Unit 16 - Passenger Transport for Travel and Tourism
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ARTICLE WRITTEN BY ………..TRANSPORT JOURNALIST Issue 1
Travel
Weekly
UK Transport
THE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRANSPORT THE UK HAVE TO OFFER IN THIS ISSUE
In this article I will be Birmingham to Hereford For those who don’t know about
outlining passenger which operate every hour. transport regulatory bodies, who
they are and what they do.
Passenger Transport within the UK
transport operations within
the UK. I will also outline
Heritage Railways are
voluntary ran organisation. Page 2
By
regulatory organisations The open up the steam
and their roles. trains to the public and the
money from the tickets go Transport Features
Scheduled Domestic Flights towards running the steam Information on the many features of
trains. transport. Also included is air, coach,
They are part of the private and rail comparisons for those who
sector. Scheduled domestic Underground are unsure on how to get to their
flights operate in the UK holiday destination.
only. The airline the FlyBe The Underground is part of Page 3
offer routes from the public sector and are
Birmingham International run by local councils. There Bus and Coach
(BHX) to Inverness (INV) in are undergrounds in
Scotland. They are frequent London, Manchester, Bus and Coaches are part
and operate every day. Glasgow and Tyne and of the private sector. Local
Wear. bus companies such as
Local and National Rail Yeomans Canyon Travel
Trams operate in Herefordshire.
Local and National rail are National Coach companies
usually part of the private Trams are part of the public such as National Express
sector. Some trains sector. They are a cheap Offer over 1000 routes
specialise in certain parts way of getting tourists across the UK to places like
of the UK and some of around cities. Trams are Birmingham, Glasgow,
them merge. Virgin Trains available in Blackpool, London and Milton Keynes.
are national and offer Manchester, and
routes all around the Edinburgh. Transfers
country. Great Western
offer routes from Regulatory Bodies
, TRAVEL WEEKLY UK TRANSPORT | Issue 1 2
Taxi transfers are part of Clippers Run a service on
the private sector. They are the River Thames. They
usually local. Taxis can pick offer a fast and frequent
tourists up from train service with departures
stations and airports. High from major London piers
Town Taxis are available every 20 minutes.
outside Hereford Train
Park and Ride
Station. It is unusual to
have a long distance taxi Park and Ride is part of the
as it can be expensive public sector. Park and Ride
however you can get is where you park your car
airport transfers. in a car park then get a bus
to somewhere like the city
centre. Cardiff has park and
ride and it costs £3 to park
with bus included.
Regulatory
Bodies the roads are accessible,
Department for Transport and informing drivers about
road traffic alerts. It is also
The Department for Transport their role to improve
are a government run service levels.
organisation which work with
agencies and partners to Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) economic regulation of
support the transport network. Heathrow, Gatwick and
They work with business and They are a public
Stansted Airports. Finally
enables people and goods to corporation of the they are responsible for the
travel around the country. They Department of Transport. licensing and financial
also plan and invest transport This authority is fitness of airlines.
infrastructure to keep the UK on responsible for a number of
the move. It is their role to things. The rules and Air Traffic Control (NATS)
improve transport regulations when it comes NATS provide air traffic
infrastructure which make sure to operating or flying an
control to in the UK,
aircraft. They maintain
Domestic Ferries health and safety and especially London
Ferries are part of the determine whether aircraft Heathrow. The provide
private sector. Red Funnel is safe to fly. They are safety by ensuring aircraft
offer ferries to the Isle of responsible for determining flying in UK airspace, and
Wight, to the mainland and the policy for the use of
vice versa. You catch the airspace. Another thing
ferry from Portsmouth, they are responsible for is
Limington and the
Southampton.
River Bus
River Buses are part of the over the eastern North
private sector. Thames Atlantic.
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