COMPETITION AND CO-ORDINATION - NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE. PLANNING FOR PASSENGER TRANSPORT INTEGRATION. PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE HELD IN NOTTINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM, MARCH 1984

The author considers that a fully integrated transport system is not possible but discusses the possibilities for co-ordination within competitive passenger transport. The market for transport systems is first examined and a heterogeneity found with a requirement for cross subsidies, concessionary fares and revenue support. The costs of infrastructure and how it affects efficiency and competition between modes is considered. Deregulation of express coaches under the 1980 Transport Act is described and the effect of competition traced. The extension of this to stage buses is considered and found inadvisable. The author suggests that the co-ordination of public transport is an important aim but that it is hampered by swings of the political pendulum. Several approaches to co-ordination are described including London, the shire counties, metropolitan counties and Scottish regions. Experiments in the relaxation of control of the stage bus are briefly noted with particular reference to the trial in Hereford. For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 830760.

• Corporate Authors:

  CICC Publications

  P.O. Box 31
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• Authors:
  • Quin, D R
• Publication Date: 1984

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 125-133
• Serial:
  • Publication of: CICC Publications
  • Publisher: CICC Publications

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Competition; Conferences; Deregulation; Financing; Intercity transportation; Networks; Public transit; Tariffs; Transfer points; Transfers; Transportation modes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation networks
• Subject Areas: Finance; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00606694
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1991 12:00AM