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SELNEC Public Transport Plan for the Future
Lifeline 2000: a public transport plan for Greater Manchester
Includes background information and future plans such as Picc-Vic
Issued by SELNEC PTE, first published January 1973
124 pages, maps, charts and statistics, plus a small number of black and white photographs
 
Introduction:
This brief summary of the strategic plan for public transport in Greater Manchester describes how the present system can be transformed over the next 20 years into one that will increasingly provide the background for a better way of life.

The plan is part of a report presented to the Secretary of State for the Environment and to the public and local authorities of the area by the South East Lancashire and North East Cheshire Passenger Transport Authority and Executive. In effect it is an urgent recommendation to start giving the region a transport system for the 21st century now. It puts forward a step-by-step timetable for completing the work at about half the cost of the probable investment in roads during the same period.
 
Condition
Scanned original, some wear and tear due to age.
PDF text is searchable, but the condition of the original means that accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
 
Contents
The growth of demand for travel
Existing public transport operations
Bus operations
Railway operations
Travel demand and the transportation study
The forecasts of the transportation study
Trends in public transport usage
Parking
Consideration of transportation study recommendations
The strategic framework
Buses
Trains
Integration
Highways, planning and public transport
Future plans-medium term
Priority for buses
Railways
Future plans — long term
Railways
The Remaining Lines
The case for rapid transit
Bus served areas
Rapid transit proposals
Phasing of programme of investment
The financial background
External policies