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Is DRT viable?

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James101 said:
Is there any fundamental difference between DRT and traditional council ‘dial-a-ride’ services that have existed in rural areas for decades? It has always seemed to me that dial-a-ride is viewed as a commendable community service with no expectation to be commercial or even efficient; but DRT, doing the same job, is quickly written off as outlandish waste.
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Another Demand Responsive Transport failure

"Spiralling costs lead to rural bus service closure" BBC reports: 'Essex and Suffolk Demand Responsive Transport (DaRT) bus services and Arrow Taxis announced the closure "with great regret" on social media' A rural bus and taxi service has announced it has shut with immediate effect due to...
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We already have a thread discussing the subject.

Demand Responsive Transport

I've been looking for resources that track the successes and failures of Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) in the UK - but I've not found anything substantial. Schemes come and (too often) go, but I can't find any resources that look at the whole picture and seek to work out what works and what...
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Also, please refrain from starting new threads unless you actually have something to contribute to the discussion.
 
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