Scottish Transport Statistics: Scottish Transport No. 30 2011 Edition Scottish Transport Statistics © Crown copyright 2011 ISBN: 978-1-908181-20-6 No. 30 APS Group Scotland 205779 (12/11) 2011 Edition A National Statistics Publication for Scotland www.transportscotland.gov.uk/analysis/statistics Buidheann le Riaghaltas na h-Alba Scottish Transport Statistics No 30 2011 Edition A National Statistics publication for Scotland Brief extracts from this publication may be reproduced, provided that Scottish Transport Statistics is fully acknowledged as the source. Proposals for larger extracts should be addressed to the enquiries address below. Cover Images Rail photo © Devlin Photo Ltd (www.devlinphoto.com). Airport photo © Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd. All other images © Crown copyright. Conventions Symbols used: The following symbols are used throughout: .. not available - or 0 nil or less than half the final digit shown (NB: these are used interchangeably) break in series Rounding: In some tables, where figures have been rounded independently, the sum of constituent items may not always appear to agree exactly with the total shown. Enquiries and suggestions Enquiries about the statistics in this publication should generally be made as indicated in the Further Information sections of the relevant chapters. Other enquiries (such as about the availability of other editions) should be made to: Mr Andrew Knight Transport Statistics branch Transport Scotland Scottish Government Victoria Quay EDINBURGH EH6 6QQ Telephone: 0131 244 7256 FAX: 0131 244 0871 E-mail: [email protected] Suggestions for improvements should be addressed to the above address. Web version of the publication Transport Scotland Statistics publications and Excel spreadsheet versions of the tables may be found on the Transport Scotland Website. Go to: http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/analysis/statistics/publications Updated versions of some of the tables and charts in this edition will be made available, in due course. 2 2 CONTENTS Page Preface 5 Detailed list of statistical tables 7 Summary Transport Statistics including Historical Series 13 Commentary and statistical tables: 1. Road transport vehicles 39 2. Bus and coach travel 65 3. Road freight 73 4. Road network 83 5. Road traffic 95 6. Injury road accidents 129 7. Rail services 135 8. Air transport 157 9. Water transport 179 10. Finance 211 11. Personal and cross-modal travel 221 12. International comparisons 257 Annex 1: Mid-year population estimates for 2010 270 Annex 2: Areas covered by Operating Companies 271 Errors in the previous edition 272 Recent Research Reports 273 Index to tables in Chapters 1 to 12 275 Scottish Government / Transport Scotland Statistics publications 280 Scottish Government Statistical Services 282 3 3 4 4 PREFACE Introduction This is the 2011 edition of Scottish Transport Statistics, and is the thirtieth publication in the series. The publication presents a comprehensive statistical picture of transport activity and covers a wide range of topics. This is a National Statistics publication. This publication presents a range of both National Statistics and Official Statistics. National Statistics are certified as meeting the high professional standards within the UK Statistics Authority’s Code of Practice for Official Statistics: http://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/assessment/code-of-practice/index.html. Official Statistics follow the Code of Practice as closely as possible but have not been certified as Code compliant. They are fit for purpose and are of sufficient quality to meet user needs. This publication also includes statistics produced out with the Scottish Government. Such statistics are marked by the relevant source. Users should be aware that although we did not directly produce these, we believe them to be a good source hence their inclusion within the publication. The Structure of the Publication The Summary section provides a compact view of the trends over the past 10 years and includes some comparisons with the figures for Great Britain (or the UK) and some longer term trends. Longer term trends are included in tables on the Transport Scotland website. This is followed by 12 chapters, each on a specific topic, organised into: 1. Introduction 2. Main Points 3. Notes and Definitions 4. Sources 5. Further Information Chapter 12 looks at International Comparisons, comparing Scotland with some EU countries. Finally, there are some other short sections covering: • recent transport research projects; • other Transport Statistics publications; and • Transport Scotland web site - where updated versions of some of this edition's tables and charts can be found We welcome comments and/or suggestions of new