Letebele, MOMaseloma, RCMokonyama, Mathetha T2009-09-022009-09-022009-07Letebele, M.O., Masemola, R.C. and Mokonyama, M.T. 2009. Niche public transport operational and capital investment strategies to minimize fares in the light of increased energy costs. Sustainable transport: 28th Annual Southern African Transport Conference (SATC) 2009, Pretoria, South Africa, July 6-9, 2009. pp 1-129781920017392http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3562Sustainable transport: 28th Annual Southern African Transport conference (SATC) 2009, Pretoria, South Africa, July 6-9, 2009Fuel costs are a significant component of a public transport fare. It is therefore of critical importance for measures aimed at containing household public transport expenditure to explore alternative ways of reducing fuel consumption or fuel substitution, where motorized travel is necessary. Alternatives include improved operational strategies, fleet acquisition strategies and alternative energy sources. The paper critically examines the extent to which improved public transport operational strategies as well as alternative energy sources can reduce the rate of increase of public transport fares.enPublic transportFuel substitutionPublic transport operational strategiesTransport economyTransport costPublic transport faresFuel consumptionAlternative energy sourcesSouthern African Transport ConferenceSATC 2009Conference PresentationLetebele, M., Maseloma, R., & Mokonyama, M. T. (2009). Niche public transport operational and capital investment strategies to minimize fares in the light of increased energy costs. Southern African Transport Conference. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3562Letebele, MO, RC Maseloma, and Mathetha T Mokonyama. "Niche public transport operational and capital investment strategies to minimize fares in the light of increased energy costs." (2009): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3562Letebele M, Maseloma R, Mokonyama MT, Niche public transport operational and capital investment strategies to minimize fares in the light of increased energy costs; Southern African Transport Conference; 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3562 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Letebele, MO AU - Maseloma, RC AU - Mokonyama, Mathetha T AB - Fuel costs are a significant component of a public transport fare. It is therefore of critical importance for measures aimed at containing household public transport expenditure to explore alternative ways of reducing fuel consumption or fuel substitution, where motorized travel is necessary. Alternatives include improved operational strategies, fleet acquisition strategies and alternative energy sources. The paper critically examines the extent to which improved public transport operational strategies as well as alternative energy sources can reduce the rate of increase of public transport fares. DA - 2009-07 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Public transport KW - Fuel substitution KW - Public transport operational strategies KW - Transport economy KW - Transport cost KW - Public transport fares KW - Fuel consumption KW - Alternative energy sources KW - Southern African Transport Conference KW - SATC 2009 LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2009 SM - 9781920017392 T1 - Niche public transport operational and capital investment strategies to minimize fares in the light of increased energy costs TI - Niche public transport operational and capital investment strategies to minimize fares in the light of increased energy costs UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3562 ER -