This statistic depicts the total amount of freight moved by train annually in Great Britain from 2002/03 to 2020/21. In the period under consideration, freight volume moved by trains presented a trend of decline with some fluctuation. The peak in the freight moved by train was recorded in 2013/14, at 22.71 billion net tonne-kilometers. Since then, the amount of freight moved annually has declined, reaching 15.16 billion net tonne-kilometers in 2020/21.
Amount of freight moved annually on the rail network in Great Britain from 2002/03 to 2020/21*
(in billion net tonne-kilometers)
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Office of Rail and Road (UK). (May 27, 2021). Amount of freight moved annually on the rail network in Great Britain from 2002/03 to 2020/21* (in billion net tonne-kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/305469/total-freight-moved-by-train-in-great-britain-uk/
Office of Rail and Road (UK). "Amount of freight moved annually on the rail network in Great Britain from 2002/03 to 2020/21* (in billion net tonne-kilometers)." Chart. May 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305469/total-freight-moved-by-train-in-great-britain-uk/
Office of Rail and Road (UK). (2021). Amount of freight moved annually on the rail network in Great Britain from 2002/03 to 2020/21* (in billion net tonne-kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305469/total-freight-moved-by-train-in-great-britain-uk/
Office of Rail and Road (UK). "Amount of Freight Moved Annually on The Rail Network in Great Britain from 2002/03 to 2020/21* (in Billion Net Tonne-kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305469/total-freight-moved-by-train-in-great-britain-uk/
Office of Rail and Road (UK), Amount of freight moved annually on the rail network in Great Britain from 2002/03 to 2020/21* (in billion net tonne-kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305469/total-freight-moved-by-train-in-great-britain-uk/ (last visited June 28, 2022)
