DB Cargo UK was the largest rail freight operator in the United Kingdom. It consistently covered the longest distances per annum. In 2020/21, its figures amounted to 10.37 million kilometers, which was a noticeable decrease compared to the beginning of the reporting period. Freightliner was second in the market, recording around 7.11 million kilometers.
Freight train kilometers share by operator in Great Britain from 2010/11 to 2020/21 (in million kilometers)
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Office of Rail and Road (UK). (May 27, 2021). Freight train kilometers share by operator in Great Britain from 2010/11 to 2020/21 (in million kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/624683/gb-freight-train-kilometers-by-operator-2010-17/
Office of Rail and Road (UK). "Freight train kilometers share by operator in Great Britain from 2010/11 to 2020/21 (in million kilometers)." Chart. May 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/624683/gb-freight-train-kilometers-by-operator-2010-17/
Office of Rail and Road (UK). (2021). Freight train kilometers share by operator in Great Britain from 2010/11 to 2020/21 (in million kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/624683/gb-freight-train-kilometers-by-operator-2010-17/
Office of Rail and Road (UK). "Freight Train Kilometers Share by Operator in Great Britain from 2010/11 to 2020/21 (in Million Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/624683/gb-freight-train-kilometers-by-operator-2010-17/
Office of Rail and Road (UK), Freight train kilometers share by operator in Great Britain from 2010/11 to 2020/21 (in million kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/624683/gb-freight-train-kilometers-by-operator-2010-17/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Freight train kilometers share by operator in Great Britain from 2010/11 to 2020/21 (in million kilometers) [Graph], Office of Rail and Road (UK), May 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/624683/gb-freight-train-kilometers-by-operator-2010-17/