• In 2004/05 more than 1 billion passenger journeys were made on the national rail network for the second year running, the highest it has been since 1961. (Figure 12.12) Latest information on bus and rail travel
• The total distance travelled by people within Great Britain grew between 1961 and 2004, from 295 billion to 797 billion passenger kilometres. (Page 176) Latest information on road traffic
• Over 4.6 billion journeys in Great Britain were made by local bus in 2004/05, more than twice the number made by rail. (Page 180) Latest information on bus and rail travel
• Between 1980 and 2004, the number of air passengers travelling to or from overseas countries through UK airports (excluding those in transit) almost quadrupled from 43 million to 167 million. (Figure 12.16) Latest information on air travel
• Between 1991 and 2004/05, UK household expenditure on motoring increased by 30 per cent in real terms, while spending on fares and other travel costs rose by 20 per cent. (Table 12.19)
• According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the United Kingdom had one of the lowest road death rates in the EU-25, at 6.1 per 100,000 population in 2003. (Table 12.23) Latest information on road casualties
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