THE REVENUE EFFECTS OF TIMTRONIC TICKET MACHINES

This paper describes an approach to measuring changes in the distribution of fares paid, caused by the introduction of automatic ticket machines on buses. The effect of the machines on service schedules was also studied. The proposed method is as follows: collect reliable daily revenues by route for as long a period as possible before the changeover; develop statistical relationships between the variations in revenue on one route and that on other similar routes; use those relationships to predict what revenues would have been expected on a given route, had the new machines not been installed; compare this predicted revenue with the actual revenue measured by the machine. An example is given of the type of regression model applicable in the required analyses.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Oxford

  Transport Studies Unit, 11 Bevington Road
  Oxford,   United Kingdom  OX2 6NB
• Authors:
  • CLARKE, M I
• Publication Date: 1982-5

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 16 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic control; Automation; Bus transit; Buses; Data collection; Payment; Public transit; Quality of service; Regression analysis; Revenues; Statistical analysis; Tariffs; Ticket vending machines
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus services
• ITRD Terms: 3882: Automatic; 272: Payment; 744: Public transport; 6588: Regression analysis; 241: Tariff
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00378673
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 184/PR Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1983 12:00AM