Bus and Coach Statistics: 2005-06

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1. Distance Travelled (vehicle kilometres)

Table 1.1 Vehicle kilometres by type of service#

Type of service

1995-96*

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999-00

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

% change over

1 year

10 years

(a) Scotland

million vehicle kilometres

%

Local bus services

352

368

368

358 |

363

369

368

374

369

357

357

0

1

Other (non-local) services

155

166

178

160 |

131

161

145

143

166

149

134

-10

-14

All services

507

534

546

518 |

494

530

513

516

535

506

491

-3

-3

Annual growth rates

%

Local bus services

-5%

5%

0%

-3% |

2%

2%

0%

2%

-1%

-3%

0%

Other (non-local) services

7%

7%

7%

-10% |

-18%

23%

-10%

-2%

17%

-10%

-10%

(b) Great Britain

million vehicle kilometres

Local bus services

2,623

2,638

2,628

2,642 |

2,670

2,653

2,618

2,613

2,613

2,601

2,570

-1

-2

Other (non-local) services

1,482

1,503

1,558

1,590 |

1,451

1,507

1,479

1,336

1,398

1,343

1,395

4

-6

All services

4,105

4,141

4,186

4,232 |

4,121

4,160

4,097

3,949

4,011

3,944

3,965

1

-3

# There is a break in the series between 1998/99 and 1999/00 because in September 2005 DfT revised the figures for 1999/00 onwards. For example, DfT used information from operators' recent returns to correct retrospectively the previous data in their earlier years' returns, and an improved method to gross-up the results from the sample.
* The local bus service vehicle kilometres for Scotland in 1995-96 is different to that published previously, due to a revision by DfT

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