The 7th Conference of the Australian Road Research Board, volume 7, part 2, pp. 384-396
Trrl Lr 825 TRRL has studied the effects of a distribution of bus service information leaflets, to determine whether expenditure on such activities can be justified by resultant increases in traffic. Principal findings were that the extra revenue attributable directly to the information leaflet was some four times the cost of production and distribution. Patronage on the bus services in the …
An analysis is made of the prices charged by privately owned bus and coach companies for works and school contract services in a particular area. A regression equation is obtained which relates the contract price to the type of contract (works or school), vehicle size and distance run. This equation is used to compute the fare required for a work contract service to break-even at varying loads …
Trrl Lr 906 Questionnaire surveys were carried out amongst rail passengers and motorists during the August weekend when the charter service was running, to obtain people's opinions of the service. The survey showed that for most passengers, Dales Rail provided an opportunity of a trip to the Dales which would not have been made had the charter service not been running, and for two-thirds of …
Trrl Lr 848 A study is made of fixed route bus service operating in towns with populations in the range 5,000 to 30,000. Analysis of eight such services is carried out to identify and, where possible, quantify those factors which favour their operation. The study was undertaken to assess the potential for and advisability of extending this type of operation to other small towns. Quantitative…
Trrl Lr 847 The operation of dial-a-bus, fixed route minibus and conventional bus service in Old Harlow was monitored; details of their operating characteristics, ridership and user characteristics are presented. A quantitative assessment of the services was made by comparing them when operated for the same hours, at the same fares and when costed on the same basis. The fares were normalised…
In order to assess the potential value of bus control a computer simulation of a high frequancy urban bus service has been used to estimate the likely effects of applying a number of control strategies formulated for use when the positions of buses on the route were known. Four strategies were considered; The first three regulised bus depatures from termini by making adjustments to bus layover …