These reports cover the research into the reimbursement of revenues and costs to bus operators for carrying concessionary passengers. The research was undertaken by the ITS, University of Leeds, Professor Phil Goodwin and Andrew Last (Minnerva).

Download the research reports

• Main report (PDF - 480 KB)
• Main report (DOC - 1060 KB)
• Report 1: Economic Principles (PDF - 365 KB)
• Report 1: Economic Principles (DOC - 870 KB)
• Report 2: Issues Relating to Average Fare (PDF - 184 KB)
• Report 2: Issues Relating to Average Fare (DOC - 159 KB)
• Report 3: Analysis of Concessionary Passholder Data from Lancashire and Nottingham (PDF - 261 KB)
• Report 3: Analysis of Concessionary Passholder Data from Lancashire and Nottingham (DOC - 594 KB)
• Report 4: Shape of the Demand Curve (PDF - 484 KB)
• Report 4: Shape of the Demand Curve (DOC - 712 KB)
• Report 5: Elasticity Estimates from PTE and MCL Datasets (PDF - 376 KB)
• Report 5: Elasticity Estimates from PTE and MCL (DOC - 857 KB)
• Report 6: Analysis of the National Travel Survey Data (PDF - 351 KB)
• Report 6: Analysis of the National Travel Survey Data (DOC - 1168 KB)
• Report 7: Survey Report (PDF - 943 KB)
• Report 7: Survey Report (DOC - 4179 KB)
• Report 8: Whole market demand elasticity variation (PDF - 624 KB)
• Report 8: Whole market demand elasticity variation (DOC - 1482 KB)
• Report 9: Costs (PDF - 581 KB)
• Report 9: Costs (DOC - 1307 KB)
• Peer review (PDF - 129 KB)
• Peer review (DOC - 42 KB)

Download underlying data

• Report 7: Survey Report underlying data (ZIP - 758 KB)

See also

• Concessionary bus travel applications proforma, 10 June 2009 updated 16 June 2011
• Concessionary bus travel reimbursement calculator, 29 November 2010 updated 22 February 2011
• Concessionary bus travel application guide, 8 August 2008 updated 20 April 2011
• Reimbursing bus operators for concessionary travel, 29 November 2010