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Transportation in the United Kingdom
Railways:
Highways:
total:
371,603 km
paved:
371,603 km (including 3,303 km of expressways)
unpaved:
0 km (1998 est.)
Driving is on the left.
Waterways:
3,200 km - Waterways in the United Kingdom
Pipelines:
crude oil (almost all insignificant) 933 km; petroleum products 2,993 km; natural gas 12,800 km
Ports and harbours:
Aberdeen, Belfast, Bristol, Cardiff, Dover, Falmouth[?], Felixstowe[?], Glasgow, Grangemouth[?], Hull, Leith, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Peterhead[?], Plymouth, Portsmouth, Scapa Flow, Southampton, Sullom Voe[?], Tees[?], Tyne
Merchant marine:
total:
173 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,917,708 GRT/3,063,113 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 4, cargo 33, chemical tanker 5, combination ore/oil 1, container 39, liquified gas 2, passenger 8, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 50, roll-on/roll-off 18, short-sea passenger 10, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 1 (1999 est.)
Airports:
498 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
357
over 3,047 m:
10
2,438 to 3,047 m:
33
1,524 to 2,437 m:
166
914 to 1,523 m:
93
under 914 m:
55 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
141
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m:
23
under 914 m:
117 (1999 est.)
Heliports:
12 (1999 est.)
- See also : United Kingdom, Waterways in the United Kingdom, British railway system, List of motorways in the United Kingdom
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