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1984 Conference (Loughborough)

  • James, N. : Attitudes towards integration in Tyne and Wear: [Newcastle]
  • Quinn, D. J. : The role of accessibility in the job search process: [West Midlands County Council]
  • Starkie, D. : Catastrophe theory and transport policy processes: [Adelaide University]
  • Appleby, L. : An examination of economic and socio-economic factors affecting multi-car ownership levels of UK households: [Oxford]
  • Rice, P. : Missing veh-kms. Are they significant? A study of national veh-km estimation: [Imperial College London]
  • Maher, M. J. : Obtaining standard error estimates from the furness method: [Sheffield]
  • Higuerey, P. R., Willumsen, L. G. : Estimation of O-D matrix for rapid transit system using low cost data: [University College London]
  • Bell, M. G. H. : The estimation of junction turning volumes from traffic counts – the role of prior information: [???]
  • Van Zuylen, H. J., Van Oudenhoven, J. : Pedestrian crossing behaviour on urban roads: [Verkeersauademie Stappegoorweg]
  • Tight, M. R. : Accidents to child pedestrians in selected areas of five towns and cities: [University College London]
  • Course, E. : The construction of a Victorian steam railway: [Southampton]
  • Renfrew, A. C. : Change and development at a highland interchange: [UMIST]
  • Goodwin, P. B. : Simulation as a tool for investigating model bias: [Oxford]
  • Jansen, G.R.M. : The effect of network aggregation on shortest route predictions in urban road networks – some empirical results: [Delft University of Technology]
  • Bovy, P. H. L. : Effects of travel time errors on shortest route predictions and all-or-nothing assignments: theoretical analysis and empirical findings: [Delft University of Technology]
  • O’Cinneide, D., Walsh, T. A. : The development of a comprehensive parking enforcement model: [University College Cork]
  • Bonsall, P., Heydecker, B. : When is a parking space not a parking space?: [Leeds]
  • Lawson, S. D. : The nature and application of road accidents – traffic flow relationships on Birmingham radial routes: [Birmingham]
  • Taylor, I. : Values of time and fuel savings due to UTC systems: [Newcastle]
  • Caves, R. E., Green, P. : The use of the East Midlands to London air feeder services: [L.U.T.]
  • Kenworthy, P., Caves, R. E. : Competition between direct and indirect air services for international trips of East Midlands businessmen: [L.U.T.]
  • Dunk, B. J. : Privatisation of UK airports: [P.C.L.]
  • Tolofari, S. : Open registry shipping: the impact of abolition: [L.U.T.]
  • Griffiths, J. D., Williams, J. E. : To flare or not to flare?: [UWIST]
  • Salter, R. J., Flanagan, T. B. : Signal controlled roundabouts: [Bradford]
  • Underwood, J. R. : Taybridge tollbooths: old and new: [Dundee College of Technology]
  • Kent, A., White, P. : The role of independent ‘up-market’ trunk coach services: [P.C.L.]
  • Hibbs, J. : Deregulation – a brief note on principles: [Birmingham Polytechnic]
  • Moorthy, C. K., Ratcliffe, B. G. : Short term traffic forecasting using time series methods: [L.U.T.]
  • Bell, M. C. : Ageing of fixed-time traffic signal plans: [Durham ]
  • Smyth, A. W. : What limits does information impose on the use of public transport?: [Newcastle]
  • Coe, G.I.M. : Access for disabled people to the Tyne and Wear Metro: [Newcastle]
  • Kilvington, R. P. : Rural accessibility in Breckland, Norfolk: [Oxford]
  • Hall, M. S. : A survey of wheelchair-users in North Tyneside: [Newcastle]
  • Jones, G. : Capital investment in railways – the problems of implementation: [UMIST]
  • Hooper, J., Kenworthy, P., Pitfield, D. E. : This train is without a destination: a cost benefit analysis of railway services – the Penistone line: [L.U.T.]
  • Preston, J. M. : The evaluation of new local rail stations: [Leeds]
  • Kiernan, J. : Night trunking of goods vehicles: [P.C.L.]
  • Scott, C. : Hub’ operations in road freight transport: an assessment: [P.C.L.]
  • Pitfield, D. E., Whiteing, A. E. : Forecasting rail freight flows in Britain: [L.U.T.]
  • Haas, M. : Microscopic simulation of road traffic noise: [Universitat Karlsruhe]
  • Layzell, A. : Implication for enforcement of lawful driving: [Oxford]
  • Thancanamootoo, S. : Urban rail noise: [Newcastle]

