REGULATING GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE BUS SERVICES IN SYDNEY. 14TH AUSTRALIAN TRANSPORT RESEARCH FORUM, PERTH 20-22 SEPTEMBER 1989; FORUM PAPERS. VOLUMES 1 AND 2

Government buses in the inner city have been losing substantial sums despite buoyant patronage. Private services in outer areas achieve profitability through school student conveyancing but routes are not readily adaptable to changing circumstances and provide variable levels of service. Reorganisation is required but avoiding problems associated with complete deregulation. A more research oriented approach is being introduced in which private bus industry performance is evaluated against levels of service provided by acknowledged industry leaders. Additional research is improving understanding of operator costs and types of service required by customers. This provides an informed base upon which to establish the type of service which should be provided. Government bus operations are being reshaped on commercial lines with the onus on managers identifying loss making activities. Government must then decide where support should be continued. Research is under way on identifying congestion related externalities as one factor. Social obligations may be treated in much the same way as with private operators. However, this revised approach to bus service administration cannot succeed without a more flexible system of route licensing. A contract system is proposed giving preference to existing operators but with termination provisions where adequate services are not provided (a). For the covering record of the forum, see IRRD no 822808.

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  Western Australia Department of Transport

  136 Stirling Highway
  Nedlands, Western Australia,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • DAY, R
• Publication Date: 1989-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 1-10
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Western Australia Department of Transport
  • Volume: 1
  • Publisher: Western Australia Department of Transport

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Buses; Conferences; Demand; Deregulation; Evaluation and assessment; Financing; Industries; Itinerary; Level of service; Operating costs; Performance; Private enterprise; Public transit; State government
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497826
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 0-7309-2663-X
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM