THE DISTRICT BUS IS DOING WELL

BUURTBUS GOED OP GANG

The results are reported of an evaluation of five minibus networks in Holland. These buses operate in areas with no public transport, and it is a condition of their operation that existing public transport bordering the mini networks must not be harmed by competition. There is maximum participation of the population in the districts where these buses operate. The district bus committees are composed of representatives of the villages in the areas served by the buses, which in turn are manned by volunteers who have passed a medical test. Pensioners, housewives, part-timers and unemployed may act as drivers. Costs are low, and results to date show that the service is popular. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom 
• Publication Date: 1984

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: 7 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus drivers; Bus transit; Itinerary; Level of service; Minibuses; Paratransit services; Public transit; Rural areas; Timetables; Transportation operations; Volunteers
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus services
• ITRD Terms: 699: Itinerary; 653: Level of service; 1263: Minibus; 8078: Netherlands; 1144: Operations (transp network); 744: Public transport; 328: Rural area; 1186: Timetable
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00394389
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: Translation 3126 Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1985 12:00AM