The economics of public urban bus services : a study of the economics of government and municipal operated bus services in the Australian state capital cities

Webb, G. R.

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The economics of public urban bus services : a study of the economics of government and municipal operated bus services in the Australian state capital cities

Date

1971

Authors

Webb, G. R.

Abstract

This thesis is an investigation into the economics of public bus services in the state capital cities of Australia. Despite the important traffic task which is performed by public bus services in the capital cities, and the many problems associated with their operations, there has been virtually no attempt up to date to study the economics of this mode of transport. This is rather surprising, perhaps, because the trend in recent years has been to replace trams and trolleybuses with diesel buses.