Freight (Statistics) (Hansard, 19 January 1987)

HC Deb 19 January 1987 vol 108 cc388-9W 388W

§ Mr. Leadbitter
asked the Secretary of State for Transport what were the returns in volume and value of freight carried for each of the years 1981 to 1985 and the numbers employed in the Freightliner service for those years; and if he will estimate future trends.

§ Mr. David Mitchell
The information for the years 1981 to 1985 is as follows:
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1981 1982 1983 1984–85 1985–86

Volume of freight carried ¹(TEU's) 000's 824 766 975 852 886

Revenue (£ million) 72.1 69.6 97.6 101.7 107.0

Staff employed at year's end 2,215 2,087 2,028 1,907 1,844

¹Containers forwarded by land in 20 foot equivalent units (TEU's).

Future trends in the business are a matter of commercial judgment for the Freightliners board.

	1981	1982	1983	1984–85	1985–86
Volume of freight carried ¹(TEU's) 000's	824	766	975	852	886
Revenue (£ million)	72.1	69.6	97.6	101.7	107.0
Staff employed at year's end	2,215	2,087	2,028	1,907	1,844
¹Containers forwarded by land in 20 foot equivalent units (TEU's).