INTERTOWN PUBLIC TRANSPORT. ALTERNATIVES FOR CANBERRA

Canberra's intertown public transport service is the central part of a previously agreed overall strategy of public transport services whereby feeder buses radiate from the independent town centres which, in turn, are linked by A high quality intertown service. Previous studies have suggested busway, rail, or automated systems (if available) for operation on the metropolitan intertown service. This report describes a study which examined a large number of conventional and non-conventional alternative public transport systems for use on the express intertown service which at present is operated with buses running in mixed traffic. The study primarily evaluated the feasible alternatives on technical, economic and environmental grounds, although other considerations were also taken into account. No consideration was given to the feeder bus system which was assumed to provide the same service irrespective of the type of intertown system utilized. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  National Capital Development Commission, Australia

  220 Northbourne Avenue
  Canberra, A.C.T.,   Australia 
• Publication Date: 1976-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 122 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Automated guideway transit; Automated vehicle control; Bus transportation; Buses; Busways; Competition; Economic benefits; Economic factors; Economics; Environmental impacts; Evaluation and assessment; Federal government; Feeder buses; Forecasting; Intercity bus lines; Intercity transportation; Public transit; Railroad transportation; Rapid transit; Transportation; Transportation modes; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Use
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• Old TRIS Terms: Analytical techniques; Automated transit system
• ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 263: Economics of transport; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 132: Forecast; 183: Government (national); 388: Inter urban; 744: Public transport; 9084: Use
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00164152
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 30 1981 12:00AM