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Bustitution - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) The term bustitution is sometimes used to name the practice of replacing train service, whether street railways (light rail or tram/streetcar systems) or full-size railway systems, with a bus service, either on a temporary or permanent basis. The word is a play on the word substitute. You can find it there under the keyword Bustituted (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bustituted)The list of previous authors is available here: version history (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bustitutedandaction=history). www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Bustituted   (338 words)

Resources & Activities: New Words bustituted (rode on buses) for part of the journey, and schedules changed. In Britain, the term is therefore often used to describe a cost-cutting device implying closure of minor railway routes which struggle to remain financially viable, thereby releasing funds for the maintenance of main lines and London commuter routes. bustitution primarily describes an ad hoc response to a temporary problem on the railway. www.macmillandictionary.com /New-Words/030905-bustitution.htm   (247 words)

RMT - April 21 deadline looming for Department for Transport rail consultation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) Regrettably, the guidance once again raises the spectre of bustitution and makes clear that in addition to the money which could be saved by closure the potential value of the land which could be sold as a result of closure should be taken into account by the cost -benefit analysis. Commenting on the procedures with specific regard to bustitution the highly respected Rail Business Intelligence journal recently said: "the fundamental problem is an underlying assumption that buses, which obviously incur negligible infrastructure costs, are in principle as good as the rail services they replace. The danger is that bustitution will inevitably emerge as the cheapest option for a substantial proportion of the network as the noose tightens". www.rmt.org.uk /Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=96547   (713 words)

NATIONAL CITY LINES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) Included are the years of NCL ownership, and the systems which NCL did convert from streetcars after acquisition. This conversion to buses has sometimes been referred to as "bustitution". "Bustitution" was not significant with these transit systems. hometown.aol.com /chirailfan/holdbun.html   (492 words)

Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thruway Motorcoach is Amtrak's system of buses and contracts with local bus and taxi services to connect train stations to areas not served by railroads. Sometimes these services replace trains (derisively called "bustitution") rather than providing access to areas not served by rail. Passengers may only travel on Amtrak's network of thruway motorcoaches when connecting to or from an Amtrak train. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thruway_Motorcoach   (172 words)

Christian Wolmar :: Rail 513, May 11 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) And the one on bustitution, written by the bruiser in the Department for Transport, Tony McNulty, is very clear about the intentions of the government to encourage the cutting back of train services. That duty, which had been set out in previous legislation, is not contained in the new Railways Act, an omission that may well be deliberate and significant, and one which suggests that the railways are not necessarily safe in Labour’s hands. In a rational world, bustitution would be sensible if it were genuinely part of an integrated service, as it is in Switzerland. www.christianwolmar.co.uk /rail/513.shtml   (1446 words)

Beeching Axe -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) It sparked an outcry from many communities that would lose their rail services, many of which (especially in the case of rural communities) provided the sole means of public transport. The government argued that many of the rail services could be provided more cheaply by buses, and in a policy known as "bustitution", promised that any abandoned rail services would have their place taken by a replacement bus service, although this policy proved unsuccessful. The assumption at the time was that car owners would drive to the nearest railhead (which was usually the junction where the closed branch line would otherwise have taken them) and journey onwards by train, but in practice having once left home in their cars, they used them for the whole journey. psychcentral.com /psypsych/Beeching_Axe   (2213 words)

Excite France - Groups - Re: Fares for bustituted services Was Re: Cut price if we have - uk.railway However, most of the bustitutions I have come across have either been unadvertised or at least poorly advertised or done at such short notice that altering your plans is not feasible. The point I was meaning was basically regarding short or no-notice bustitutions or cases where you have (for example) passed up the offer of a lift of decided to go for the train rather than drive. As I mentioned above, I was under the impression that the 'fixed' costs were compensated - this may well no longer be the case or I may have misunderstood when I originally learned this. www.excite.fr /newsgroup/my/message/body/uk.railway/487430/10206523   (256 words)

House of Commons Hansard Debates for 27 Jan 2005 (pt 12) Member for Hayes and Harlington, there are problems with the highly-regulated bus transport market in a broader sense, as well as in relation to bustitution. A significant amount of work is taking place on the tube and rail networks in the capital, often at weekends. There are very effective bustitution arrangements to deal with that, and I must give credit to Transport for London for doing a good job in that regard. www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm200405/cmhansrd/cm050127/debtext/50127-12.htm   (1529 words)

Tuesday, January 11 After getting to Ronkonkoma, however, there was a PA announcement that because of a broken rail, there would be bus service to Medford and Greenport. "Bustitution" is not uncommon on that line, and in most cases it leads to lengthy delays. I called home and got a ride to my car in the Medford lot, not wanting to see how bad the delays would be. journals.aol.com /r32r38/Ironrailsironweights/entries/1410   (279 words)

