Scottish Transport Statistics No 30: 2011 Edition
1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | |
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Freight lifted (weight) | |||||||||||
by destination | million tonnes | ||||||||||
within Scotland | 2.87 | 4.28 | 4.03 | 4.27 | 3.75 | 4.36 | 4.80 | 5.30 | 6.30 | 6.13 | 6.08 |
elsewhere in the UK | 4.45 | 3.09 | 4.90 | 4.36 | 4.13 | 6.38 | 8.97 | 7.13 | 4.55 | 3.84 | 3.25 |
outwith the UK1 | 0.91 | 0.88 | 0.64 | 0.49 | 0.43 | 0.51 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.39 | 0.36 |
Total | 8.24 | 8.25 | 9.57 | 9.12 | 8.32 | 11.25 | 14.31 | 12.96 | 11.35 | 10.36 | 9.69 |
by commodity | million tonnes | ||||||||||
minerals/ coal, coke | 6.03 | 6.29 | 7.58 | 7.18 | 6.24 | 8.73 | 10.80 | 9.87 | 7.29 | 6.09 | 5.77 |
other | 2.21 | 1.96 | 1.99 | 1.94 | 2.08 | 2.52 | 3.52 | 3.09 | 4.06 | 4.27 | 3.91 |
Total | 8.24 | 8.25 | 9.57 | 9.12 | 8.32 | 11.25 | 14.32 | 12.96 | 11.35 | 10.36 | 9.68 |
Freight moved (weight x distance) | |||||||||||
by destination | million tonne-kilometres | ||||||||||
within Scotland | 341 | 620 | 572 | 632 | 576 | 632 | 623 | 692 | 1,143 | 1,230 | 1,329 |
elsewhere in the UK | 1,908 | 1,246 | 2,083 | 1,752 | 1,634 | 2,734 | 3,296 | 2,530 | 1,388 | 1,047 | 971 |
outwith the UK1 | 643 | 596 | 444 | 353 | 308 | 368 | 385 | 375 | 352 | 266 | 249 |
Total | 2,891 | 2,462 | 3,099 | 2,737 | 2,519 | 3,734 | 4,304 | 3,597 | 2,883 | 2,543 | 2,549 |
by commodity | million tonne-kilometres | ||||||||||
minerals/ coal, coke | 1,871 | 1,603 | 2,293 | 2,017 | 1,734 | 2,797 | 3,479 | 2,846 | 1,749 | 1,443 | 1,324 |
other | 1,020 | 859 | 806 | 720 | 783 | 939 | 825 | 751 | 1,134 | 1,100 | 1,225 |
Total | 2,891 | 2,462 | 3,099 | 2,737 | 2,517 | 3,736 | 4,304 | 3,597 | 2,883 | 2,543 | 2,549 |
Source: Rail freight companies - Not National Statistics
1. From 1996-97, outwith the UK includes freight taken to ports for export (such freight was previously counted under either within Scotland or elsewhere in the UK, depending upon the location of the port).