| 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 | ||||||