THE OPERATION OF URBAN BUS ROUTES. 3 WIDER ASPECTS OF OPERATION

This is the last in a series of three articles on the operation of urban bus routes. The operation is studied in terms of the times spent by passengers and buses in different stages of their journeys. The first article provided an introduction to the subject area and a framework for assessing route performance, together with some results. The second article assessed the sources of irregularity in bus route operation and compared their magnitudes. This final article presents a variety of topics of a broader nature of relevance to the passenger, the traffic engineer and the bus operator. Included are walking to and waiting at stops, measuring delays to buses, and the optimum spacing of stops and routes. It concludes with a discussion on the implications of the work reported in the whole series. /Author/TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Printerhall Limited

  29 Newmart Street
  London W1P 3PE,   England 
• Authors:
  • Chapman, R A
  • GAULT, H E
  • Jenkins, I A
• Publication Date: 1977-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 416-419
• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus stops; Bus transportation; Buses; Itinerary; Measurement; Operations; Routes; Time; Traffic delays; Transportation planning; Urban areas; Vehicle occupants; Waiting time; Walking
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 1243: Car; 8525: Conference; 9010: Delay; 9013: Development; 1152: Future transport mode; 9108: Improvement; 2163: Injury; 699: Itinerary; 6136: Measurement; 1466: Passive safety system; 9149: Prevention; 1476: Safety belt; 5471: Shock; 5414: Time; 313: Urban area; 1715: Vehicle occupant; 9100: Waiting time; 758: Walking
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00168142
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 1981 12:00AM