Title: Translink looks for high quality delivery of bus priority measures
Abstract: This article contains an interview with Keith Moffatt, chief executive of Translink, the state-owned public transport operator in Northern Ireland. Translink operates both Northern Ireland's rail services and most bus services. New trains have been delivered, but the Government has designated about 50% of Northern Ireland's rail infrastructure 'non-core', as it carries significantly fewer passengers than the core half. The non-core half has been given a window of 5 years to prove it is viable. There is funding in place for a long-term strategy for the core network. The bus operating business is more complex and has suffered years of neglect. The regional transport strategy includes a target of 40% growth in bus patronage in ten years. Moffatt looks for new measures to deliver bus priority, with more bus lanes, and is interested in the possibility of park-and-ride being used to augment public transport passenger numbers. He emphasises the need for local involvement and feels that the key issues are not around regulation but are centred on the delivery of the regional transport scheme. Both bus deregulation or central control would require reform prior to the policy being implemented.
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-09-29
Language: en
Type: article
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