PERMANENT WAY FOR RURAL TRAINS

The article discusses the positive contribution that rail services can play in rural areas. In areas in the U.K. rail closures have left an uneven distribution of rural rail services depending on political, social and physical influences. Rural communities near to conurbations benefit from commuter demand while in areas where stopping services are a hindrance to operations, bus services can provide greater coverage. It is argued that there is a need for criteria against which the social value of rural rail and bus services can be evaluated as part of a co-ordinated public transport system. Operating economies in rural rail services could result from introducing lightweight rolling stock now being developed by Leyland. The declining significance of public transport is likely to lead to a more selective and specific function for British Rail according to particular social needs.

• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Building and Contract Journals Limited

  Surrey House, 1 Throwley Way
  Sutton, Surrey SM1 4QQ,   England 
• Authors:
  • Hodge, P
• Publication Date: 1979-8-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 12-14
• Serial:
  • Surveyor - Public Authority Technology
  • Volume: 154
  • Issue Number: 4548
  • Publisher: IPC Building and Contract Journals Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Demand; Economic factors; Economics; Evaluation and assessment; Passenger transportation; Public transit; Railbuses; Railroad traffic; Railroad transportation; Rural areas; Socioeconomic factors; Sociology; Traffic density; Transportation
• Identifier Terms: British Rail
• Old TRIS Terms: Light density lines; Railbus
• ITRD Terms: 9139: Accessibility; 285: Demand (econ); 263: Economics of transport; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 744: Public transport; 1173: Rail bound transport; 328: Rural area; 2253: Sociology
• Subject Areas: Economics; Environment; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00309920
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 21 1981 12:00AM