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Other consultancy projects associated with public transport before 1985 include:
In 1990, as Chief Executive of RiverBus Partnership, Peter Warman was responsible for the commissioning and overall implementation of the real time passenger information and control system for RiverBuses that operated on the River Thames. He worked for the RiverBus Partnership at the invitation of Olympia & York (developers of Canary Wharf in London Docklands) when they were considering taking over the RiverBus Service in 1988. His work involved managing a £4 million investment and modernisation programme for the service which was completed by the opening of Canary Wharf in August 1991. Part of this investment included the RiverBus real time management and passenger information system. This automatically monitored the operation of the fleet and generated management information on passenger demand and service reliability. In addition, the system displayed on colour monitors the departure times of the next five vessels to passengers waiting at each pier. This was derived from the real time tracking of the vessels.
In 1984-85, Peter Warman was part of the team advising the UK Department of Transport on the implications for public transport operators and authorities, following from the proposed ‘Buses’ legislation. Since 1985, he has worked closely with a selected number of bus operators assisting in the development of business plans, management information systems and competitive strategies.
Developed and tested passenger requirements associated with the provision of real time information at bus stops in London. London Transport commissioned these projects in 1971, 1979 and 1984.
The evaluation and monitoring of the 24-hour passenger telephone enquiry service provided by London Transport. This was to determine the effectiveness of the service to generate revenue. The research was commissioned in 1983 and 1987. It led to significant investment and modernisation of the service in the period 1988 to 1993.
Research amongst travel agents on behalf of British Rail to evaluate the improvements and developments associated with the requirements for a Computerised Seat Reservation System (1981).
The design and production of coach service timetables for 48 cities in England and Wales for National Bus Company.
Design of National Bus Company Screen Display for Prestel and the ‘Club 403’ in Birmingham (1984).
Evaluation of the British Rail Open Station Experiment.
Analysis of the private hire market for North West Travel.
Area-wide Bus Studies in Exeter (1981), Romsey (1982), Milton Keynes (1982) and Warwickshire (1984).
Priorities of London Commuters. A British Rail study to determine the requirements and standards necessary for the formulation of the Commuters’ Charter (1980).
Countywide Rural Public Transport Studies in Bedfordshire (1973) and West Yorkshire (1975/76).
Department of Transport study of the effects of withdrawing rural bus services (1976).
Long-term developments in transport and their implications for telecommunications up to the year 2000. A project for the Post Office commissioned in 1971 to assist in their planned investment
programme.
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