BUSES WHITE PAPER-A "CONCRETE EDIFICE ON STILTS"

This article examines the evidence presented in the UK government white paper proposals for the deregulation of the bus passenger transport industry. The writer states that the evidence is at best partial and is far removed from the general industrial practices currently operating in Britain. In the absence of appropriate evidence the white paper's arguments are said to rest on a series of weakly supported assertions. The fallacy of the white paper's purported mismatch between supply and demand based on changes in boarding rates is illustrated with respect to two municipal operators-Reading and Southend. The effect of suburbanisation and rationalisation of bus services are discussed. The need to take account of social demand as well as commercial viability in the planning of public transport services is emphasized. (TRRL)

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  Specialist and Professional Press

  Surrey House, 1 Throwley Way
  Sutton, Surrey SM1 4QQ,   England 
• Authors:
  • Turner, R
• Publication Date: 1984-11-29

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 8-10
• Serial:
  • SURVEYOR
  • Volume: 163
  • Issue Number: 4821
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0039-6303

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transit; Buses; Deregulation; Economic factors; Economics; Federal government; Legislation; Needs assessment; Policy; Profitability; Public transit; Social factors; Transportation; Transportation policy
• Uncontrolled Terms: Modifications
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom; United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus services; National transportation policies
• ITRD Terms: 263: Economics of transport; 183: Government (national); 1556: Legislation; 9048: Modification; 173: Policy; 744: Public transport; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Economics; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Society; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00394366
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1985 12:00AM