1985 Conference (Birmingham)

  • Mogridge, M. J. H. : How to improve traffic speeds in the centres of conurbations: [University College London]
  • Rickard, J. M. : The propensity to make long distance trips by rail: [Leeds]
  • Schwerdtfeger, T. : Simulation of traffic flow in a motorway network with a traffic control system: [Universitat (TH) Karlsruhe]
  • Coe, G. I. M. : The use of facilities for disabled people on the Tyne and Wear Metro: [Newcastle]
  • Morrison, A., Hewitt, R. H. : Speeds on rural single carriageway trunk roads in Scotland: [Glasgow]
  • Chodur, J., Tracz, M. : The effects of flow rate variability on the efficiency of signal settings: [Cracow Univ. of Technology]
  • Lewis, P. A., Polak, J. W., Tillotson, H. T. : Application of method comparison to the analysis of fuel consumption data: [University of Wales College of Cardiff]
  • Maher, M. J. : The analysis of partial registration plate data: [Sheffield]
  • Simhairi, N. : The identification of paradoxical links in a transportation network: [Royal Holloway College]
  • Carden, P., McDonald, M. : SCOOT operation at an isolated intersection: [Southampton]
  • Shawaly, E. A. A., Ashworth, R., Laurence, C. J. D. : Comparison of observed estimated and simulated queue lengths and delays at over-saturated traffic signal-controlled intersections: [Sheffield]
  • Gilbert, D., Santos, M. : Utility of structural modelling techniques in the transportation planning process: [Imperial College]
  • Nyirenda, Z. M., Underwood, J. R. : Residential trip generation in Dundee: [Dundee College of Technology]
  • Polak, J. W. : Travel time variability and route choice: some empirical results: [Polytechnic of Central London]
  • McGuigan, D. R. D. : Two controversial aspects of current road accident research topics: [Newcastle]
  • Proctor, S. : Accident studies: central reservation gaps in the West Midlands: [Birmingham]
  • Turner, D. J. : Motorway accident rates and the influence of traffic: [Salford]
  • Heseltine, P. M. : A method for achieving operating cost savings from increasing the market penetration of off-bus tickets: [Plymouth Polytechnic]
  • Mckenzie, R. P. : Estimating aggregate public transport elasticities with a lagged time-series model: [???]
  • Polak, J. W., Turner, R. P. : An appraisal of some practical demand forecasting techniques used in the bus industry: [Polytechnic of Central London]
  • Hallett, S. : Operating costs of road goods vehicles in the UK: [Plymouth Polytechnic]
  • Salter, D. R., Lear, D. W. : Improved automatic vehicle classification in urban areas: [Nottingham]
  • Sommerville, F., Davies, P. : Development of a low-cost axle load sensor: [Nottingham]
  • Bristow, A. : Cost/benefit appraisal of the distributional effects of public transport subsidy: [Newcastle]
  • Evans, A. W. : Equalising grants for public transport subsidy: [SAUS]
  • Doy, G. R. : The characteristics of European air services from regional airports in the UK: [Plymouth Polytechnic]
  • Dyer, I., Robbins, D. K., White, P. R. : Development of ‘commuter coach’ services into London: [Polytechnic of Central London]
  • Evans, A. W., Holder, A. : Bus services and game theory: [SAUS]
  • Boyce, A. M., McDonald, M. : The benefits from climbing lanes and dual sections in developing countries: [Southampton]
  • Cubukgil, A., Miller, E. J., Soberman, R. M. : Transit improvements under capital restraints: the case of Cairo, Egypt: [University of Toronto]
  • Kumar, A., Tillotson, H. T. : Rural road planning for developing countries: [Birmingham]
  • Dix, M. C. : Medium term dynamics of change in travel behaviour and the role for dwellings-based panel survey design: [Oxford]
  • Fowkes, T., Wardman, M. : Logit model and the consequences of inter-personal taste variations: [Leeds]
  • Heydecker, B. : Development of a traffic model which includes car parks: [Leeds]
  • Forsyth, E. : Real time information systems for public transport passengers: [Newcastle]
  • Giffen, M. C. : An automatic route-planning and mapping system: [Glasgow]
  • James, N. : Bridging the information gap: [Newcastle]
  • Course, E. : Public transport in Portsmouth: [Southampton]

