Scottish Transport Statistics
Contains chapters on Road transport vehicles, Bus and coach travel, Road freight, Toll bridges, Road network, Road traffic, Injury road accidents, Rail services, Air transport, Water transport, Finance and Personal and cross-modal travel. Each chapter consists of groups of tables on that topic, together with some comments on points shown in the tables, and some notes on the definitions and sources of the statistics. Also includes a summary of trends in Scottish transport over the past ten years, comparisons of some key statistics with figures for Great Britain, and some longer-term historical series.
Latest edition: provides figures up to 1999 (in most cases), was published in August 2000
Published Annually Price: £ 10.00 ISBN 0 11 497259 1
Bus and Coach Statistics
A Statistical Bulletin, this provides information about the trends in bus and coach services in Scotland, including distances travelled by vehicles, number of bus passenger journeys, fare indices, passenger receipts, public transport support, operating costs, vehicle stock and staffing.
Latest edition: provides figures up to 1998-99, was published in May 2000
Published Annually Price: £ 2.00 ISBN 0 7480 8085 6
Travel by Scottish residents: some National Travel Survey results
A Statistical Bulletin, this provides information about the trends in the average number of journeys and average distance travelled per person per year, and the average length of journey, by mode of travel and by the purpose of the journey. It also provides information about travel patterns by age-group, by sex, by socio-economic group, by working status, by household income quintile and by whether or not the household has a car.
Latest edition: provides figures up to 1995/97, was published in March 1999
Published Occasionally Price: £ 2.00 ISBN 0 7480 8102 X
Road Accidents Scotland
Contains a commentary which summarises the key statistics and identifies the most interesting and significant points. This is followed by groups of tables on Accidents, Accident costs, Vehicles involved, Car drivers, Drivers breath tested, Drink-drive accidents and casualties, and Casualties. There are notes on the definitions and sources of the statistics.
Latest edition: provides figures up to 1998, was published in October 1999
Published Annually Price: £ 10.00 ISBN 0 7480 8262 X
Key Road Accidents Statistics
A Statistical Bulletin, this gives the number of accidents, casualties by severity, casualties by type of road, casualties by mode of transport, and child casualties, including trends in recent years.
Latest edition: provides figures up to 1999, was published in June 2000
Published Annually Price: £ 2.00 ISBN 0 7480 8610 2
Copies of the above publications can be found on the statistics part of The Scottish Executive Web-site (http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/ via the "land" section) and may be purchased from:
The Stationery Office Bookshop
71 Lothian Road
EDINBURGH EH3 9AZ
Tel: (0131) 228 4181 FAX: (0131) 622 7017
Cheques (made payable to "The Stationery Office Limited") should be submitted with orders.
Enquiries for more information on Transport Statistics
should be addressed to:
Alastair Douglas
EAS 2: Transport Statistics Branch
The Scottish Executive
Area 3-G13
Victoria Quay
EDINBURGH EH6 6QQ
Tel: 0131 244 7255 FAX: 0131 244 0888
E-mail: transtat@scotland.gov.uk