Buses and light rail: Stalled en route?

Traffic Jam: Ten Years of 'Sustainable' Transport in the UK

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 97-116

  Knowles, Richard D ^a   Abrantes, Pedro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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