This statistic displays the amount of metal freight moved by train in Great Britain from 2002/03 to 2020/21. In the period under consideration, metal freight volume moved by train presented a trend of decline with some fluctuation. The peak in the freight moved by train was recorded in 2002/03, at 2.64 billion net metric ton-kilometers. Since then, the amount of freight moved annually has declined, reaching the lowest of 1.38 billion net metric ton-kilometers in 2019/20. In the 2020/21 financial year, metal freight volumes remained stable.
Amount of metal freight moved annually on the rail network in Great Britain from 2002/03 to 2020/21 (in billion net metric ton-kilometers)
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Office of Rail and Road (UK). (May 27, 2021). Amount of metal freight moved annually on the rail network in Great Britain from 2002/03 to 2020/21 (in billion net metric ton-kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/305452/metal-freight-moved-by-train-in-great-britain-uk/
Office of Rail and Road (UK). "Amount of metal freight moved annually on the rail network in Great Britain from 2002/03 to 2020/21 (in billion net metric ton-kilometers)." Chart. May 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305452/metal-freight-moved-by-train-in-great-britain-uk/
Office of Rail and Road (UK). (2021). Amount of metal freight moved annually on the rail network in Great Britain from 2002/03 to 2020/21 (in billion net metric ton-kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305452/metal-freight-moved-by-train-in-great-britain-uk/
Office of Rail and Road (UK). "Amount of Metal Freight Moved Annually on The Rail Network in Great Britain from 2002/03 to 2020/21 (in Billion Net Metric Ton-kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305452/metal-freight-moved-by-train-in-great-britain-uk/
Office of Rail and Road (UK), Amount of metal freight moved annually on the rail network in Great Britain from 2002/03 to 2020/21 (in billion net metric ton-kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305452/metal-freight-moved-by-train-in-great-britain-uk/ (last visited September 29, 2023)
Amount of metal freight moved annually on the rail network in Great Britain from 2002/03 to 2020/21 (in billion net metric ton-kilometers) [Graph], Office of Rail and Road (UK), May 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/305452/metal-freight-moved-by-train-in-great-britain-uk/