Key Transport Statistics February 2014
Key Transport Statistics February 2014
Scottish Transport Statistics contains further detail: http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/analysis/statistics
| Scotland | GB | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Households: 1 + cars (%) | 70 | 72 | |
| Vehicles (per 100 population) | 51 | 56 | |
| Roads (km per 1,000 population) | 10.5 | 6.4 | |
| Road traffic (veh-km per head per year) | |||
| Motorways | 1,344 | 1,622 | |
| A roads | 4,086 | 3,531 | |
| All roads (M, A and minor) | 8,196 | 7,872 | |
| Road casualties killed or seriously | |||
| injured (per 1,000 population per year) | 0.40 | 0.40 | |
| Passenger journeys (per head per year) | |||
| Local bus (2012) | 80 | 83 | |
| Rail (2011) | 15.9 | 20.0 | |
| Air (2012) | 4.2 | 3.5 | |
| 2012 Scottish Household Survey | |||
| Full driving licence | (%) | Households | (%) |
| All (17+) | 68 | 1 car | 43 |
| Men | 76 | 2 cars | 21 |
| Women | 62 | 3+ cars | 5 |
| Travel to | |||
| % shares | Travel to work | school | |
| (main modes) | 2002 | 2012 | 2012 |
| Car (driver/passenger) | 68 | 67 | 24 |
| Bus | 12 | 10 | 21 |
| Rail | 3 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Bicycle | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Walk | 13 | 14 | 51 |
| Latest available figures | 10 years ago (e.g. 02) | Previous year (e.g. 11) | Latest year (e.g. 12) | % change over: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one year | ten years | |||||||
| Vehicles licensed (millions) | ||||||||
| Vehicles licensed (millions) | 2012 | 2.33 | 2.69 | 2.72 | 1% | 17% | ||
| New vehicle registrations (thousands) | 2012 | 259 | 202 | 216 | 7% | -17% | ||
| Households with car (%: SHS etc) | 2012 | 65 | 70 | 69 | -1% | 7% | ||
| Road traffic (million vehicle-kilometres) | ||||||||
| Motorways | 2012 | 5,730 | 6,570 | 7,140 | 9% | 25% | ||
| A roads | 2012 | 21,533 | 21,996 | 21,713 | -1% | 1% | ||
| Minor roads (B, C, unclassified) | 2012 | 14,272 | 14,825 | 14,696 | -1% | 3% | ||
| All roads | 2012 | 41,535 | 43,390 | 43,549 | 0% | 5% | ||
| Driver journeys delayed by congestion (SHS) | 2012 | 10.8% 3 | 11.2% | 9.9% | ||||
| Road accident casualties | ||||||||
| Killed | 2012 | 304 | 185 | 174 | -6% | -43% | ||
| Killed or seriously injured | 2012 | 3,533 | 2,062 | 2,148 | 4% | -39% | ||
| All casualties (incl "slight" injuries) | 2012 | 19,275 | 12,777 | 12,676 | -1% | -34% | ||
| Children killed or seriously injured | 2012 | 527 | 210 | 196 | -7% | -63% | ||
| Passenger numbers (millions) | ||||||||
| Local bus (boardings) 1 | 2012-13 | 471 | 439 | 423 | -4% | .. | ||
| Rail (ScotRail services)2 | 2012-13 | 57.4 | 81.1 | 83.3 | 3% | .. | ||
| Air (terminal passengers) | 2012 | 19.8 | 22.1 | 22.2 | 0% | 12% | ||
| Ferries (within Scotland) | 2012 | 7.58 | 7.77 | 7.89 | 2% | 4% | ||
| Freight lifted (million tonnes) | ||||||||
| Road | 2010 | 159 | 132 | 132 | 0% | .. | ||
| Rail | 2011-12 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 7.6 | -9% | -17% | ||
| Coastwise traffic | 2012 | 19.2 | 16.3 | 12.5 | -23% | -35% | ||
| Pipelines | 2012 | 28.0 | 27.8 | 28.2 | 1% | 1% | ||
1. Figures prior to 2004/05 are not comparable
2. Figures from 2003/04 onwards revised to reflect new methodology for estimating zonecard journeys.
3. Figure for 2003.
| £ million | 2011-12 plans | 2012-13 plans | 2013-14 plans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rail services in Scotland | 709.4 | 766.1 | 803.2 |
| Ferry Services in Scotland | 109.0 | 111.4 | 111.1 |
| Bus Services in Scotland | 60.8 | 53.8 | 53.3 |
| Concessionary Fares | 194.5 | 194.8 | 194.8 |
| Air Services in Scotland | 35.3 | 38.5 | 29.6 |
| Major Public Transport Projects | 53.0 | 18.3 | 25.0 |
| Scottish Canals | 10.0 | 11.3 | 13.2 |
| Freight Facilities Private Sector | 4.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Other Transport Policy, Projects & Agency Administration | 58.3 | 56.2 | 64.3 |
| Motorways and trunk roads 1 | 831.9 | 777.6 | 674.0 |
| Total | 2,067.1 | 2,029.1 | 1,969.6 |
| 1 Comprises: | |||
| £ million | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 plans |
| Construction, repairs and maintenance, etc. | 751.3 | 605.6 | 585.0 |
| Depreciation | 80.6 | 172.0 | 89.0 |
Source: 2011-12, 2012-13 & 2013-14 Spring Budget Revisions
| Road network and road traffic - 2012 | All roads | Trunk roads | Trunk % of All |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total length of road network (kilometres) | 55,906 | 3,561 | 6.4% |
| of which: Motorways (including slip roads) | 599 | 599 | 100% |
| A roads | 10,435 | 2,962 | 28% |
| Total volume of road traffic (vehicle-kilometres) | 43,549 | 16,791 | 39% |
| of which: Cars | 33,777 | 12,588 | 37% |
| Heavy Goods Vehicles | 2,466 | 1,643 | 67% |
| Average distance travelled per person per year (miles) | 1998/1999 | 2009/2010 | 2011/12 |
| Scottish residents travel within GB: from National Travel Survey | |||
| Walk | 226 | 153 | 155 |
| Bicycle | 37 | 34 | 35 |
| Driver of car, van or lorry | 3,652 | 3,488 | 3585 |
| Passenger in car, van or lorry | 2,139 | 1,819 | 1730 |
| Other private transport (e.g. motorcycle, private hire bus) | 250 | 225 | 130 |
| Local bus | 480 | 491 | 405 |
| Surface rail | 509 | 389 | 483 |
| Taxi / minicab | 75 | 57 | 59 |
| Other public transport (e.g. air, ferry, non-local bus) | 345 | 354 | 580 |
| All modes | 7,713 | 7,011 | 7161 |
NB: survey results may be subject to large percentage sampling errors due to small numbers of cases
Transport Statistics publicationsare available on the TS Website: http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/analysis/statistics
Scottish Transport Statistics: compendium
Transport and Travel In Scotland
Household Transport: SHS data
SHS Travel Diary Results
SHS Local Area webtables
NTS - Scotland results: webtables
Bus and Coach Statistics (SHS & Dft data)
Reported Road Casualties Scotland
Key Reported Road Casualty Stats: summary
Transport Statistics Website http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/analysis/statistics
Updated versions of some STS tables http://tinyurl.com/qf3syq9
Extra road accident statistics tables http://tinyurl.com/8fu9v4k