HOW MINI-BUSES COULD BENEFIT FROM MACRO-MANAGEMENT. EFFICIENT OPERATION OF VOLUNTARY SECTOR TRANSPORT IN AN URBAN COMMUNITY

A short study was made concerning the use and availability of voluntary sector transport in the Newcastle upon Tyne area. The study was in two parts, the first dealing with the ownership and type of vehicles, details of their availability to other groups and the reason for restrictions on use. The second stage was an examination of the patterns and intensity of use. It was concluded that there is scope for more efficient use of the resources available. The optimum solution, which would not diminish the degree control by any organisation over their own vehicle, would be a loose pooling of resources under a mutual assistance scheme. A small control unit would be necessary to help co-ordinate use, act as a source of advice and information on technical or operational difficulties and for providing a small vehicle float. (TRRL)

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  Surrey House, 1 Throwley Way
  Sutton, Surrey SM1 4QQ,   England 
• Authors:
  • MELLOR, A
  • KNIGHT, A
• Publication Date: 1985-6-13

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 17-18
• Serial:
  • SURVEYOR
  • Volume: 165
  • Issue Number: 4848
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0039-6303

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Door to door service; Economic efficiency; Minibuses; Motor vehicles; Operations; Ownership; Paratransit services; Private enterprise; Resource allocation; Supply; Urban areas; Vehicle characteristics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Availability; Efficiency; Intensity; Patterns; Restrictions
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Pooling
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 1159: Door to door (transp); 5911: Efficiency; 1263: Minibus; 1128: Paratransit; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00452086
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 31 1985 12:00AM