What total number of passenger miles have been travelled by train in each year since 1945.

The total number of passenger miles travelled by train each year since 1945 is not held centrally.
However, table 1 shows the number of passenger miles travelled on First ScotRail services since 1996 onwards, which accounts for 96 per cent of the Scottish rail network. Table 2 shows the total number of passenger journeys originating in Scotland from 1960 onwards.
Table 1: Passenger Miles “ First ScotRail only

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| Passenger Miles
(Million)

1996-97
| 1,039

1997-98
| 1,086

1998-99
| 1,132

1999-2000
| 1,190

2000-01
| 1,205

2001-02
| 1,224

2002-03
| 1,208

2003-04
| 1,294

2004-05
| 1,382

2005-06
| 1,459

2006-07
| 1,495

Source (both tables): Transport Scotland.
Table 2: Passenger journeys originating in Scotland, 1960-61 to 2005-06
Financial Year
| All Passenger Journeys Originating in Scotland
(Million)
| Financial Year
| All Passenger Journeys Originating in Scotland
(Million)

1960-61
| 64.9
| 1983-84
| 55.7

1961-62
| 63.4
| 1984-85
| 51.3

1962-63
| 72.3
| 1985-86
| 57.1