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Total freight moved by train in Great Britain 2003-2018
Total freight moved by train in Great Britain 2003-2018
Amount of freight moved annually on the rail network in Great Britain from 2003/04 to 2017/18* (in billion net tonne-kilometres)
by N. Sönnichsen,
last edited
Mar 12, 2019
This statistic depicts the total amount of freight moved by train annually in Great Britain from 2003/04 to 2017/18. The general trend shows a peak in freight moved in 2013/14, at 22.21 billion net tonne-kilometres. Since then, the amount of freight moved annually has declined, reaching 16.95 net tonne-kilometres in 2017/18.
Amount of freight moved annually on the rail network in Great Britain from 2003/04 to 2017/18* (in billion net tonne-kilometres)
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| Billion net tonne-kilometres | |
|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 16.95 |
| 2016/17 | 17.25 |
| 2015/16 | 17.76 |
| 2014/15 | 22.21 |
| 2013/14 | 22.71 |
| 2012/13 | 21.46 |
| 2011/12 | 21.06 |
| 2010/11 | 19.23 |
| 2009/10 | 19.06 |
| 2008/09 | 20.63 |
| 2007/08 | 21.18 |
| 2006/07 | 21.88 |
| 2005/06 | 21.7 |
| 2004/05 | 20.35 |
| Billion net tonne-kilometres | |
|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 16.95 |
| 2016/17 | 17.25 |
| 2015/16 | 17.76 |
| 2014/15 | 22.21 |
| 2013/14 | 22.71 |
| 2012/13 | 21.46 |
| 2011/12 | 21.06 |
| 2010/11 | 19.23 |
| 2009/10 | 19.06 |
| 2008/09 | 20.63 |
| 2007/08 | 21.18 |
| 2006/07 | 21.88 |
| 2005/06 | 21.7 |
| 2004/05 | 20.35 |
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by N. Sönnichsen,
last edited
Mar 12, 2019
This statistic depicts the total amount of freight moved by train annually in Great Britain from 2003/04 to 2017/18. The general trend shows a peak in freight moved in 2013/14, at 22.21 billion net tonne-kilometres. Since then, the amount of freight moved annually has declined, reaching 16.95 net tonne-kilometres in 2017/18.
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- April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2018
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- * Total excluding infrastructure.
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- United Kingdom (Great Britain)
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- April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2018
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- * Total excluding infrastructure.
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