PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATIONS

The author identifies briefly the role and objectives of conurbation public transport, with particular reference to buses; then discusses the road traffic environment for the operator and highlights issues which affect the quality of service and what the operator can do about it: he then deals with the institutional framework and competition. Finally, a marketing perspective on the public transport operator illustrates a number of issues which fall largely within the operator's own responsibility, and where operators themselves need to take the initiative to improve the service they provide. (TRRL)

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was presented at the national conference of the Institution of Highways and Transportation on "Transportation in Conurbations" held in London on 1st and 2nd December 1983.
• Corporate Authors:

  INSTITUTION OF HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION

  6 ENDSLEIGH STREET
  LONDON,   United Kingdom  WC1H 0DZ
• Authors:
  • Quarmby, D A
• Publication Date: 1984-4

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 22-27
• Serial:
  • HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION
  • Volume: 31
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: INSTITUTION OF HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION
  • ISSN: 0265-6868

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transportation; Buses; Conferences; Economic efficiency; Financing; Level of service; Management; Marketing; Public transit; Traffic delays; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Transit management
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 9010: Delay; 5911: Efficiency; 244: Financing; 653: Level of service; 744: Public transport; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00387605
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 30 1985 12:00AM