|  | 4.1.5. Wagons
          
            
              |  | 1995 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |  
              | Total number | 74 728 | 73 109 | 71 678 | 67 110 | 60 681 | 52 427 |  
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              | Wagons owned by the commercial rail operators | 63 649 | 62 080 | 61 090 | 56 289 | 49 925 | 41 946 |  
              | by type of wagon |  
              | covered wagons | 15 001 | 14 811 | 14 734 | 12 794 | 10 897 | 8 940 |  
              | high sided wagons | 34 727 | 34 714 | 34 736 | 32 978 | 29 069 | 24 844 |  
              | flat wagons | 8 220 | 7 284 | 6 992 | 6 790 | 6 566 | 5 805 |  
              | other wagons | 5 701 | 5 271 | 4 628 | 3 727 | 3 393 | 2 357 |  
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              | Privately owned | 11 079 | 11 029 | 10 588 | 10 821 | 10 756 | 10 481 |  
              | Carring capacity of wagons (in thous. tonnes) |  
              | Total carrying capacity | 3 560 | 3 393 | 3 339 | 3 174 | 2 929 | 2 581 |  
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              | Carrying capacity of wagons owned by the commercial rail operators | 3 008 | 2 842 | 2 810 | 2 636 | 2 393 | 2 057 |  
              | by type of wagon |  
              | covered wagons | 640 | 575 | 575 | 514 | 428 | 365 |  
              | high sided wagons | 1 650 | 1 621 | 1 629 | 1 568 | 1 436 | 1 253 |  
              | flat wagons | 481 | 382 | 367 | 362 | 354 | 319 |  
              | other wagons | 237 | 264 | 239 | 192 | 175 | 120 |  
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              | Carrying capacity of private wagons | 552 | 551 | 529 | 538 | 536 | 524 |  
 
 
            
              | Source : MDS's transport statistics |  
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