AUGUST 2005
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| Scotland | GB |
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Households: 1 + cars (%) | 69 | 74 |
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Vehicles (per 100 population) | 48 | 56 |
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Roads (km per 1,000 population) | 10.7 | 6.7 |
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Road traffic (veh-km per head per year) |
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Motorways | 1,200 | 1,670 |
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A roads | 4,355 | 3,874 |
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All roads (M, A and minor) | 8,406 | 8,619 |
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Road casualties killed or seriously |
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injured (per 1,000 population per year) | 0.60 | 0.59 |
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Passenger journeys (per head per year) |
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Local bus | 89 | 78 |
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Rail | 13.1 | 17.5 |
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Air | 4.4 | 3.6 |
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2004 Scottish Household Survey
Full driving licence | (%) | Households | (%) |
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All (17+) | 65 | 1 car | 43 |
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Men | 76 | 2 cars | 19 |
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Women | 57 | 3+ cars | 3 |
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% shares (main modes) | Travel to work | Travel to school |
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Car (driver/passenger) | 67 | 22 |
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Bus | 13 | 24 |
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Rail | 3 | 1 |
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Bicycle | 2 | 1 |
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Walk | 13 | 51 |
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Main trends in Scottish Transport as at August 2005
see Scottish Transport Statistics for more details | Latest available figures | 10 years ago (e.g. 94) | Previous year (e.g. 03) | Latest year (e.g. 04) | % change over: |
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1 year | 10 years |
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Vehicles licensed (millions) | 2004 | 1.90 | 2.38 | 2.45 | 3% | 29% |
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New vehicle registrations (thousands) | 2004 | 170 | 262 | 263 | 0% | 55% |
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Households with car (%: NTS etc.) | 2003 | 59 | 66 | 69 | .. | .. |
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Road traffic (million vehicle-kilometres) |
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Motorways | 2004 | 4,147 | 5,856 | 6,094 | 4% | 47% |
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A roads | 2004 | 19,153 | 21,826 | 22,115 | 1% | 15% |
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Minor roads (B, C, unclassified) | 2004 | 12,700 | 14,356 | 14,482 | 1% | 14% |
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All roads | 2004 | 36,000 | 42,038 | 42,691 | 2% | 19% |
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Road accident casualties |
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Killed | 2004 | 363 | 331 | 307 | -7% | -15% |
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Killed or seriously injured | 2004 | 5,571 | 3,279 | 3,048 | -7% | -45% |
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All casualties (including "slight" injuries) | 2004 | 22,573 | 18,729 | 18,404 | -2% | -18% |
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Children killed or seriously injured | 2004 | 1,029 | 431 | 382 | -11% | -63% |
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Passenger numbers (millions) |
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Local bus (boardings) | 2003-04 | 525 | 445 | 449 | 1% | -14% |
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Rail (ScotRail services) | 2004-05 | 49.2 | 62.3 | 68.7 | 10% | 40% |
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Air (terminal passengers) | 2004 | 11.8 | 21.1 | 22.6 | 7% | 91% |
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Freight lifted (million tonnes) |
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Road | 2004 | 156 | 153 | 173 | .. | .. |
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Rail | 2003-04 | 5.0 | 9.1 | 8.3 | -9% | 66% |
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Coastwise traffic | 2003 | 24.5 | 19.2 | 19.5 | 2% | .. |
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Pipelines | 2004 | 24.1 | 27.7 | 27.6 | 0% | 15% |
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Travel to work (%: Autumn Labour Force Survey) |
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Car (or van/minibus/works van) | 2004 | 66 | 70 | 69 | .. | .. |
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Public transport (bus, rail, u/g) | 2004 | 17 | 15 | 15 | .. | .. |
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Walk | 2004 | 14 | 12 | 12 | .. | .. |
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Scottish Executive Transport Spending Plans 2005-06 to 2007-08
£ million | 2005-06 plans | 2006-07 plans | 2007-08 plans |
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Rail Services in Scotland | 259.36 | 263.90 | 269.50 |
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Ferry Services in Scotland | 59.70 | 59.70 | 61.60 |
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Bus Services in Scotland | 61.60 | 62.60 | 63.80 |
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Concessionary Fares | 13.00 | 109.00 | 113.00 |
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Air Services in Scotland | 40.40 | 41.00 | 41.50 |
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Integrated Transport Fund | 223.90 | 270.49 | 321.29 |
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British Waterways Scotland | 8.90 | 10.90 | 11.40 |
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Freight Facilities Private Sector | 15.40 | 12.90 | 12.90 |
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Other Public Transport | 32.85 | 39.54 | 39.01 |
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Other Grants to Local Authorities | 26.30 | 64.20 | 64.20 |
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Motorways and Trunk Roads 1 | 746.29 | 859.10 | 891.76 |
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Total | 1,487.70 | 1,793.33 | 1,889.96 |
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1 The Motorways and trunk roads line comprises: |
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£ million | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
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Construction, repairs and maintenance, etc. | 264.96 | 339.10 | 329.60 |
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Depreciation | 51.60 | 51.60 | 51.60 |
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Cost of capital charge | 429.73 | 468.41 | 510.56 |
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Total Motorways and Trunk Roads | 746.29 | 859.10 | 891.76 |
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Source: The Scottish Executive Draft Budget 2005-06 published October 2004
Road network and road traffic - 2004 | All roads | Trunk roads | Trunk % of All |
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Total length of road network ( kilometres) | 54,543 | 3,432 | 6.3% |
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of which: | Motorways (including slip roads) | 539 | 539 | 100% |
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A roads | 10,311 | 2,893 | 28% |
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Total volume of road traffic ( vehicle-kilometres) | 42,691 | 15,976 | 37% |
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of which: | Cars | 33,674 | 12,388 | 37% |
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Heavy Goods Vehicles | 2,615 | 1,620 | 62% |
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Average distance travelled per person per year ( miles) | 1985/1986 | 1998/2000 | 2002/2003 |
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Scottish residents travel within GB: from National Travel Survey |
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Walk | 251 | 175 | 191 |
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Bicycle | 17 | 31 | 26 |
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Driver of car, van or lorry | 1,921 | 3,530 | 3,136 |
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Passenger in car, van or lorry | 1,306 | 1,947 | 1,999 |
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Other private transport (e.g. motorcycle, private hire bus) | 177 | 185 | 177 |
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Local bus | 427 | 429 | 356 |
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Surface rail | 285 | 479 | 313 |
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Taxi/minicab | 62 | 75 | 52 |
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Other public transport (e.g. air, ferry, non-local bus) | 206 | 358 | 415 |
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All modes | 4,652 | 7,210 | 6,667 |
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NB: some results may be subject to large percentage sampling errors, being based on small numbers of cases - hence the apparent fluctuations in the "Surface rail" figures, for example. The "All modes" estimate of 7,210 for 1998/2000 has a "95% confidence interval" of +/- 583 miles, so the apparent fall in 2002/2003 may just reflect sampling variability.
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Household Transport:
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Transport across Scotland (biennial) -
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SHS Travel Diary Results
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Bus and Coach Statistics
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Key Road Accident Statistics -
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