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Statistical Bulletin Transport Series - Trn/2005/1: Bus and Coach Statistics: 2003-04

1. Distance Travelled (vehicle kilometres)

Table 1.1 Vehicle kilometres by type of service

Type of service

1993-94

1994-95

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2003-04 % change over

1 year (2002-2003)

10 years (1993-94)

(a) Scotland

million vehicle kilometres

%

Local bus services

361

368

350

368

368

358

365

373

373

376

390

4

Other (non-local) services

156

145

155

166

178

160

131

161

147

141

124

-12

-21

All services

517

514

505

534

546

518

496

534

520

517

514

-1

-1

Annual growth rates

%

Local bus services

4%

2%

-5%

5%

0%

-3%

2%

2%

0%

1%

4%

Other (non-local) services

0%

-7%

7%

7%

7%

-10%

-18%

23%

-9%

-4%

-12%

(b) Great Britain

million vehicle kilometres

Local bus services

2,585

2,650

2,623

2,638

2,627

2,642

2,613

2,640

2,635

2,628

2,580

-2

Other (non-local) services

1,440

1,428

1,482

1,503

1,558

1,590

1,450

1,506

1,499

1,450

1,407

-3

-2

All services

4,026

4,077

4,105

4,141

4,185

4,232

4,063

4,146

4,134

4,078

3,987

-2

-1

Table 1.2 Local Bus Services : Vehicle kilometres per head of population, and on commercial and on subsidised services

1993-94

1994-95

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2003-04 % change over

1 year (2002-2003)

10 years (1993-94)

Vehicle kilometres per head of population

(a) Population

thousands

Scotland

5,092

5,102

5,104

5,092

5,083

5,077

5,072

5,063

5,064

5,055

5,057

Great Britain

56,037

56,154

56,279

56,381

56,496

56,628

56,802

56,960

57,149

57,510

57,851

(b) Vehicle kilometres per head of population

vehicle km per head of population

%

Scotland

70.9

72.1

68.6

72.3

72.4

70.5

72.0

73.7

73.7

74.4

77.1

4

9

Great Britain

46.1

47.2

46.6

46.8

46.5

46.7

46.0

46.3

46.1

45.7

44.6

-2

-3

Ratio Scotland/Great Britain

1.54

1.53

1.47

1.54

1.56

1.51

1.56

1.59

1.60

1.63

1.73

6

13

Vehicle kilometres on commercial and subsidised services

(a) Scotland

million vehicle kilometres

Commercial

307

317

295

311

310

298

308

318

310

313

318

2

4

Subsidised

54

51

54

57

58

60

57

56

63

63

72

14

33

Subsidised % of total

15.0%

13.9%

15.4%

15.5%

15.8%

16.8%

15.6%

15.0%

16.9%

16.8%

18.5%

(b) GB Outside London

Commercial

1,881

1,935

1,903

1,937

1,903

1,905

1,879

1,892

1,839

1,798

1,666

-7

-11

Subsidised

361

357

366

359

362

380

367

375

415

423

477

13

32

Subsidised % of total

16.1%

15.6%

16.1%

15.6%

16.0%

16.6%

16.3%

16.5%

18.4%

19.0%

22.3%

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