Scottish Transport Statistics No 19 - 2000 Edition: page 85

Scottish Transport Statistics No 19 - 2000 Edition

Rail Services

Table 8.4 Freight traffic with a destination in Scotland¹ by origin (where lifted) and by commodity

	1987-88	1988-89	1989-90	1990-91	1991-92	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99
Freight lifted (weight)
by origin	million tonnes
lifted within Scotland	..	..	..	..	..	3.38	2.01	2.32	..	3.27	3.19	..
elsewhere in the UK	..	..	..	..	..	1.73	1.50	1.35	..	1.18	1.16	..
outwith the UK²	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.92	1.23	..
Total	..	..	..	..	..	5.11	3.51	3.67	..	5.37	5.57	..

by commodity	million tonnes
minerals/ coal, coke³	..	..	..	..	..	2.28	1.69	1.83	..	2.91	2.98	..
other	..	..	..	..	..	2.82	1.82	1.83	..	2.46	2.59	..
Total	..	..	..	..	..	5.11	3.51	3.67	..	5.37	5.57	..

Freight moved (weight x distance)
by origin	million tonne-kilometres
lifted within Scotland	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	265	241	..
elsewhere in the UK	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	610	546	..
outwith the UK²	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	637	701	..
Total	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1,512	1,488	..

by commodity	million tonne-kilometres
minerals/ coal, coke³	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	250	261	..
other	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1,262	1,228	..
Total	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1,512	1,488	..

1. Excluding Channel Tunnel rail traffic prior to 1996-97
2. From 1996-97, "outwith the UK" includes freight imported via ports in England and Wales, which then comes by rail into Scotland (previously, such freight was counted as lifted "elsewhere in the UK"). It should be noted that, in all years, imported freight lifted at Scottish ports is counted under "lifted in Scotland".
3. "Minerals" (including coal and coke) from 1996-97; "Coal and coke" only for earlier years