HERE TODAY-HERE TOMORROW?-THE UNCERTAIN FUTURE FOR BRITAIN'S BUSES

Government proposals for the deregulation of bus services, together with enforced privatisation, have created controversy as to the form and future of the bus system. This publication looks at the place of the bus in the transport system, examines the government's proposals for change, and asks whether deregulation of services is the best solution. A table shows that of all EEC countries, the UK and Belgium are the only two to have suffered a decline of bus and coach passengers over the decade 1971/81. All the other countries showed an increase. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Friends of the Earth Transport Campaign

  377 City Road
  London,   England 
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 20 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transit; Buses; Deregulation; Economic factors; Economics; Federal government; Legislation; Private enterprise; Public transit; Recommendations; Ridership; Subsidies; Transportation
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus services
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 263: Economics of transport; 244: Financing; 183: Government (national); 1556: Legislation; 744: Public transport; 177: Specifications; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00450394
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM