Transport Yearbook 2004

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4.1.5. Wagons

  1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total number 74 728 60 681 52 427 49 150 48 158 47 500
 
Wagons owned by the commercial rail operators 63 649 49 925 41 946 38 750 38 267 37 718
by type of wagon
covered wagons 15 001 10 897 8 940 8 196 7 943 7 480
high sided wagons 34 727 29 069 24 844 22 551 22 480 22 426
flat wagons 8 220 6 566 5 805 5 756 5 651 5 602
other wagons 5 701 3 393 2 357 2 247 2 193 2 210
 
Privately owned 11 079 10 756 10 481 10 400 9 891 9 782
Carrying capacity of wagons (thous. tonnes)
Total carrying capacity 3 560 2 929 2 581 2 440 2 394 2 365
 
Carrying capacity of wagons owned by the commercial rail operators 3 008 2 393 2 057 1 920 1 899 1 876
by type of wagon
covered wagons 640 428 365 343 332 311
high sided wagons 1 650 1 436 1 253 1 145 1 142 1 141
flat wagons 481 354 319 318 312 310
other wagons 237 175 120 114 112 114
 
Carrying capacity of private wagons 552 536 524 520 495 489

Source: MD's transport statistics