HOW DOES DIAL-A-BUS WORK?

Two dial-a-bus systems are examined, one at old Harlow and the other at Hampstead. Brief details are given of the mode of operation of the systems, the fare structure, ridership, and of passenger opinion. Results of a survey of passengers at Harlow suggest that journey-to-work users are in the minority and that use of the service by car-owning households has steadily risen since the service started. Cost, revenue and subsidies are discussed. The report concludes that both services are reliable and have attracted travellers from the private car. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Architects Press Limited

  9 Queen Annes Gate
  London SW1,   England 
• Authors:
  • ALDOUS, T
• Publication Date: 1975-2-26

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 460-461
• Serial:
  • ARCHITECTS JOURNAL
  • Volume: 161
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: ARCHITECTURAL PRESS LTD
  • ISSN: 0003-8466

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Costs; Door to door service; Fares; Financing; Motor vehicles; Origin and destination; Ownership; Paratransit services; Public transit; Revenues; Ridership; Shopping centers; Surveys; Tariffs; Telephone; Tourism; Transportation operations; Urban areas; Work trips
• Uncontrolled Terms: Use
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Dial-a-bus
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 244: Financing; 621: Journey to work; 1144: Operations (transp network); 687: Origin destination traffic; 320: Shopping centre; 241: Tariff; 390: Telephone; 9143: Tourism; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area; 9084: Use; 315: Vehicle ownership
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00131484
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 14 1981 12:00AM