16-27  Principal Economic and Technical Indicators of National Railway Transport
           
Item 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
           
  Average Daily Ton-kilometers of Freight                                                   
    Locomotives                                    (10 000 ton-km) 97.0 99.4 99.9 102.2 105.8
      Steam Locomotives                                42.0 42.3 40.0 23.7 19.3
      Diesel Locomotives                               98.8 101.1 100.7 99.3 101.4
      Electric Locomotives                             99.5 99.6 100.7 106.8 112.8
  Average Total Tonnage of Freight Locomotives  (ton) 2654 2676 2760 2789 2829
      Steam Locomotives                                1720 1712 1775 944 824
      Diesel Locomotives                               2596 2608 2668 2648 2679
      Electric Locomotives                             2870 2869 2985 3028 3071
  Daily Distance per Freight Locomotive              (km) 438 443 437 445 450
  Daily Distance per Passenger Locomotive          (km) 520 521 533 557 562
  Coal Consumption of Steam Locomotives            
     (kg/10 000 ton-km) 206.6 207.8 195.0 421.3 330.5
  Oil Consumption of Diesel Locomotives            
     (kg/10 000 ton-km) 26.2 25.8 25.7 25.9 25.4
  Electricity Consumption of Electric Locomotives  
    (kwh/10 000 ton-km) 113.6 113.2 113.1 110.8 110
  Punctuality Rate of Freight Trains at Departure       (%) 96.8 97.2 97.2 97.3 96.9
  Punctuality Rate of Freight Trains in Running         (%) 96.6 96.8 96.8 96.7 96.5
  Punctuality Rate of Passenger Trains at Departure   (%)  99.8 99.8 99.8 99.8 99.7
  Punctuality Rate of Passenger Trains in Running    (%) 97.3 97.1 96.9 97.6 96.5
  Technical Speed of Passenger Trains                  (km/hr) 65.7 66.6 69.5 71.4 71.7
  Traveling Speed of Passenger Trains                  (km/hr) 56.0 56.8 60.5 62.0 62.2
  Density of Passenger Transport              
      (10 000 passenger-km/km) 699.0 753.0 785.0 807.0 765.0
  Technical Speed of Freight Trains                        (km/hr) 46.5 46.4 46.7 47.1 47.1
  Running Speed of Freight Trains                          (km/hr) 31.6 31.8 39.5 32.4 32.8
  Density of Freight Transport            (10 000 ton-km/km)                  2172 2274 2412 2533 2726
  Turning Around Time of Freight Cars                     (day) 5.50 5.39 5.08 5.10 5.10
  Handling Time of Freight                                       (hour) 23.4 23.1 22.0 21.2 20.9
  Transfer Waiting Time per Car                               (hour) 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.5
  Static Load of Freight Cars (Standard Gauge)          (ton) 57.7 57.9 58.1 58.2 58.3
  Utilization Rate of Loading Capacity of Freight Cars (%)    96.8 97.1 97.3 96.7 96.5