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Scottish Transport Statistics, No 36, 2017 Edition Scottish Transport Statistics: Scottish Transport No. 36 Statistics 2017 Edition © Crown copyright 2018 ISBN: 978-1-911582-36-6 No. 36 APS Group Scotland PPDAS352166 (02/2018) 2017 Edition A National Statistics Publication for Scotland www.transport.gov.scot/our-approach/statistics# Scottish Transport Statistics No 36 2017 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 to the relevant producer body as indicated in the Notes, Definitions and Sources sections of the publication. Other enquiries (such as about the availability of other editions) should be made to: Mr Andrew Knight Transport Analytical Services Transport Scotland Victoria Quay EDINBURGH EH6 6QQ Telephone: 0131 244 7256 E-mail: [email protected] Feedback on the usefulness of this publication including suggestions for improvement 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: https://www.transport.gov.scot/our-approach/statistics#42763 Updated versions of some of the tables and charts in this edition will be made available, in due course. 1 1 CONTENTS Page Preface 4 Detailed list of statistical tables 5 Summary Transport Statistics including Historical Series 10 Commentary and statistical tables: 1. Road transport vehicles 33 2. Bus and coach travel 55 3. Road freight 69 4. Road network 77 5. Road traffic 85 6. Injury road accidents 101 7. Rail services 107 8. Air transport 125 9. Water transport 141 10. Finance 171 11. Personal and cross-modal travel 181 12. International comparisons 203 13. Environment 213 Notes and definitions 228 Annex 1: Mid-year population estimates for 2016 306 Annex 2: Areas covered by Operating Companies 307 Errors in the previous edition 308 Recent Social and Economic Research Reports 309 Index to tables in Chapters 1 to 13 316 Transport Scotland Statistics publications 321 National Statistics publication information 323 1 2 2 3 3 PREFACE Introduction This is the 2017 edition of Scottish Transport Statistics, and is the thirty sixth 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 key findings and 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 13 chapters, each with a graphical summary page, statistical commentary and corresponding tables. A Notes, Definitions and Sources section then provides information users should be aware of when using the statistics, descriptions of specific terms used and a note on the sources of statistics used when compiling the publication. 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 would welcome comments from users on the publication and/or suggestions for new data sources that could be included in future publications. Comments can be provided to us at the address below: Transport Analytical Services Transport Scotland Victoria Quay Edinburgh EH6 6QQ Tel: 0131 244 7256 [email protected] 3 4 4 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. 39 1.2 Vehicles licensed at 31 December, by taxation group, body type and method 39 of propulsion. 1.3 Vehicles licensed at 31 December 2016, by Council and taxation group 41 1.4 Taxi and private hire cars and drivers licensed by local authority area, 2017 (*) 42 1.5 Vehicles licensed at 31 December 2016, by taxation group, and by year of 43 first registration 1.6 Average age of vehicles licensed at 31 December, by taxation group. 43 1.7 Private and light goods vehicles licensed at 31 December, by cylinder size 44 1.8 Heavy goods vehicles licensed at 31 December, by gross weight 44 1.9 Public transport vehicles licensed at 31 December: by seating capacity 44 1.10 Goods vehicle operators by licence type and number of vehicles specified 45 on the licence, 2017 (*) 1.11 The 20 most popular new cars sold in Scotland, 2016 (*) 45 1.12 Road vehicle testing scheme (MOT) (*) 46 1.13 Driving licence tests, DVLA receipts (*) 46 1.14 Practical Driving Test - Pass Rate at Test Centres 2016-17 (*) 47 1.16 People who hold a full car driving licence by age and sex, annual net 48 household income and urban/rural classification, 2016 1.17 People who hold a full driving licence by sex and age 49 1.19 Households with a car available for private use by number of cars 50 1.20 Households with a car available for private use by household type, annual 50 net household income, urban/rural classification and number of vehicles, 2016 1.21 Number of Blue Badges on issue at 31 March (*) 51 1.22 Motor vehicle offences recorded by the police by type of offence 52 1.23 Households with a car or van available for private use by gender, 2011 53 1.24 Households with a car or van available for private use, 2011 53 1.25 Households with a car or van available for private use by disability and 53 ethnicity, 2011 Bus and coach travel 2.1a Public Service Vehicle Characteristics (local operators) 61 2.1b Number of disability accessible or low-floor buses used as Public Service 61 Vehicles in Scotland (Local Operators) 2.2 Passenger journeys (a) on local bus services (b) by region for local bus 62 services 2.3 Vehicle kilometres on local bus services by (a) type of service (b) per head 63 of population (c) by region for local bus services 2.4 Staff employed 64 2.5 Local bus fare indices 64 2.6 Operating costs per vehicle kilometre for local bus services 64 2.7 Operating costs per passenger journey for local bus services 64 2.8 Passenger revenue on local bus services 65 2.9 Government support on local bus services by type of support 65 2.10 Bus use the previous day (adults) by characteristic 66 2.11 Users views on local bus services 67 5 5 2.12 Possession of concessionary fare pass for all adults aged 16+ 67 2.13 Concessionary far passes issued to older and disable people 68 2.14 Concessionary fare passes issued to older and disabled people, Nov 2017 68 Road freight 3.1 Goods lifted by UK HGVs, by origin and destination of journey 73 3.2 Goods lifted by UK HGVs, in Scotland, with destinations within the UK, by 73 length of haul, 2016 3.3 Goods moved by UK HGVs by destination, and the economy's road freight 73 intensity 3.4 Goods lifted or moved by UK HGVs, entering or leaving Scotland, to or from 74 rest of UK, by origins and destinations of journeys, 2016 3.5 Goods lifted or moved by UK HGVs, for journeys within the UK with a 75 Scottish origin or destination, by commodity, 2016 3.6 Goods lifted or moved by UK HGVs, entering or leaving Scotland, to or from 76 outwith UK, by origins and destinations of journeys, 2016 3.7 Goods lifted or moved by UK HGVs, for journeys entering or leaving the UK, 76 by commodity, 2016 3.8 Average freight lifted by UK HGVs per year (2012-2016):
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