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Table 8.13
Summary Statistics on Buses by Type, 1970-98
Yeai Transit motor bus” Intercity bus School bus
1970 49,700
1975 50,811
1980 59,411
1985 64,258
1990 58,714
1995 67,107
1996 71,678
1997 72,770
1998 74,641
Number in operation
22,000
20,500
21,400
20,200
20,680
20,138
20,649
20,910
19,173
Vehicle-miles (millions)
288,700
368,300
418,255
480,400
508,261
560,447
569,395
568,113
582,470
1970 1,409 1,209 2,100
1975 1,526 1,126 2,500
1980 1,677 1,162 2,900
1985 1,863 933 3,448
1990 2,123 991 3,800
1995 2,184 1,194 5,000
1996 2,221 1,220 5,000
1997 2,245 1,319 4,400
1998
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
1996
1997
1998
2,291 1,366 4,300
Passenger-miles (millions)
18,210 25,300 b
18,300 25,400 b
21,790 27,400 b
21,161 23,800 b
20,981 23,000 74,200
18,818 28,100 95,000
19,096 28,800 99,000
19,604 30,600 82,900
20,602 31,700 b
Energy use (trillion Btu)
1970 44.8 26.6 37.5
1975 51.5 24.8 42.6
1980 61.3 29.3 47.5
1985 72.4 31.5 57.0
1990 78.9 21.7 64.8”
1995 87.5 c 22.6 83.9
1996 89.3 22.6 84.7
1997 93.0 22.2 83.9
1998 87.3 22.6 84.7
Source:
See Appendix A for Table 8.13.
(Additional resources: www.apta.com, www.fhwa.dot.gov, www.schoolbusfleet.com)
a Data for transit buses after 1983 are not comparable with prior data. Data for prior years were provided
voluntarily and statistically expanded; in 1984 reporting became mandatory.
’ Data are not available.
’ Beginning in 1992, data became available on alternative fuel use by transit buses.
d Assumptions about fuel type changed in this year. See Appendix A for details.
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