4.1.5. Wagons
  1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total number 74 728 67 110 60 681 52 427 49 150 48 158
             
Wagons owned by the commercial rail operators   63 649 56 289 49 925 41 946 38 750 38 267
by type of wagon          
covered wagons 15 001 12 794 10 897 8 940 8 196 7 943
high sided wagons 34 727 32 978 29 069 24 844 22 551 22 480
flat wagons 8 220 6 790 6 566 5 805 5 756 5 651
other wagons 5 701 3 727 3 393 2 357 2 247 2 193
             
Privately owned 11 079 10 821 10 756 10 481 10 400 9 891
Carring capacity of wagons (in thous. tonnes)          
Total carrying capacity 3 560 3 174 2 929 2 581 2 440 2 394
             
Carrying capacity of wagons owned by the commercial rail operators   3 008 2 636 2 393 2 057 1 920 1 899
by type of wagon  
covered wagons 640 514 428 365 343 332
high sided wagons 1 650 1 568 1 436 1 253 1 145 1 142
flat wagons 481 362 354 319 318 312
other wagons 237 192 175 120 114 112
             
Carrying capacity of private wagons 552 538 536 524 520 495
Source : MD's transport statistics