Department for Transport Indicator Data
Input indicators
The indicators set out in this section are just a subset of the data gathered by the Department which will be made transparently available as outlined in the Information Strategy.
The Department will adopt the following input indicators:
| Input indicator | When will publication start? | How often will it be published? | How will this be broken down? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rail subsidy per passenger mile | May 2011 | Annual | By franchise |
| Bus subsidy per passenger journey | May 2011 | Annual | By region |
| Cost of maintaining the Highways Agency’s motorway and A road network per lane mile | May 2011 | Annual | By region |
| Cost of operating the Highways Agency’s motorway and A road network per vehicle mile | May 2011 | Annual | By region |
| Cost of running the rail network | Oct 2011 | Annual | By franchise |
| % of DFT’s appraised project spending that is assessed as high or very high value for money | May 2011 | Biannual | By scheme |
Impact indicators
Our impact indicators are designed to help the public to judge whether our policies and reforms are having the effect they want. The Department will adopt the following indicators:
| Impact indicator | When will publication start? | How often will it be published | How will this information be disaggregated? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability of journeys on Highways Agency’s motorway and A road network | May 2011 | Monthly | By junction |
| Proportion of trains running on time | May 2011 | 4-weekly | By franchise |
| Proportion of bus services running on time | May 2011 | Annual | By local authority |
| Proportion of urban trips under 5 miles taken by:
(i) walking or cycling |
May 2011 | Annual | By region |
| Total greenhouse gas emissions from transport | May 2011 | Annual | By mode |
| Annual road fatalities | May 2011 | Annual | By accident site |
| Percentage of households with good transport access to key services or work | May 2011 | Annual | By local authority |
| Number of newly registered Ultra Low Emission Vehicles | May 2011 | Annual | By local authority |
Other data
We have highlighted other key data below.
Details of all datasets and statistics published by the Department can be found here:
http://www.dft.gov.uk/about/transparency/
| Data which will help people to judge the progress of structural reforms: |
|---|
| Detail of projects supported by the Local Sustainable Travel Fund, by project |
| Number of low carbon buses purchased through the Green Bus Fund |
| Total number of licensed low emissions vehicles in Great Britain |
| Data which will help people to make informed choices: |
|---|
| Road condition data, by local authority |
| Congestion on locally managed A roads, by local authority |
| NAPTAN: detail of public transport locations (bus stops, railway stations, etc) |
| NPTDR: National Public Transport Data Repository (public transport timetables) |
| Data on location of all road casualties (reported to the police) |
| Data on traffic flows (volume of traffic by vehicle type on an average day) |
| Information on rail overcrowding |
| Other key data: |
|---|
| Road Freight Survey (survey of freight companies about freight journeys and goods carried) |
| Port Survey (survey of volumes of goods and passengers passing through ports and along routes) |
| Vehicle Licensing Statistics (statistics on the number of licensed vehicles and new vehicles) |
| Vehicle Excise Duty evasion (survey of the number of vehicles evading road tax) |
| MOT non-compliance (survey of the number of vehicles without a valid MOT or SORN certificate) |
| Road lengths survey (measures the length of roads, by road type) |
| Mode of travel to school |
| Core Accessibility Indicators (annual indicators of local access to key services) |
| National Travel Survey (ongoing household survey on travel patterns) |
| Information on the accessibility of transport |
| Passenger satisfaction measures |
| Transport Statistics Great Britain |