Publications

• Rail Survey Report June 2019
• Bus Survey Report June 2018
• Closure of Liverpool Lime Street station for engineering work October 2017
• Closure of Bolton station for engineering work August 2017
• Briefing for the Mayor of Greater Manchester June 2017
• Briefing for the Mayor of Liverpool City Region June 2017
• Integration between Rail and Bus at Rail stations January 2017
• A paper on Section 106 agreements December 2016
• West Coast Main Line Improvement works July 2016
• Further report on concessionary bus passes November 2015
• A report on the temporary closure of Manchester Airport station April 2015 
• A report on concessionary bus passes November 2014
• Update report on Information on bus fares March 2014 and Appendix thereto
• A survey of Northern Rail Services Jan 2014 [30 pp 987kB]
• West Coast Main Line Improvement works between Warrington and Preston July 2013 Aug 2013 [5 pp 216kB] 
• Bus Passengers’ Experience in North West England Feb 2013 [17 pages 1.14 MB] 
• A survey of Northern Rail Services Dec 2012 [27 pages 956 kB]
• Disrupted Rail Journeys a report on the impact of engineering work on passengers Dec 2011 [19 pages 790kB]
• Briefing paper on taxibuses and community transport Oct 2011 [4 pages 274kB]
• 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]

Updated Oct 2017