Year Passengers Train mileage Receipts 1850 2,491,712 1,425,573 £630,515 (£68.9 million in 2020) 1875 36,024,592 9,435,876 £2,528,305 (£244 million in 2020) 1900 80,944,483 23,279,499 £5,207,513 (£576 million in 2020) 1924 140,241,113 37,997,377 £13,917,942 (£812 million in 2020) 1934 110,813,041 40,685,597 £10,569,140 (£767 million in 2020) Passenger numbers exclude season ticket journeys.[1][62]