1986 Conference (UWIST)

  • Gill, G. : Experiments in the design of road symbols for route planning maps [Glasgow]
  • Jessop, A. : Optimal seat allocation for airline planning [Polytechnic of Central London]
  • Bodmer, P., Bodmer, M., Baddini, C. : Public transport marketing in Brazil: the Metro case [COPPE/UFRJ, Brazil]
  • Blackmore, D. L., Hunt, J. G., Griffiths, J. D., Full, S. E. : The operation of pelican crossings within areas where traffic signals are co-ordinated [UWIST]
  • Full, S. E., Griffiths, J. D., Hunt, J. G., Blackmore, D. L. : Modelling refuged zebra crossings [UWIST]
  • Hopkinson, P. G. : Methods of assessing pedestrian amenity – a contribution to transport project appraisal [Leeds]
  • Doy, G. R. : QSI – where now? [Plymouth Polytechnic]
  • Whelan, J. : The application of multi-criteria evaluation techniques to the design of pedestrian areas [Leeds]
  • Pearman, A. D., Clavering, J. M. : Accommodating uncertainty in transport project appraisals [Leeds]
  • Möller, K. : Assessment of fixed-time controlled intersections considering both motorised and non-motorised traffic [Karlsruhe ]
  • Williams, J. E., Griffiths, J. D. : The performance of flared signalised junctions with conflicting right-turning vehicles [UWIST]
  • Heydecker, B. G. : Uncertainty and variability in traffic-signal calculations [Leeds]
  • Bradley, M., Goodwin, P. B., Layzell, A., Bates, J. : *CLAMP* A model to simulate parking behaviour in town centres [Oxford]
  • Brown, M. B. : Parking enforcement policy: a case for an economic approach [Cranfield]
  • Scholefield, G. P. : A contingency table analysis of the time of day at which people make non work trip chains [University College London]
  • Bell, M. G. H., Morris, A. : The estimation of origin-destination flows from traffic counts in real-time [Newcastle upon Tyne]
  • Hazel, G. McL. : A disaggregate trip generation model for the strategic planning control of private-car trips to large foodstores [Napier Polytechnic]
  • Evans, A. : Equilibria in competitive bus services [Bristol]
  • Turner, R. : Rates and fares in London [Polytechnic of Central London]
  • Bristow, A. : An investigation of the distributional impact of revenue support to public transport in Tyne and Wear [Newcastle upon Tyne]
  • Hallet, S., Gray, R. : Results of an empirical survey of lorry operating costs [Plymouth Polytechnic]
  • Polak, J. W., Jessop, A. : Towards expert systems for goods distribution management [Polytechnic of Central London]
  • Raji, T. : Non-parametric estimation of travel time acceptability: a study of accessibility preferences of home buyers [Leeds]
  • Atkins, S. T., Kareklas, E. : Stated preference methods applied to toll facilities (some results from experiments in the UK and Greece) [Southampton]
  • Lawson, S. D. : Descriptions and predictions of accidents on urban radial routes [Birmingham]
  • Maher, M. J., Mountain, L. J. : The identification of accident blackspots: a comparison of current methods [Sheffield/Liverpool]
  • Shoarian-Sattari, K., Powell, D. : Measurement of acceleration noise and its use as an indicator of road traffic accident risk [Queen Mary College, London]
  • Wright, C. C. : A topological system for classifying and coding interactions between road users at junctions [Middlesex Polytechnic]
  • Ellis, D. M. : The comparison of rail services [UWIST]
  • James, N. : The provision of real time departure information for passengers at a rail-bus interchange [Newcastle upon Tyne]
  • Maltby, D. : Financial appraisal of options for computer-based referencing facilities in Greater Manchester Transport’s Central Telephone Enquiry Office [Salford]
  • Wan, C. L., Darkin, C. G., Dickinson, K. W. : Further on image processing for traffic data collection [UMIST]
  • Young, A., Powell, D. : Proposed skid resistance standards: their relevance to urban roads [Queen Mary College, London]
  • Tsakonas, A., Powell, D. : Monitoring pavement skid resistance on urban roads [Queen Mary College, London]
  • Cullinane, K., Gray, R. : The use of business software packages in transport education: a collaborative approach with industry [Plymouth Polytechnic]
  • Atkins, S. T. : Transportation planning models – what the papers say [Southampton]
  • Course, E. : Is transport history of much use? [Southampton]