data sources that could be included in future publications. Transport Statistics Transport Scotland Victoria Quay Edinburgh EH6 6QQ Tel: 0131 244 7281 [email protected] 5 5 6 6 DETAILED LIST OF STATISTICAL TABLES AND MAPS Note: Most tables provide a time series of figures which are identified in the table headings rather than in the title of the table. Where a table relates to a single year, the relevant year is included in the title. Tables providing main figures for a single year, with a few figures of earlier years appear as single year tables in this list. Tables of figures, and whole chapters, which are outwith the scope of National Statistics are identified by (*). Table Page Road transport vehicles 1.1 New registrations by taxation group, body type and method of propulsion. 50 1.2 Vehicles licensed at 31 December, by taxation group, body type and method 50 of propulsion. 1.3 Vehicles licensed at 31 December 2010, by Council and taxation group 52 1.4 Taxi and private hire cars and drivers licensed by local authority area, 2011 (*) 53 1.5 Vehicles licensed at 31 December 2010, by taxation group, and by year of 54 first registration 1.6 Average age of vehicles licensed at 31 December, by taxation group. 54 1.7 Private and light goods vehicles licensed at 31 December, by cylinder size 55 1.8 Heavy goods vehicles licensed at 31 December, by gross weight 55 1.9 Public transport vehicles licensed at 31 December: by seating capacity 55 1.10 Goods vehicle operators by licence type and number of vehicles specified 56 on the licence, 2010-11 (*) 1.11 The 20 most popular new cars sold in Scotland, 2010 (*) 56 1.12 Road vehicle testing scheme (MOT) (*) 57 1.13 Driving licence tests, DVLA receipts (*) 57 1.14 Practical Driving Test - Pass Rate at Test Centres 2010-11 (*) 58 1.15 People who hold a full car driving licence by age 59 1.16 People who hold a full car driving licence by age and sex, annual net 59 household income and urban/rural classification, 2010 1.17 People who hold a full driving licence by sex and age 60 1.18 Households with the regular use of a car 60 1.19 Households with a car available for private use by number of cars 61 1.20 Households with a car available for private use by household type, annual 61 net household income, urban/rural classification and number of vehicles, 2010 1.21 Number of Blue Badges on issue at 31 March (*) 62 1.22 Motor vehicle offences recorded by the police by type of offence 63 Bus and coach travel 2.1 Vehicle stock by type of vehicle 69 2.2 Passenger journeys (boardings) by type of service 69 2.3 Vehicle kilometres by type of service 69 2.4 Staff employed 71 2.5 Passenger receipts by type of service 71 2.6 Local bus fare indices 71 2.7 Walking time to nearest bus stop, and frequency of service, 2010 72 2.8 Views on local bus services of those who used them in the past month, 2010 72 Road freight 3.1 Goods lifted by UK HGVs, by origin and destination of journey 79 3.2 Goods lifted by UK HGVs, in Scotland, with destinations within the UK, by 79 length of haul, 2010 3.3 Goods moved by UK HGVs by destination and the road freight intensity of 79 the economy 77 3.4 Goods lifted or moved by UK HGVs, entering or leaving Scotland, to or from 80 rest of UK, by origins and destinations of journeys, 2010 3.5 Goods lifted or moved by UK HGVs, for journeys within the UK with a 80 Scottish origin or destination, by commodity, 2010 3.6 Goods lifted or moved by UK HGVs, entering or leaving Scotland, to or from 81 outwith UK, by origins and destinations of journeys, 2010 3.7 Goods lifted or moved by UK HGVs, for journeys entering or leaving the UK, 81 by commodity, 2010 3.8 Average freight lifted by UK HGVs per year (2006-2010): Journeys with UK 82 origins and destinations which either started or ended in Scotland Road network (*) 4.1 Public road lengths (as at 1 April) by class, type and speed limit 89 4.2 Public road lengths (as at 1 April) by Council and class, 2010 90 4.3 Trunk road constructed/re-surfaced etc 91 4.4 Trunk road constructed/re-surfaced etc, by unit: (a) 2009-10, and (b) 2010-11 91 4.5 Trunk road network: residual life (years) 92 4.6 Local authority road network condition, 2010-11 93 Road traffic 5.1 Traffic by road class and type (*) 113 5.2 Traffic on major roads (by class/type) and minor roads (by type) by vehicle 114 type, 2010 (*) 5.3 Traffic on major roads, minor roads and all roads by vehicle type 114 5.4 Traffic on major roads (by class / type) and on minor roads, by Council, 2010 (*) 115 5.5 Traffic on trunk roads, local authority roads, and all roads by Council area (*) 116 5.6 Average daily traffic flows at selected automated traffic classifier sites, by 118 month, 2010 (*) 5.7a Average daily traffic flows for selected key points: (a) average daily flows, 119 peak hourly