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IIES' share of the tonnage of goods carried in Britain fell last to the lowest figure for more than 10 years, but the tonne/km has started to climb again, according to the latest figures sed by the Department of Transport.
.nsport Statistics Great n, 1971-1981 shows that s carried 82 per cent of all $ lifted (by tonne) last year, st 82.3,per cent in 1980 and per cent in 1971. Rail's climbed from 8.9 per cent O to 9.4 per cent last year, tas 10.5 per cent in 1971. the tonne/km figure, which ts the greater distances Athich lighter goods are beransported, shows that s 63.2 per cent share in rose to 64.3 per cent last That represents an infrom 95.9bn tonne/km to n tonne/km, and compares a 64.7 per cent share in Rail's share remained at 11.6 per cent last year, but stood at 16.4 per cent in 1971.
In tonne/km terms, road handled 25 per cent of oil products (pipelines took most at 60 per cent), 33 per cent of coal products (rail took most at 67 per cent), and 91 per cent of all other freight.
In pure tonnage terms, hire or reward operators moved 655m of the 1,270m tonnes lifted last year, against 677m out of 1,349m in 1980 and 843m out of 1,570m in 1973, and 659m tonnes were carried in vehicles over 28 tonnes gvw of which 410m tonnes went in hire or reward vehicles. Short hauls still predominate, and 517m tonnes was carried for under 25km, with own-account transport accounting for 265m tonnes of this. Crude minerals (146m tonnes) accounted for the greatest proportion of these short hauls, and food drink and tobacco (14m tonnes) for the greatest proportion of goods carried for over 301km.
In tonne/km terms, hire or reward moved 58.5bn tonne/km out of 94.9bn tonne/km last year, and 66.5bn tonne/km went in vehicles over 28 tonnes gvw. Of these, 22.8bn tonne/km travelled for 201 to 300km, and 4.9bn tonne/km involved food, drink and tobacco carried over that distance.
There were 467,600 goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes gvw registered last year, of which 93,000 were 5.5 to 8.5 tonners, and 93,200 were over 28 tonnes gvw. The 1979 boom buying year for goods vehicles is still apparent, as 68,000 of the vehicles were first registered then.
There were 164,600 flat or sided vehicles registered last year, 130,300 box vans, and 83,200 articulated units. Of the articulated units, 70,300 were over 28 tonnes gvw.
• Transport Statistics Great Britain 1971-1981 is available from Her Majesty's Stationery. Office for E19 net.