester, Essex CO6 2DS Tel: 01787 224724. Annual Awards: Mark Smith. ** Carriage & Wagon: Chris Smyth. ** Publications: Clifford Jones, “Great Gable” 3 Links Crescent, Seascale, Cumbria, CA20 1RB Tel 019467 29099 Email: clifford.jones@hra.gb.com National Railway Heritage Awards: Clive Baker, Tel: 01366 385554. Email: clive.baker@hra.gb.com Nigel Ward, 9 Brook Street, Ilkley, West Yorkshire LS29 8DQ Tel: 01943 601173, Fax: 01943 604270 Email: nigel.ward@hra.gb.com John Buxton, Cambrian Transport Ltd, Green Farm Country House, Falfield, Gloucestershire GL12 8DL Tel: 01454 260319 Email: civil.engineering@hra.gb.com John Crane. ** Via 1st Point of Contact Stuart Gamble, 11 The Green, Newton Burgoland, Coalville, Leicester LE67 2SS Tel: 01530 271721. Email: stuart.gamble@hra.gb.com John Suggett: c/o Eldridges. Avenue House, Avenue Road, Freshwater PO40 9UZ 01983 752492 Email: john.suggett@hra.gb.com Tony Tomkins, Mount Pleasant House, Aspley Guise, Milton Keynes MK17 8JU. Tel: 01908 582544. Email: environmental@hra.gb.com HRA Representatives: Peter Ovenstone **, Steve Wood. ** European Co-ordinator: Livius Kooy, De Akker 25, 7481 GA Haaksbergen, The Netherlands. Tel/fax:+31 53 57 27357. Email: fedecrail@hra.gb.com Michael Tarran, 419 Halifax Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD6 2JY. Tel: 01274 608582 Email: fire.safety@hra.gb.com Gordon Heddon, 31 Lordsmill Road, Shavington, Crewe, CW2 5HB. Tel: 01270 568706. Email: forestry@hra.gb.com Vacant Vacant Di Akers, “Neves”, Holmewood Close, Ryde, Isle of Wight PO33 3JJ. Tel: 0800 756 5111 x425. Email: inter-rail@hra.gb.com David Morgan. ** Andrew Boyd, 12. Learmonth Place, Edinburgh EH4 1AU Tel: 0131 332 3696 Email: andrew.boyd@hra.gb.com Contact Bill Hillier ** Jackie Cope, 30 Gledhow Drive, Oxenhope, Keighley, BD22 9SA Tel: 0800 756 5111 x333. E-mail: lottery@hra.gb.com John Butt, The Old Stables, Grove Farm, Church Road, Stoke Hammond, Bucks Tel: 01525 270491. Email: mechanical.engineering@hra.gb.com Contact via Bill Hillier ** Bill Askew, 24 Grosvenor Road, Broxbourne, Herts EN10 7JG. Tel: 0800 756 5111 x427 E-Mail: bill.askew@hra.gb.com Private Members: Dr Alan Saunders, 31 Cedar Avenue, Malvern Link, WR14 2SF Tel: 0800 756 5111 x423 friends@hra.gb.com Corporate Members: Steve Wood ** steve.wood@hra.gb.com Rob Shorland-Ball, 216 Mount Vale, York, North Yorkshire YO24 1DL. Tel + Fax: 01904 632751. Email: museums@hra.gb.com Richard Tapper, 39 Grange Court, Boundary Road, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 7PH. Tel: 01635 30464 Fax: 01635 35083 Rupert Brennan Brown, 18 Holloway Road, Duffield, Derbyshire DE56 4FE. Tel: (Mobile) 07973 950923 Email: public.relations@hra.gb.com Michael Cope, 30 Gledhow Drive, Oxenhope, Keighley, West Yorks BD22 9SA Tel: 0800 756 5111 x333 E-mail: carriage.survey@hra.gb.com Operating & Safety Committee via Bill Hillier** Roger Wilkins, 1 Shaw Street, Worcester WR1 3QQ Tom Carr, 9 Corton Road, Norwich, NR1 3BP. Tel: 01603 612035. Email: real.estate@hra.gb.com Bill Hillier ** David Woodhouse ** Clive Morris, Email: secretary.awards@hra.gb.com Barbara Barnes, Email: secretary.business.development@hra.gb.com Bill Askew, Email: secretary.education@hra.gb.com Robert Raynor, Email: secretary.finance.admin@hra.gb.com Alan Saunders, Email: secretary.heritage@hra.gb.com James Hammett, Email: secretary.heritage.tramways@hra.gb.com Chris Austin, Email: secretary.legal.services@hra.gb.com Andrew Goyns, Email: secretary.member.services@hra.gb.com John Baxter, Email: secretary.operating.safety@hra.gb.com Martin Slader, Email: secretary.rail.cableways@hra.gb.com John Ransom, Email: secretary.scottish@hra.gb.com (John Ransom doesn’t have e-mail so e-mails sent are automatically faxed ) Martin Smith, Email: secretary.training@hra.gb.com Richard Gibbon, 202 Mount Vale, York YO24 1DL. Tel: 01904 631840. Email: specialist.adviser@hra.gb.com Andrew Goyns (Company Secretary), see 1st Point of Contact. Email: swindonhcastings@hra.gb.com Martin Bairstow: Email: martin.bairstow@hra.gb.com Michael Crabtree, 31 Nevis Drive, Crewe, CW2 8UH. Tel: 01270 212778 Email: tramways.adviser@hra.gb.com John Shawcross, 10 Birch Avenue, Ambergate, Belper, Derbyshire DE56 2GL Tel: 01773 856116 Email: tramways.adviser@hra.gb.com Liz Fuller, 261 Lower Higham Road, Chalk, Gravesend, Kent DA12 2NP: Tel: 0800 756 5111 x424. Email: young.volunteers@hra.gb.com
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Annual Statistical Survey 2011 Bill Hillier, HRA Returning Officer This report comprises the results from the eleventh year of the organisation by HRA of a formal Annual Statistical Return from members at the request of Her Majesty’s Railway Inspectorate. The period covered is the year ending 31st December 2011.