1987 Conference (Sheffield)

  • Wright, C.C., Boule, A.J. : Road accident causation and engineering treatment: a review of some current issues: [Middlesex Polytechnic]
  • Pickup, L., Kilvington, R. : A greater voice for European commuters? Conclusions from a cross-national study of influence and public participation: [Oxford]
  • Bonsall, P.W., Ghahri-Saremi, F. : The use of portable data capture loggers in transport sector surveys: [Leeds]
  • Matzoros, A. : A model for the prediction of the emissions and concentrations of vehicular air pollutants from road networks: [Leeds]
  • Efue, O.O.R. : Problems in the optimisation of the environment impact of airport noise: [Birmingham]
  • Hopkinson, P.G. : Evaluating residents’ attitudes to road construction nuisance: [Leeds]
  • Tillotson, H.T. : Simulation of an isolated, vehicle-actuated, signal-controlled road junction: [Birmingham]
  • Brahimi, K., Ashworth, R. : Signalised intersection capacity: [Sheffield]
  • Okezue, O.G., Salter, R.J. : Improved methods of design and evaluation of signal-controlled roundabouts: [Bradford]
  • Hamerslag, R. : Teacher Friendly Transportation Program: [Delft University of Technology]
  • Workman, H., Hay, A. : Walk and wait characteristics of public transport provision: theoretical review and empirical findings: [Sheffield]
  • Terzis, G.C. : Use of LRT panel data to investigate the effects of the London travelcard scheme: [University College London]
  • Hounsell, N.B., Wong, C.F.S., McDonald, M. : The simulation of urban route guidance: [Southampton]
  • Bell, M.C., Irving, M., Geary, G. : The use of automatic control algorithms to define urban traffic routes: [Durham]
  • Vits, A. : Study on the performance of traffic responsive signal control: [Katholieke Universiteit Leuven]
  • Hill, E.C. : The implications for public transport demand of changing demographic patterns: [UMIST]
  • Kalombaris, A., Duffell, J.R. : Car driver route choice studies: [Hatfield Polytechnic]
  • Smith, M.J. : Traffic control and traffic assignment in a signal-controlled network with queueing: [York]
  • Taylor, I., Bell, M., Geary, G. : An on-line measure of congestion: [Durham]
  • Pells, S. : The variability of travel times on the journey to work: [Leeds]
  • Read , P. : The use of predictive and monitoring techniques in the preparation of local plans for historic towns: [Leeds]
  • Gardner, G. : The acceptability of mini-roundabouts in a small town: [Newcastle upon Tyne]
  • Mori, M., Wahdan, A. : Goods vehicles’ traffic reduction techniques: [Osaka University]
  • Galvez, T.E. : On the optimisation of operating policies for public transport with random demand: [Leeds]
  • Yeoman, P. : Deregulation in Scotland – an overview: [Newcastle upon Tyne]
  • Hounsell, N.B., McDonald, M. : The evaluation of bus lanes: [Southampton]
  • Hoose, N., Willumsen, L.G. : Automatically Extracting traffic data from videotape using the clip4 parallel image processor: [University College London]
  • Grant, A., Bell, M.C., Geary, G.M. : Making better use of vehicle detector data: [Hull]
  • Hewitt, R.H. : Derivation of critical gap distributions using Probit Analysis: [Glasgow]
  • Maher, M.J. : Bias in the estimation of O-D flows from link counts: [Sheffield]
  • Thow, I. : A short note on contributory revenue: [Aston]
  • Turner, R., White, P. : Financial performance of minibuses: [Polytechnic of Central London]
  • Lynch, G., Atkins, S. : The influence of personal security fears on women’s travel patterns: [Southampton]
  • Graham, R. : The danger to a cyclist in being overtaken by a platoon of motor vehicles: [Liverpool]
  • Minter, A.L. : Road casualties – improvement by learning process: [Middlesex Polytechnic]
  • Van Vuren, T., Smith, M.J., Van Vliet, D. : The interaction between signal setting optimization and re-assignment; background and preliminary results: [Leeds]
  • Jessop, A. : Fuzzy evaluation of highway projects: [Polytechnic of Central London]