Monday, January 24 There were a couple of coach buses in the bus-loading area at Ronkonkoma, the area west of the ticket office where the Suffolk County Transit buses stop, but it's unlikely they were "bustitution" buses because I would have seen at least one of them at Medford. Usually three buses are used for evening bustitution on the Greenport line, though I've seen just two once or twice. Comment from r32r38 - 1/25/05 12:10 AM From what I understand the Greenport Service is running with buses thru Tuesday Morning. journals.aol.com /r32r38/Ironrailsironweights/entries/1488   (779 words)

FlyerTalk Forums - bustitution blues This past June, we used 20000 Guest Reward points to book a trip from Pensacola to New Orleans to Chicago, with deluxe bedrooms all the way. When we arrived at the PNS station, we were informed that due to a derailment outside NOL, we were going to be bustituted to NOL. We turned in our tickets and we told we would receive a check for $284.00 as a refund for the deluxe bedroom on the PNS-NOL segment. www.flyertalk.com /forum/archive/index.php/t-279969.html   (504 words)

Philly NRHS - Railfan Pictures of the Day They have been working on the new configuration while still operating trains during the week, but the major work starting Friday night will require bustitution of the R1 Glenside, R2 Warminster and R5 Lansdale-Doylestown trains between Jenkintown and Glenside, and between Jenkintown and Noble for R3 West Trenton trains. This bustitution is also scheduled for next weekend, and at least two more weekends in May. MOW employees are using a pair of Pettibones to pull a section of track into place. www.trainweb.org /phillynrhs/RPOTD060420.html   (230 words)

Excite Deutschland - Newsgroups - Re: First [permanant] bustitution confirmed - uk.railway > > The people between Stafford and Stoke living at Norton Bridge, Barlaston and > Wedgwood will not be getting bustitution at all despite their stations being > closed in the West Midlands RUS. After a few months, they will find that almost everyone uses the slow, but more frequent Travel West Midlands Wolverhampton - Walsall bus service, and the "bustitution" service will quietly disappear. However, I think that this rail service would have been more succesful if they had reopened the intermediate station at Willenhall, with maybe a new station for the newish housing estates between Wolverhampton and Willenhall. www.excite.de /newsgroup/my/message/body/uk.railway/4981688/10175999   (174 words)

Excite Deutschland - Newsgroups - Re: First [permanant] bustitution confirmed - uk.railway The people between Stafford and Stoke living at Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood will not be getting bustitution at all despite their stations being closed in the West Midlands RUS. Trains will call at Stone, starting Dec 2006 at the letest, so why run a bus service covering the other stations on the line. This I think is going to be more common in the future as more RUS's are carried out across the country. www.excite.de /newsgroup/my/message/body/uk.railway/4981688/10175957   (97 words)

Railfan.net Forums - Route 15 PCC II revenue service started Sept 4 About half the trips were bustituted, but the PCC IIs were out and running. When the extension opened, Routes 37 and 38 were bustituted and re-routed out of the subway, Route 13 (which had run over Chestnut and Walnut Streets and WAS using air-electric PCCs) was routed into the subway, as was Route 36 which replaced Route 37. The bustitution of Routes 37 and 38 was part of a major bustitution of streetcar lines which permitted the withdrawal and scrapping of the 1923-26 8,000 class conventional cars which served on the subway-surface lines at that time. forums.railfan.net /forums.cgi?board=SEPTA&action=display&num=1125928324   (835 words)

RMT - RMT warns of licence for closures and bustitution of rail services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) RMT - RMT warns of licence for closures and bustitution of rail services RMT warns of licence for closures and bustitution of rail services FEARS OF wholesale rail closures and the replacement of trains with buses have been raised by the publication by the government of draft procedures for closures and ‘modification’ of the rail network, Britain’s biggest rail union warns today. www.rmt.org.uk /Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=96063&int1stParentNodeID=89732   (353 words)

RAILROAD.NET :: View topic - Just a snippet from the NY Times... Bustitution acquiesed to leads to more bustitution and less rail service retained—the more bustitution that passengers tolerate, the more SEPTA will replace rail service with buses. Not to mention that it is not inherently cheaper to run the bus as opposed to the train or other electric vehicle. SEPTA did not bustitute due to lack of ridership, otherwise there would be no service at all, not even a bus. www.railroad.net /forums/viewtopic.php?t=1276&start=15   (3690 words)

[No title] Suddenly I looked over my shoulder to find the platform was deserted and everybody was on board a bus. Bustitution for only a couple of stops, so back again to do this line again some other time. Engineering work on the rack section of the "Br\'fc nig" line meant bustitution for most of November up until a week before Christmas, though no loss in timings. www.trainnet.org /Libraries/Lib019/SWITZLND.DOC   (1356 words)

