THE OPTIMISATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN SMALL TOWNS

A study was carried out with the aim of determining the optimum form of public transport for the town of Carterton, Oxfordshire. A demand model was developed and calibrated and was shown to be in close agreement with observations for three different levels of public transport in the town. This model was used to predict the variations of demand with fare and level of service for three different transport systems: fixed route minibus, many-to-many dial-a-bus and taxi. Supply models were developed for each of these types of operation, and the fare and level of service for each system was optimised according to both commercial and social objectives. It was concluded that none of these systems could be operated at a commercial profit and that only a fixed route minibus service could show a net social benefit. /Author/TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • MARTIN, P H
  • TUNBRIDGE, R J
• Publication Date: 1977

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 43 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demand; Forecasting; Mathematical models; Minibuses; Operating costs; Optimization; Paratransit services; Profits; Public transit; Small towns; Socioeconomic factors; Tariffs; Taxicabs; Transportation operations; Travel demand; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models; Optimum
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Dial-a-bus
• ITRD Terms: 1157: Community transport; 285: Demand (econ); 1157: Dial a ride; 132: Forecast; 6473: Mathematical model; 221: Operating costs; 217: Profit; 744: Public transport; 1084: Stop (public transport); 241: Tariff; 1148: Taxi; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00168141
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: TRRL Lab. Rpt. 791 Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 1981 12:00AM