Transport Yearbook 2009

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4.1.5. Wagons

  2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Wagons owned by the commercial rail operators (number) 49 925 37 237 38 272 38 172 37 429 35 436
by type of wagon
covered wagons 10 897 7 638 7 103 6 412 5 770 4 289
high sided wagons 29 069 21 827 21 850 22 150 21 669 20 525
flat wagons 6 566 5 617 6 090 6 255 6 655 6 579
other wagons 3 393 2 155 3 229 3 355 3 335 4 043
 
Carrying capacity of wagons owned by the commercial rail operators (thousands tonnes) 2 393 1 844 1 874 1 619 2 400 2 151
by type of wagon
covered wagons 428 321 296 267 240 183
high sided wagons 1 436 1 104 1 095 943 1 292 1 045
flat wagons 354 310 325 313 376 360
other wagons 175 108 158 96 491 563

Source: MD