Public Transport Vs Private Transport
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16 • IATSS RESEARCH Vol.27 No.2, 2003 THE ATTRACTIVENSS AND EFFICIENCY OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT – Is It Affected by the Nature of Ownership? – Corinne MULLEY John D. NELSON Senior Lecturer in Transport Economics Senior Lecturer in Public Transport Systems Transport Operations Research Group (TORG) Transport Operations Research Group (TORG) School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences University of Newcastle upon Tyne University of Newcastle upon Tyne UK UK
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