Bus and Coach Statistics is a biennial Statistics Bulletin which describes the trends in Scottish bus and coach services over the past 10 years. The data focuses on the latest year and compares it with the previous year, and also with trends over the past ten years. Trends for Scotland are also compared with those for Great Britain as a whole (and for Great Britain outwith London).
Sources:
The data is collected from Scottish operators.
Statistics for the Bus and Coach Statistics Bulletin are provided by the Department for Transport.
Data Availability:
The bulletin provides estimates of the level of provision and trends in the provision of local bus services and patronage of such services for Scotland, and in some cases by local authority area. These include:
Format of the Data:
The statistics contained with the Bus and Coach Statistics Bulletin are presented in tabular format supported by textual commentary. The bulletin is available in paper format and electronically via the internet.
Data Use:
The information and statistics contained within with the Bus and Coach Statistics bulletin can be used to examine the current and historic levels and trends in the provision and patronage of bus and coach services throughout Scotland. These can then be compared against similar data for Great Britain as a whole (with and without the inclusion of services in London).
Data Access:
Copies of the Bus and Coach Statistics Bulletin is available from The Stationery Office Bookshop and on the Scottish Executive website at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/.
Cost:
The Bus and Coach Statistics Bulletin is priced at £2.00. Information obtained via the internet is available free of charge.
Contacts:
The Scottish Government contact for Bus and Coach statistics is:
Email: transtat@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
The DfT can be contacted regarding national bus and coach statistics by emailing bus.statistics@dft.gsi.gov.uk
