Transport Yearbook 2008

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4.1.5. Wagons

  2000 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total number 60 681 47 500 47 172 47 680 47 659 46 925
 
Wagons owned by the commercial rail operators 49 925 37 718 37 237 38 272 38 172 37 429
by type of wagon
covered wagons 10 897 7 480 7 638 7 103 6 412 5 770
high sided wagons 29 069 22 426 21 827 21 850 22 150 21 669
flat wagons 6 566 5 602 5 617 6 090 6 255 6 655
other wagons 3 393 2 210 2 155 3 229 3 355 3 335
 
Privately owned wagons 10 756 9 782 9 935 9 408 9 487 9 496
Carring capacity of wagons (thous. tonnes)
Total carrying capacity 2 929 2 365 1 844 1 874 1 619 2 400
 
Carrying capacity of wagons owned by the commercial rail operators 2 393 1 876 1 844 1 874 1 619 2 400
by type of wagon
covered wagons 428 311 321 296 267 240
high sided wagons 1 436 1 141 1 104 1 095 943 1 292
flat wagons 354 310 310 325 313 376
other wagons 175 114 108 158 96 491
 
Carrying capacity of private wagons 536 489 * * * *

Source: MD