Knowles – REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE PREPARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION OF DISTRICT COUNCILS ON TIMETABLE LAYOUT AND PUBLICITY PRESENTATION 1984

Description

This 12-page internal report, authored by T.W.W.K./M.W. for the Lancaster City Council Passenger Transport Department, dates from May 1984. Prepared on behalf of the Association of District Councils, it compiles comprehensive responses from 45 of 46 surveyed UK municipal bus operators regarding timetable layout, publicity presentation, and availability. The document is meticulously structured, featuring a brief report, a full list of original questions, extensive tabulated summaries of ‘simple’ questions, and narrative analyses of more ‘complex’ issues. Predominantly text-based, it contains no visual imagery beyond detailed tables. As a direct output from a local authority department surveying national peers, this report offers a unique and highly trustworthy primary source for researchers studying the evolution of public transport communication and marketing strategies in the British bus industry during the mid-1980s.