Road Passenger Transport Management
Planning and Coordinating Passenger Transport Operations
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Road Passenger Transport Management
Planning and Coordinating Passenger Transport Operations
About this book
Road passenger transport management is an important role, involving the planning and coordinating of passenger transport operations, including routes and schedules. Managers ensure that passengers reach their destinations safely, on time and in the most cost-effective way. Road Passenger Transport Management covers all the essential tasks a transport manager is expected to master. Road Passenger Transport Management provides tips and tools for working with customers, planning routes and scheduling delivery times, as well as managing a team of supervisors, administration staff and drivers. The authors include guidelines for coordinating staff training and arranging vehicle maintenance, MOTs and tax payments, as well as organizing vehicle replacements and managing contracts and developing new business. This is a contributed book, with expertise shared from well-known academics and practitioners who have spent many years in the passenger transport field. The tools and case studies in this vital new guide will enable readers to learn new skills or build on existing expertise. Online supporting resources include sample performance reports and target assessment forms.
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Table of contents
- About the editors
- List of contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Preface: COVID-19 update
- List of abbreviations
- Part One How the bus business works
- 01 Definition of road passenger transport Peter White
- 02 History, heritage, current challenges Tony Francis and Stephen Joseph
- 03 The legal and regulatory framework Ian Barlex
- 04 Planning David Jenkins
- 05 Vehicles and fuels David Jenkins and John Birtwistle
- 06 Operations Tony Francis
- 07 Fares, ticketing and other revenue – turning a social service into a business John Birtwistle and Kevin Hawkins
- 08 Human resources case study: Metroline Steve Harris
- Part Two Wider engagement
- 09 The present and potential market for public transport Peter White
- 10 Bus provision and land use planning Tim Pharoah
- 11 Bus priority David Hurdle, G Nigel King and Susannah Rosenfeld-King
- 12 Planning and operating a rural bus service Ben Colson
- 13 Further partnerships between bus operators, local authorities and employers David Hurdle
- 14 The bus industry in Wales Stuart Cole
- 15 Working with the public David Sidebottom
- 16 The value of the bus to society Claire Haigh
- 17 Presentation Roger French and Ray Stenning
- 18 The future and new technology Tony Francis
- Appendix I (by Cyril McIntyre): Regulation of road passenger transport in the Republic of Ireland
- Appendix II (by Gavin Booth): Scotland’s buses
- Index