SOME PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE HARLOW DIAL-A-BUS EXPERIMENT

An experimental dial-a-bus service has been running in harlow since August 1974. It connects the residential neighbourhood of old harlow to a number of destinations in harlow new town between the hours of 07.00 and 23.30. After six months the service was carrying over 4000 passengers per week at an average load factor of 50 per cent. Lack of A telephone had not proved a significant deterrent to using the service. About 75 per cent of passengers were booking journeys and/or receiving doorstep service. Survey results are given that indicate the purposes for which journeys were made and the mode that would have been used if dial-a-bus were not available. The experimental results are found to compare well with predictions made using a conventional modal choice model. The cost of the experimental service is found4.86 per bus hour and the gross revenue covers about 30 per cent of this cost. It is estimated that a non-experimental service could cost found3.9 per bus hour and achieve revenue to cover 60-70 per cent of its cost. (a) for the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD abstract no. 220828. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Planning and Transport Res and Computation Co Ltd

  167 Oxford Street
  London W1R 1AH,   England 
• Authors:
  • Mitchell, CGB
  • MARTIN, P H
• Publication Date: 1975-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 88-144
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Construction Press Limited
  • Publisher: Construction Press Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Buses; Conferences; Forecasting; Mathematical models; Modal split; Mode choice; New towns; Paratransit services; Public transit; Trip purpose
• Uncontrolled Terms: Use
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Dial-a-bus; Modal selection
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 1251: Capacity (veh); 1157: Community transport; 8525: Conference; 224: Cost; 226: Cost benefit analysis; 1157: Dial a ride; 132: Forecast; 698: Journey; 696: Journey purpose; 6473: Mathematical model; 675: Modal split; 329: New town; 744: Public transport; 8119: United Kingdom; 9084: Use
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00142146
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: P126 Analytic, ANALYTIC
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 19 1981 12:00AM