THE BENEFITS OF MINIBUSES: A COMMENT

The paper comments on an earlier article by Walters, September 1979, which considered the benefits of minibuses, and which this article considers to have omitted some social and financial costs. Such omissions involve hours of operation, operational life, depreciation and, changes in frequency and profitability of conventional services. Quoted low cost and flexibility advantages of minibuses operated by small businesses are a function of the individual company and not only of vehicle size as such. A rejoinder to these criticisms of the original paper by Walters is added. (TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  London School of Economics and Political Science

  Houghton Street, Aldwych
  London WC2A 2AE,   England 
• Authors:
  • White, P R
• Publication Date: 1981-1

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 77-80
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transport Economics and Policy
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: University of Bath
  • ISSN: 0022-5258
  • Serial URL: http://www.jtep.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Benefits; Economic efficiency; Economic factors; Economics; Errors; Forecasting; Governments; Minibuses; Operating costs; Profits; Public service; Public transit; Service agencies; Socioeconomic factors; Transportation; Transportation planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency
• ITRD Terms: 226: Cost benefit analysis; 263: Economics of transport; 5911: Efficiency; 6440: Error; 132: Forecast; 1263: Minibus; 217: Profit; 744: Public transport; 391: Services (public)
• Subject Areas: Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00334117
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 1981 12:00AM