Study Reports published by TravelWatch NorthWest

This section lists the various reports  of studies made by or on behalf of the TravelWatch NW. other documents issued by TravelWatch NW. [Note (assuming that you are using Internet Explorer) - if you want to download a report rather than open it, use your right mouse button on the link, and use the "Save Target As .." option]. Note that the use of Adobe Acrobat 6.0  or above  is recommended.

Studies

• Revised Position Paper on a High Speed Rail Link for the North West of England, May 2011 [4 pages, 33kB]
• A Survey of Rural Bus Services in NW England January 2011 [28pp, 1.01MB]
• A discussion paper on Rail Seat Reservations, March 2010 [5 pages, 44kB]
• The North West's 'Weakest Link' Rail Stations, February 2010 [44 pages, 1.05 MB]. Note that this version has poor quality photographs. A version with good quality photos is 9MB, and is available on request to the secretary at the E-mail address on the left.
• Report on the availability of Information on Bus Fares, June 2009 [14 pages, 122kB]
  and Annex 3 thereto [15 pages 65kB]
• Report on "Passengers' Perceptions of Manchester Stations" February 2009 [9 pages, 293kB]
• Report on a Survey of Bus Services and Facilities in the North West, August 2008, [35 pages, 557kB]
• Migration from Rail. A report [9pp, 250kB] and appendix [2pp, 70kB] on studies looking at the effects of free concessionary bus travel on rail usage. May 2008.
• Air Passengers & Public Transport - A report based on surveys of passengers using airports in the North West [PdF file, 550kB, 33 pages]. There are also two XLS files which represent Appendix 4 of the report: they are the results and analysis of the surveys at Manchester and Liverpool Airports. [These files are 53 & 60kB].
• Rural Transport Funding. A report issued in August 2006 on the need for good public transport in rural areas, and the problems of funding it, with examples of services withdrawn due to lack of funds. [PdF file, 218kB, 22 pages].
• Rail Replacement Buses,  report issued in April 2006 (final version summarised in next) [PDF file, 166kB, 28 pages]
• Disrupted Rail Journeys, report on the effects of engineering work [PDF file, 992 kB, 22 pages]. This report has been produced with the aid of financial support from the NW Regional Assembly.
• The Key Bus Corridors Study, Jan 2006 (commissioned by the NWRA) [PDF file, 326kB, 24 pages + Map]
• Multi-Modal Ticketing: report, Dec 2005 [PDF file, 129kB, 23 pages]
• Safety & Security on Public Transport in the North West. Report [PDF file, 155kB, 16 pages]

Business Plans, etc

• TravelWatch NW Business Plan 2012-14 [PDF file, 154kB, 21 pages] (issued October 2011). This incorporates a review of the work done in the period 2010 -2011.

Other reports will be added in due course.