This statistic presents the amount of coal moved as freight by rail in Great Britain between 2002/03 and 2020/21. In the period under consideration, coal freight volume presented a trend of decline with some fluctuation. The peak in the coal freight moved by train was recorded in 2006/07, at 8.56 billion net tonne-kilometers. Since then, coal freight volume has declined, reaching 0.21 billion net tonne-kilometers in 2020/21.
Amount of coal freight moved annually on the rail network in Great Britain from 2002/03 to 2020/21 (in billion net tonne-kilometers
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Office of Rail and Road (UK). (May 27, 2021). Amount of coal freight moved annually on the rail network in Great Britain from 2002/03 to 2020/21 (in billion net tonne-kilometers [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/305447/coal-freight-moved-by-train-in-great-britain-uk/
Office of Rail and Road (UK). "Amount of coal freight moved annually on the rail network in Great Britain from 2002/03 to 2020/21 (in billion net tonne-kilometers." Chart. May 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305447/coal-freight-moved-by-train-in-great-britain-uk/
Office of Rail and Road (UK). (2021). Amount of coal freight moved annually on the rail network in Great Britain from 2002/03 to 2020/21 (in billion net tonne-kilometers. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305447/coal-freight-moved-by-train-in-great-britain-uk/
Office of Rail and Road (UK). "Amount of Coal Freight Moved Annually on The Rail Network in Great Britain from 2002/03 to 2020/21 (in Billion Net Tonne-kilometers." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305447/coal-freight-moved-by-train-in-great-britain-uk/
Office of Rail and Road (UK), Amount of coal freight moved annually on the rail network in Great Britain from 2002/03 to 2020/21 (in billion net tonne-kilometers Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305447/coal-freight-moved-by-train-in-great-britain-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Amount of coal freight moved annually on the rail network in Great Britain from 2002/03 to 2020/21 (in billion net tonne-kilometers [Graph], Office of Rail and Road (UK), May 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/305447/coal-freight-moved-by-train-in-great-britain-uk/