Origami Phoenix Ride This year the start point was Meriden, for a ride to The Engine at Hampton in Arden for lunch - about 2Km away by the direct route, but of course we were following a much more circuitous route. My rail journey was somewhat complicated by the inevitable engineering works - this time the line was closed between Wolverhampton and Birmingham, with bustitution. Since the buses were not a very useful substitute, I rode instead into Birmingham, where I met Paul "Three Bromptons" Evans, Susan Barlow and Dave Minter to catch a train to Hampton in Arden. www.foldsoc.co.uk /origami/0412.html   (713 words)

- Rail network threatened Some of it is intended to be bustitution of some rural routes. What Wolmar is probably writing about is the way the direction of the rail industry (in Engand) has been taken into the Ministry, which seems to have no long term comprehensive plan. I looked at Rail yesterday and saw nothing in it - perhaps I missed it. www.trainnet.org /dcforum/DCForumID26/154.html   (659 words)

The Schumin Web - Life and Times - September 24 Protests   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) Still, considering the size of the event, and the fact that Metro knew about the event well in advance, one would think that they would be able to shuffle their track maintenance around, or at the very least, arrange for a "bustitution" (i.e. Just looking at the crowds at some of the Blue and Yellow Line stations where the single-tracking was happening would convince a person that a bustitution would be wise. In this case, a "Yellow Line" bus would run between Huntington station and the Pentagon, and a "Blue Line" bus would run from Franconia-Springfield station to the Pentagon, stopping at all the stops on their respective lines. www.schuminweb.com /schumin-web/life-and-times/2005/september-24-5.asp   (2245 words)

Re: [NSW] Bustitution during Olympics Will they bustitute the whole local line > for expresses to run on or just bustitute Mcdonaldtown, and where will they take people from > Macdonaldtown to??? There's only 1 minute time saved by bustituting Mcdonaldtown > > * Homebush bustitution is interesting as the government promised Homebush would be open during > Olympics. Next by thread: Re: [NSW] Bustitution during Olympics www.railpage.org.au /ausrail/00may/msg01058.html   (405 words)

[NSW] Bustitution during Olympics Will they bustitute the whole local line for expresses to run on or just bustitute Mcdonaldtown, and where will they take people from Macdonaldtown to??? There's only 1 minute time saved by bustituting Mcdonaldtown * Homebush bustitution is interesting as the government promised Homebush would be open during Olympics. * Liverpool via Regent's Park trains being bustituted between Lidcombe and Sefton is also highly interesting. www.railpage.org.au /ausrail/00may/msg01038.html   (348 words)

Re: [NSW] Question re XPT Bustitution   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) Prev by Date: Re: [NSW] Question re XPT Bustitution Next by Date: Re: [NSW] Question re XPT Bustitution Prev by thread: Re: [NSW] Question re XPT Bustitution www.railpage.org.au /ausrail/01jan/msg00774.html   (79 words)

The 620 phoenix - Railpage Australia™ Forums (New South Wales)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) CityRail has received hundreds of complaints about the bustitution of the Dungog and Scone services and even Railcorp has realised that something hasa to be done. Heaven is where Tuscan 44's still haul freight trains that have Brakevans on the back. Does this mean that "hundreds of passengers" are going to complain when the Newcastle line is permanently replaced with buses (that aren't even rail buses... www.railpage.com.au /f-t5255-next.htm   (1294 words)

RAILROAD.NET :: View topic - Bustitution on PVL (train 1621) starting March 9 Bustitution on PVL (train 1621) starting March 9 Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 12:13 am Post subject: Bustitution on PVL (train 1621) starting March 9 I happened over to NJT's website, and caught this notice about service on the PVL. www.railroad.net /forums/viewtopic.php?t=22787&sid=3e84b5d6146b3a0b5a9c9bcf56479fc5   (497 words)

Local Action - South West Bus watch It was hoped that following Prism's acquisition of South Wales and West Railways, that bustitution of rail services due to shortage of rolling stock would cease. The first privatised bustitutions in Cornwall occurred on 24, 27, 28 and 30 December 1996 plus 1 January 1997. Devon has not escaped either and the local press has reported on the use of a bus to relieve overcrowding on the morning train to Torbay. www.railwatch.org.uk /backtrack/rw71/lasw.html   (870 words)

Re: MBTA advisory -- Blue Line bustitution Re: MBTA advisory -- Blue Line bustitution (243516) Posted by Brooklyn IND on Thu Apr 20 19:50:03 2006, in response to Re: MBTA advisory -- Blue Line bustitution, posted by Fred G on Thu Apr 20 19:25:08 2006. Their 2006 live racing season began tonight, albeit without slots legislation. www.subchat.com /read.asp?Id=243516   (49 words)

MBTA/Green Line bustitution delayed one week - On Track On Line Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) Not a big deal, but the story seems fishy. It is especially fishy when you consider how all of sudden the Bustitution was bumped back for another week. I rode on the El yesterday morning and they were saying everything was set to go as planned. www.on-track-on-line.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=5542   (469 words)

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