Background The production of statistics was a formal requirement for many years; however it lapsed for Heritage Railways and Tramways. Following many discussions the HMRI, now a part of ORR, asked the HRA to compile a minimum set of uniform statistics from our members. The HRA has found that in addition to the formal requirement these figures are extremely useful when lobbying on behalf of our members. In that regard the HRA has from time to time added a topical additional question. There was no such question for 2011. Apart from sending the required detailed results to HMRI we also use the summary figures to demonstrate matters such as; how safe we are, and the economic value of this sector to the community. Whilst we may break down the results into significant groups such as Standard Gauge, Non-Standard Gauge, and Museums, we do not disclose individual data without the prior agreement of the source of that data. Format of the Return The format has been largely unchanged for many years and as a result we can now look at the trends of the sector over a nine year period. A standard form is used for all Operating Railway and Tramway Members. The one-page return is in five sections; 1 Basic Information, 2 Passengers & trains, 3 Staff, 4 Financial details, and 6. a Stock check; with notes for completion on the rear. We have produced a shorter single-sided form for all other corporate members, Non-Operating Members including Societies, which asks for only the minimum specific information we need from them. The blank forms are sent to members in the last few days of December; they are also available for downloading from our web-site. Significant Dates The formal return is for the calendar year ending 31st December. We appreciate that the financial figures for some members do not end on this date and allowance is made for this. Results at a Glance – 2011 The form needs to be completed by 15th March each year to We earned £92 million pounds meet the various schedules. whilst carrying 7.1 million passenResults for the year ending 31 December 2011 gers over 536 miles of track from The responses are from both standard gauge and non-standard 411 stations. gauge operating member railways and tramways, some of which (Std Gauge 356 miles and 220 stations) are located in major museums. Over and above the operating members we had responses from many museums and centres which do not operate public passenger train or tram services. The summary result for the year ended 31 December 2011 of all corporate members are given in the block to the right The figures reported last year showed a small decline in numbers of visitors but this would appear to have been a ‘blip’. It is good to see we are back on track this year. Taking the last two years together we show an average visitor growth per year of around 4% per year. Taking the same two years passenger growth has been around 3% per year whilst turnover has increased by around 6% per year. Business costs appear to be rising at least as fast as turnover which is becoming a concern.
The figures demonstrate that we are a significant, vibrant, resilient business sector.
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Now to look at a little more detail at the sections of the survey
Visitors welcomed and passengers carried by trams & trains
Visitor & Passenger Growth 12 10
We welcomed 10.3 million Visitors; of whom 7.1 million rode on our trains. Our passengers took 14 million Passenger Journeys, travelling 114 million Passenger Miles. We operated 1.3 million Passenger Train Miles. These figures imply that there was an average of 88 people travelling on each train.
Millions
8 6 Visitors
4
Passengers
2 0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Turnover Summary
Turnover Proportions
Turnover Growth 100
Other TO Catering TO Sales TO Train TO
80
£ (millions)
The growth in turnover over the last nine years showing the four reporting headings is illustrated in the graph to the right. An analysis of this year’s results is given below.
Train 53%
Other 20%
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Years
60 40 20
0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Years
The proportion of sales income from train operations fell by 2% resulting in a 1% increase in sales and catering proportion of income. The 20% “other” comprises in the main workshop services and charter trains
Catering 16%
Sales 11%
Staff Growth 4,000 3,000
Working Staff Our members directly employ 2,200 people (up 4%), however more are now part-time staff. They also benefit from the work of 18,529 volunteers (up 4%). The resulting number of Full Time Equivalent” staff is around 3,713 (up 1%).
2,000 1,000
Paid
0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Years
Stock Check The numbers given in the table below include all those vehicles that could reasonably be made available but exclude “Barry Wrecks” where these are still largely in ‘as found’ condition. Total
Mainland Std G
Mainland NON-Std G
Non Mainland + Museums
Steam Locomotives
763
533
145
85
Diesel Locomotives
992
619
275
98
Diesel Multiple Units
253
212
1
40
Coaches
2.014
1,329
480
205
Wagons
3,985
2,678
1,035
272
Thanks The HMRI and the Board of HRA wish to thank members for their responses. We look forward to the prompt completion of the returns for 2012 before 15 March 2013.