The volume of vehicle miles traveled by local buses has declined across Great Britain in the past two decades, dropping from around 1.6 billion miles in 2005 to 1.2 billion miles in 2023. While all regions of Great Britain have experienced this downward trend, it was most pronounced in Wales, where bus miles declined by 35 percent during this period. London, meanwhile, experienced the smallest contraction in bus services, with total bus miles only decreasing by 3.4 percent.
Local bus vehicle miles in Great Britain from 2005 to 2023, by region
(in million miles)
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GOV.UK. (November 30, 2023). Local bus vehicle miles in Great Britain from 2005 to 2023, by region (in million miles) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453229/local-bus-vehicle-miles-in-great-britain-by-region/
GOV.UK. "Local bus vehicle miles in Great Britain from 2005 to 2023, by region (in million miles)." Chart. November 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453229/local-bus-vehicle-miles-in-great-britain-by-region/
GOV.UK. (2023). Local bus vehicle miles in Great Britain from 2005 to 2023, by region (in million miles). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453229/local-bus-vehicle-miles-in-great-britain-by-region/
GOV.UK. "Local Bus Vehicle Miles in Great Britain from 2005 to 2023, by Region (in Million Miles)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453229/local-bus-vehicle-miles-in-great-britain-by-region/
GOV.UK, Local bus vehicle miles in Great Britain from 2005 to 2023, by region (in million miles) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453229/local-bus-vehicle-miles-in-great-britain-by-region/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
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