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Figure 2.1 Vehicle tock by type of vehicle
Figure 2.2 Passenger journeys and vehicle kilometres
Table 2.1 Vehicle stock1,2 by type of vehicle
| Type of vehicle |
1987-88 |
1988-89 |
1989-90 |
1990-91 |
1991-92 |
1992-93 |
1993-94 |
1994-95 |
1995-96 |
1996-97 |
1997-98 |
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thousand |
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| Single up to 16 seats |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
| 17-35 seats |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
| 36 plus seats |
3.9 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
| All single deckers |
5.6 |
5.6 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
5.9 |
6.2 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
6.8 |
7.0 |
| Double deckers |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
| Total |
8.5 |
8.6 |
8.8 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
8.9 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
9.2 |
9.1 |
1. Public Service Vehicles in the "bus and coach" taxation class, and in the former "hackney" class, having nine or more seats. Excludes PSVs operated under a special restricted licence i.e. taxis.
2. Figures shown relate to the financial year end.
Table 2.2 Passenger journeys by type of service
| Area |
1987-88 |
1988-89 |
1989-90 |
1990-91 |
1991-92 |
1992-93 |
1993-94 |
1994-95 |
1995-96 |
1996-97 |
1997-98 |
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million |
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| Local bus services |
647 |
647 |
613 |
585 |
571 |
532 |
525 |
513 |
494 |
467 |
438 |
| Other services1 |
58 |
62 |
61 |
62 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| All services |
706 |
709 |
675 |
648 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
1. Figures for passenger journeys on other (non-local) services are no longer collected.
Table 2.3 Vehicle kilometres by type of service
| Type of service |
1987-88 |
1988-89 |
1989-90 |
1990-91 |
1991-92 |
1992-93 |
1993-94 |
1994-95 |
1995-96 |
1996-97 |
1997-98 |
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million vehicle kilometres |
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| Local bus services |
329 |
325 |
336 |
336 |
355 |
347 |
361 |
368 |
350 |
368 |
368 |
| Other (non-local) services |
145 |
154 |
167 |
166 |
173 |
156 |
156 |
145 |
155 |
166 |
189 |
| All services |
474 |
480 |
503 |
502 |
528 |
503 |
517 |
513 |
505 |
534 |
557 |
| Commercial local bus services1 |
281 |
281 |
289 |
292 |
304 |
301 |
307 |
317 |
295 |
311 |
310 |
| Subsidised local bus services2 |
48 |
44 |
47 |
44 |
51 |
46 |
54 |
51 |
54 |
57 |
58 |
1. Services run without direct financial support, but which are still eligible for Government subsidy in the form of fuel duty rebate and concessionary fare reimbursement.
2. Services which are run under contract, with some direct subsidy from the local transport authority, because they are considered socially necessary
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