TR673
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The various aspects of bus deregulation seem to be quite well documented and details on how operators could register routes and compete with each other are fairly easy to find and understand. However, a little look around the internet hasn't yielded any meaningful results on how things were before deregulation, so now I'm curious to know. Being as the title is vague, here are a few random questions I can think of that are a bit less generalised;
How did operators get new routes approved (did they need an Act of Parliament or something)?
How did independent operators come to be if existing operators already ran buses in the area?
What happened when operations from two different companies met up or overlapped?
If someone worked for a municipal company, would they be considered a council employee?
Who decided which operators became part of the National Bus Company?
Who decided what was allowed to operate where?
I'd be interested to read pretty much any insight into how a 'regulated' bus company worked, especially anything about how municipals, NBC, independents and PTEs co-existed if there was no competition. Being from Nottingham where there has been no shortage of operators over the years, I've always wondered how the likes of Barton, South Notts, City of Nottingham/NCT and Trent worked alongside each other prior to deregulation.
How did operators get new routes approved (did they need an Act of Parliament or something)?
How did independent operators come to be if existing operators already ran buses in the area?
What happened when operations from two different companies met up or overlapped?
If someone worked for a municipal company, would they be considered a council employee?
Who decided which operators became part of the National Bus Company?
Who decided what was allowed to operate where?
I'd be interested to read pretty much any insight into how a 'regulated' bus company worked, especially anything about how municipals, NBC, independents and PTEs co-existed if there was no competition. Being from Nottingham where there has been no shortage of operators over the years, I've always wondered how the likes of Barton, South Notts, City of Nottingham/NCT and Trent worked alongside each other prior to deregulation.