THE EFFECTS OF THE WITHDRAWAL OF BUS SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS

In the United Kingdom there has been a considerable concern over the effects on people living in rural areas of the reduction or withdrawal of local bus services. The consequences are often predicted, and many people believe that the changes in rural life that can be observed are at least partly attributable to loss of public transport services. Before and after studies were conducted of the withdrawal of rural bus services to determine whether the more extreme effects claimed did in fact occur, and to provide more general research information on the extent to which people's activities were affected by the level of public transport provision. The studies were conducted in North Lincolnshire, South Humberside and Shropshire. Results of the studies are presented. (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper from the Interpreting and Valueing Transport's Role in Social Well-Being an International Conference held April 12-15, 1983, Noordwijk, Netherlands.
• Corporate Authors:

  Ministry of Transport and Public Works

  P.O. Box 20901
  The Hague,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Oxley, P R
  • Mitchell, CGB
• Conference:
  • Paper from the Interpreting and Valueing Transport's Role in Social Well-Being an International Conference held April 12-15, 1983, Noordwijk, Netherlands.
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 207-229

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abandonment; Before and after studies; Behavior; Bus transportation; Buses; Conferences; Households; Level of service; Mobility; Operating costs; Public transit; Rural areas; Service discontinuance; Sintering; Sociology
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 9148: Before and after study; 9001: Behaviour; 1272: Bus; 1105: Closing down (transp line); 8525: Conference; 9009: Decrease; 309: Household; 653: Level of service; 9105: Mobility (pers); 221: Operating costs; 744: Public transport; 328: Rural area; 2253: Sociology; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00450443
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM