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10. Local Bus Services: Longer term trends

Table 10.1 Local Bus Services

Distance Travelled
million vehicle kilometres

Passenger Journeys (boardings)
Million

Fare Indices
Index 1995=100 at constant prices

Passenger Receipts 2
£ million at 2004-2005 prices

Operating Costs 3
pence per vehicle km at 2004-2005 prices

Scotland

1975 1

338

891

..

..

..

1976 1

328

881

..

..

..

1977 1

308

824

..

..

..

1978 1

297

794

..

..

..

1979 1

296

786

..

..

..

1980 1

302

763

..

461

..

1981 1

294

716

..

461

..

1982 1

287

694

98.3

463

..

1983 1

290

680

100.0

473

..

1984 1

286

669

99.0

467

..

1985-86

285

671

93.8

444

168

1986-87

302

644

94.3

432

156

1987-88

329

647

94.5

418

137

1988-89

325

647

92.7

392

131

1989-90

336

613

90.4

374

119

1990-91

336

585

88.7

370

119

1991-92

355

571

91.2

367

107

1992-93

347

532

94.5

360

104

1993-94

361

525

96.2

365

101

1994-95

369

513

99.4

381

102

1995-96

350

494

100.1

368

100

1996-97

368

467

104.7

352

89

1997-98

368

438

109.3

351

88

1998-99

358


413


110.9

345

89

1999-2000

363

442

112.3

354

82

2000-01

369

443

113.0

370

87

2001-02

368

449

113.0

349

91

2002-03

374

452

112.9

372

84

2003-04

369

457

111.8

364

81

2004-05

366

465

111.2

381

86

Percentage change:

1 year

-1

2

0

5

6

10 years

-1

-9

12

0

-16

since 1985-86

28

-31

19

-14

-49

since 1975

8

-48

..

..

..

Great Britain

1975 1

2,447

7,524

..

3,703

..

1976 1

2,430

7,141

..

3,911

..

1977 1

2,343

6,856

..

3,780

..

1978 1

2,301

6,617

..

3,725

..

1979 1

2,238

6,463

..

3,534

..

1980 1

2,263

6,216

78.3

3,497

..

1981 1

2,142

5,688

79.0

3,249

..

1982 1

2,111

5,512

84.4

3,283

..

1983 1

2,117

5,581

85.4

3,304

..

1984 1

2,125

5,644

83.1

3,247

..

1985-86

2,077

5,635

81.2

3,197

198

1986-87

2,160

5,335

87.0

3,149

177

1987-88

2,342

5,287

88.4

3,124

154

1988-89

2,390

5,210

88.4

3,080

144

1989-90

2,442

5,068

88.6

3,064

138

1990-91

2,448

4,845

88.9

3,052

139

1991-92

2,488

4,660

92.4

2,965

133

1992-93

2,515

4,475

94.7

2,908

127

1993-94

2,585

4,381


97.3

2,958

118

1994-95

2,650

4,403

99.2

3,037

115

1995-96

2,623

4,366

100.5

2,998

112

1996-97

2,638

4,333

103.1

3,006

107

1997-98

2,628

4,313

105.1

3,081

105

1998-99

2,642


4,231

106.6

3,060

105

1999-2000

2,673

4,278

109.3

3,078

104

2000-01

2,659

4,319

109.9

3,207

111

2001-02

2,622

4,352

112.0

3,202

114

2002-03

2,616

4,444

112.9

3,254

113

2003-04

2,615

4,564

113.6

3,394

120

2004-05

2,614

4,609

115.4

3,519

120

Percentage change:

1 year

0

1

2

4

0

10 years

-1

5

16

16

4

since 1985-86

26

-18

42

10

-39

since 1975

7

-39

..

-5

..

$ See footnote # in Table 1.1
1. Figures for 1975 to 1984 may be less reliable than those for later years.
2. Including concessionary fare reimbursement from local authorities.
3. Including depreciation.

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