PRIVATISING PUBLIC TRANSPORT

The vast majority of Britain's public transport was owned and operated, until the 1980s, by the public sector, and regulatory restrictions ensured that there was little or no direct competition within each mode. Today, Britain's buses and trains, other than London's underground, are almost entirely in private hands. This article examines what effect this has had for the service's users.

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• Corporate Authors:

  International Association of Public Transport (UITP)

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  Brussels,   Belgium  BE-1080
• Authors:
  • Cartledge, J
• Publication Date: 2002-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 18-23
• Serial:
  • Public Transport International
  • Volume: 51
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: International Association of Public Transport (UITP)
  • ISSN: 1016-796X
  • Serial URL: http://www.uitp.org/publications/public-transport-magazine.cfm

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Customer satisfaction; Ownership; Passenger service; Privatization; Public private partnerships; Public transit; Transit operators; User benefits
• Geographic Terms: London (England); United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00942016
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 18 2003 12:00AM