THE NEW BUS NETWORK

The views of county and regional personnel on the public transport situation following deregulation are outlined. From the planning officer's point of view, the importance of analysing the shortcomings of the commercial registrations for providing public transport services, and devising supplementary services required by the local authority policies, such as providing adequate services for the elderly and the disabled, is stressed. From the point of view of the contracts officer, the problems of tendering, especially the large administrative burden, the length and understanding of contract documents, are reviewed. Concern is expressed over the low return of tender invitations, which is typically 10%. Summaries are given of the effects of deregulation: (1) the trend in expenditure for support costs is down; (2) for service levels, perceived gains result from high frequency minibus networks, and the majority consider that passengers will not be worse off overall; (3) a small majority think the registered network will be stable; and (4) the main problem of deregulation is publicity of the services available. Other problems include child fares, traffic regulation and bus stops, crossing boundaries, bus stations, and contract terms. For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 819712. T

• Corporate Authors:

  BUS AND COACH COUNCIL

  SARDINIA HOUSE, 52 LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS
  London,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Glover, J G
• Conference:
  • SELECT PAPERS FROM THE 12TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF T COACH COUNCIL, HARROGATE, YORKSHIRE, 15-17 SEPTEM
• Publication Date: 1986

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 3 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Aged; Buses; Conferences; Deregulation; Level of service; Persons with disabilities; Public transit; Publicity; Tenders
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 137: Bid; 1272: Bus; 8525: Conference; 1726: Disabled person; 653: Level of service; 1746: Old people; 744: Public transport; 8573: Publicity; 137: Tender; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00487673
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1989 12:00AM