Scottish Transport Statistics No 29: 2010 Edition

Has figures on (e.g.) road vehicles, traffic, accidents, bus and rail passengers, road and rail freight, air and water transport, finance, personal travel and international comparisons.


Table H2 Summary of freight traffic 1

(b) freight moved - millions of tonne-kilometres

Year 2

Roadlifted in Scotland

Raillifted in Scotland

Coastwise shippinglifted in Scotland

Inland waterwaylifted in Scotland

Pipeline 3,6see notes

millions of tonne-kilometres

1960

..

..

..

..

1961

..

..

..

..

1962

..

..

..

..

1963

..

..

..

..

1964

..

..

..

..

1965

..

..

..

..

1966

..

..

..

..

1967

..

..

..

..

1968

..

..

..

..

1969

..

..

..

..

..

1970

..

..

..

..

..

1971

..

..

..

..

..

1972

..

..

..

..

..

1973

..

..

..

..

..

1974

..

..

..

..

..

1975

..

..

..

..

..

1976

..

..

..

..

..

1977

..

..

..

..

..

1978

..

..

..

..

..

1979

..

..

..

..

..

1980

..

..

..

..

..

1981

..

..

..

..

..

1982

..

..

..

..

..

1983

..

..

..

..

..

1984

..

..

..

..

..

1985

9,706

..

..

..

..

1986

9,332

..

..

..

..

1987

10,225

..

19,810

262

..

1988

11,520

..

22,910

264

..

1989

12,339

..

23,020

268

..

1990

12,309

..

19,090

315

..

1991

11,909

..

22,850

298

..

1992

12,121

..

20,940

270

5,132

1993

12,426

..

19,710

290

..

1994

12,995

..

19,740

290

5,279

1995

13,965

..

25,110

300

5,693

1996

14,163

1,427

29,250

300

5,688

1997

14,236

2,145

26,280

310

5,717

1998

14,856

2,787

29,610

260

5,946

1999 4

14,988

2,891

26,850


240

5,905

2000

14,817

2,462

20,100

280

5,933

2001

14,425

3,099

15,600

280

5,929

2002

14,170

2,737

14,540

240

5,909

2003 5

14,432


2,519

14,850

240

5,832

2004

15,195

3,734

14,060

240

5,820

2005

13,507

4,304

17,457

251

5,869

2006

14,233

3,597

14,491

249

5,715

2007

15,349

2,883

16,909

268

5,726

2008

13,936

2,543

17,890

312

5,725

2009

12,348

..

15,321

244

5,725

1. The figures for 'road', 'rail', 'coastwise shipping' and 'inland waterways' relate to freight lifted in Scotland; for 'pipeline' it is the estimated tonne-kilometres for crude oil carried by on-shore pipelines which are over 50km in length. This table does not show the tonne-kilometres for one port traffic to / from oil rigs and the sea bed or for coastal shipping (as defined in part [a] of this table).
2. The figures are all for calendar years except for the figures for rail, which are for the financial years which start in the specified calendar years ( e.g. the rail figures for 1997 are for 1997-98).
3. Over 50km
4. A new system for collecting port statistics was introduced in 2000. Data prior to that are on a different basis.
5. Changes to the methodology for collecting road freight data mean that previous figures are not comparable.
6. Pipeline figures for 2009 are estimated.

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