TRAN5181M
Module Reading List

There is no single text covering the entire material on this module with an adequate level of depth but the closest is:

White, P.R. (2013), Public transport : its planning, management and operation, 6 th Edition, Routledge Natural and Built Environment Series. This text provides a good introduction to the key topics from a UK context. There is a list of references at the end of each chapter, which is often helpful in finding additional information. 

A useful secondary source is:

Vuchic, V.R. (2005), Urban transit : operations, planning and economics, Planning and Economics, John Wiley.

The following references complement the basic text with respect to specific topics:

Overview: Technology, Policy and Demand

• White, Chapter Two: The Role of Public Transport

• Balcombe, R. et al (2004), The demand for public transport : a practical guide, TRL Report TRL593 [available online: http://www.demandforpublictransport.co.uk/ ], Chapters 5-12

Public transport supply

• Smith, A., Nash CA and Wheat P (2009), Passenger rail franchising in Britain: has it been a success? Rivista internazionale di economia dei trasporti = International journal of transport economics.ISSN: 0391-8440 36 (1) 33-62

• Nash, C A, Nilsson, J.E., and Link,H., (2013), Comparing Three Models for Introduction of Competition into Railways. Journal of transport economics and policy.ISSN: 0022-5258, Volume 47, Part 2, May 2013, pp. 191–206.

Network Design

• Dodson, J., Mees, P., Stone,J., & Burke, M., (2011), The Principles of Public Transport Network Planning: A review of the emerging literature with select examples. Vol. Paper 15, Urban Research Program: Griffith University. - Available online: http://www.ppt.asn.au/pubdocs/ip15-dodson-et-al-2011.pdf 

• Pucher J & Kurth S (1995) Verkehrsverbund: the success of regional public transport in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Transport policy.ISSN: 0967-070X, 2(4), 279-291.

Designing and operating PT systems

• Principles of railway operationISBN: 9780711036314 (hbk.) : £25.00 (2013), John Glover (unfortunately to get an overview one needs to (skip) read most of this, but it is quite accessible)

• Smith, A.S.J., and Nash, C.A., (2014), Rail Efficiency: Cost Research and its Implications for Policy, International transport forum, Discussion paper 22,

• Chapters 2 & 8, Hansen and Pachl (editors), Railway Timetabling & Operations, 2nd ed, Eurail Press  OCR REQUESTED BY LIBRARY (HT 19/03/2021) 
• Chapters 3 & 6, J. Pachl, Railway Operation and Control, 4th ed, ISBN 978-0-9719915-6-9, VTD Rail Publishing  OCR REQUESTED BY LIBRARY (HT 19/03/2021) 
• Kwan RS (2011), Case studies of successful train crew scheduling optimization. Journal of Scheduling, 14 (5), pp. 423-434

Understanding and Predicting Costs

• White, Chapter Eight: Costing and Cost Allocation Methods

Pricing and Fares

• White, Chapter Nine: Pricing Theory and Practice

• Vuchic,Chapter 7

Informal public transport (paratransit)

• Cervero, R. and Golub, A. 2007. Informal transport: A global perspective. Transport Policy 14 445-457
• Phun, V.K. and Yai, T. 2016. State of the art of paratransit literatures in Asian developing countries. Asian Transport Studies 4(1) pp 57-77

Supporting documentation for lectures will also be uploaded onto the VLE. Additional references will be given in the lectures where appropriate.

This list was last updated on 12/03/2021