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SCOTTISH TRANSPORT STATISTICS No 20

Table 2.1 Vehicle stock1,2 by type of vehicle

Type of vehicle
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
thousand

Single up to 16 seats

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.1

17-35 seats

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.4

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

36 plus seats

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.7

4.2

4.3

4.5

All single deckers

6.0

6.0

5.9

6.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.8

7.0

7.0

7.1

Double deckers

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.9

Total

8.8

8.7

8.8

8.9

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.2

9.1

9.0

9.0

1. Public Service Vehicles in the "bus and coach" taxation class, and in the former "hackney" class, having nine or more seats.
Excludes PSVs operated under a special restricted licence i.e. taxis.
2. Figures shown relate to the financial year end.

Table 2.2 Passenger journeys by type of service

 

1989-90

1990-91

1991-92

1992-93

1993-94

1994-95

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999-00

Local bus services

613

585

571

532

525

513

494

467

438

413

431

Other services1

61

62

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

All services

675

648

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

1. Figures for passenger journeys on other (non-local) services are no longer collected.

Table 2.3 Vehicle kilometres by type of service

Type of service

1989-90

1990-91

1991-92

1992-93

1993-94

1994-95

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999-00

million vehicle kilometres

Local bus services

336

336

355

347

361

368

350

368

368

358

362

Other (non-local) services

167

166

173

156

156

145

155

166

178

160

130

All services

503

502

528

503

517

513

505

534

546

518

492

Commercial local bus services1

289

292

304

301

307

317

295

311

310

298

298

Subsidised local bus services2

47

44

51

46

54

51

54

57

58

60

64

1. Services run without direct financial support, but which are still eligible for Government subsidy in the form of fuel duty rebate and concessionary fare reimbursement.
2. Services which are run under contract, with some direct subsidy from the local transport authority, because they are considered socially necessary.

Table 2.4 Staff employed1

 

1989-90

1990-91

1991-92

1992-93

1993-94

1994-95

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999-00

thousand

Platform staff2

13.0

12.5

12.9

12.6

12.6

12.1

12.3

12.1

12.4

12.2

12.8

Maintenance and other staff2

Maintenance

4.1

4.0

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.5

Other

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

Total

6.8

6.7

6.4

5.8

5.9

5.5

5.0

4.9

4.5

4.6

4.3

All staff

19.8

19.3

19.4

18.4

18.5

17.6

17.3

17.0

17.0

16.7

17.1

1. Figures relate to the financial year end.
2. Staff are classified according to their main occupation as some may have more than one function.

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