The Rural Transport Problem
Originally published in 1963, this book was the first to survey the rural transport problem as a whole, and it includes the results of extensive research in an important but until then neglected field. The issues of increased car ownership and the reduction of train and bus services and the social impact of this is discussed, as well the question of subsidies in the UK as a whole. Three area specific studies deal with the Lake District, Northumberland and Devon.

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The Rural Transport Problem
Originally published in 1963, this book was the first to survey the rural transport problem as a whole, and it includes the results of extensive research in an important but until then neglected field. The issues of increased car ownership and the reduction of train and bus services and the social impact of this is discussed, as well the question of subsidies in the UK as a whole. Three area specific studies deal with the Lake District, Northumberland and Devon.

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The Rural Transport Problem

The Rural Transport Problem

by David St John Thomas
The Rural Transport Problem

The Rural Transport Problem

by David St John Thomas

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Overview

Originally published in 1963, this book was the first to survey the rural transport problem as a whole, and it includes the results of extensive research in an important but until then neglected field. The issues of increased car ownership and the reduction of train and bus services and the social impact of this is discussed, as well the question of subsidies in the UK as a whole. Three area specific studies deal with the Lake District, Northumberland and Devon.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780367748951
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 05/12/2023
Series: Routledge Library Edtions: Global Transport Planning
Pages: 192
Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. Inconvenience or Hardship? 2. The Historical Background 3. Railway Management 4. When a Branch Line is Closed 5. Bus Services 6. Transport and Rural Life 7. Subsidy and Other Administration 8. Research Work 9. Case Histories.

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