RURAL TRANSPORT EXPERIMENTS: BLACKMOUNT SERVICES. A REPORT BY THE SCOTTISH RUTEX WORKING GROUP

Detailed information about the design implementation and operation of the Government's first rural transport experiment in Scotland is reported. The experiment comprises an integrated service operated by a 17 seater minibus (the Medwyn Gypsy) and two postbuses. Parts of the minibus route are served on a demand responsive basis. Results of surveys carried out prior to the introduction of the experiment and since its commencement are recorded. Costs of the experimental service are compared with the costs of the conventional bus services which were previously operating in the area. Patronage on the experimental services consists mainly of women and pensioners who do not have a private vehicle belonging to their households. Most trips are for shopping and social purposes. (Copyright (c) Crown Copyright 1979.)

• Corporate Authors:

  Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom 

  (England).

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• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Pagination: 35 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Level of service; Public transit; Rates; Routes; Rural areas; Travel patterns
• Uncontrolled Terms: Services
• Old TRIS Terms: Rates costs
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00313817
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: TRRL-SUPPLEMENTARY-446
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 26 1981 12:00AM