1988 Conference (UCL)

  • Ward, H., Allsop, R. : Altering the pattern of traffic and accidents in urban areas – the development of a methodology to detect change: [UCL]
  • Goodwin, P. B. : Circumstances in which people reduce car ownership: [Oxford]
  • Van Vuren, T., Van Vliet, D., Smith, M. : The interaction of signal control policies and traffic assignment: real-life results: [Leeds]
  • Theobald, M. : Rule induction from road accident data: [UCL]
  • Abdelkrim, R. : The location of roadside furniture: an expert system to assess the safety aspect: [Newcastle]
  • Lawson, S. : Some approaches to roadside crash protection in the USA and their potential for application in the UK: [Birmingham]
  • Griffiths, J. D., Hunt, J. G., Smedley, J. K. : Accident rates at selected pedestrian crossings: [UWIST]
  • Doganis, R. S., Bergstrand, S. J., Browne, M. J. : Transshipment of UK deep sea trade: causes and effects: [Polytechnic of Central London]
  • Chisana, G. L., Ashley, C. A., Atherton, J. P., Sinclair, M. : Electronic monitoring of commercial vehicle performance: [Bolton Institute of Higher Education]
  • Walker, M. : Customer service and transport costs: [Polytechnic of Central London]
  • Tyler, N. : Decisions: complexity and precision, or simply magic numbers?: [UCL]
  • Tamin, O. : Transport demand model estimation from traffic counts: [UCL]
  • Jain, S. S., Gupta, A. K., Khanna, S. K. : Computer analysis for passenger trip distribution by gravity model: [University of Roorkee, India]
  • Hazel, G. McL., Bell, S. : The creation of an expert system for traffic generation data: [Napier College]
  • Watling, D. P. : Graphical’ matching of partial registration plate data: [Sheffield]
  • Wu, S. F., Montgomery, F. O. : The effects of overtaking regulations on motorway speed and capacity: [Leeds]
  • Thancanamootoo, B., Bell, M., Taylor, I. : The development of an automatic incident detection algorithm for in a signal-controlled urban road network: [Newcastle]
  • Vanke, J. : The effect of major roads on the local economy: [Aston]
  • Adams, J., Troy, J. : The Edinburgh suburban railway line – an analysis of potential passenger demand for a new service: [Napier College]
  • Gupta, A. K., Khanna, S. K., Jain, S. S. : Computer simulation model for the rationalisation and management of urban bus routes: [University of Roorkee, India]
  • Cowell, M. : A program to simulate bus journey time variation: [Newcastle]
  • Santosa, I. : An interactive computer simulation model for the analysis of bus operations and competition: [UCL]
  • Robertson, S. A. : Heart rate measurement and the process of road design and appraisal: [Oxford]
  • Armsby, P. : Intelligent pedestrian device’ (IPD) to assist in crossing the road: some initial thoughts: [Middlesex Polytechnic]
  • Lear, D. W., Bell, M. C. : An investigation of the differences between German and British urban traffic control policies: [Nottingham]
  • Han, B. : The sheared delay formula and its application to traffic signal queues: [UCL]
  • Rogers, K. : Comparative analysis of bus and coach safety: [Polytechnic of Central London]
  • Preston, J. : The effect of bus deregulation on households in selected areas of West Yorkshire: [Leeds]
  • Pickup, L. : A study to examine the public transport needs of low income households with reference to the impacts of the 1985 Transport Act on Merseyside: [Oxford]
  • Meadowcroft, S. : Passengers and patronage: an analysis of a Greater Manchester panel survey: [Oxford]
  • Minter, A. L. : The effect of motorcycle daytime headlights on road accidents: [Middlesex Polytechnic]
  • Ravensdale, T. : Motorcycle accident investigation: [???]
  • Robertson, S. A. : Exploratory motorcycle ergonomics: [Oxford]
  • Smart, M. B. : Understanding the process of car scrappage, and its implications for new car purchases: [Leeds]
  • Read, P. : Monitoring the effects of parking restraint: a case study in Winchester: [Leeds]
  • Axhausen, K. : The choice of type of parking: a stated preference approach: [Universitat (TH) Karlsruhe]
  • Lund, T. P. : The response of elderly consumers to the design of shopping services: [Cranfield]
  • Bristow, A. : The indirect costs of sewerage rehabilitation: [UMIST]
  • Kerali, H. R., Snaith, M. S. : Implementation of investment appraisal techniques in road maintenance management planning: [Birmingham]
  • Meaton, J., Gray, R. : Pedestrianisation in Plymouth: [Plymouth Polytechnic]
  • Terzis, G., Mogridge, M. : Use of panel surveys to study modal split ‘equilibrium’ processes: [UCL]
  • Scholefield, G. : Modelling weekday travel by residents of different parts of London in terms of its trip chain components: [UCL]
  • Mogridge, M., et al. : The variability of rail journey times on particular routes to central London and the implications for the modal split equilibrium process: [UCL]
  • Wan, C. L., Dickinson, K. W. : Image processing applications in transport – some current thoughts: [Napier College]