Talk:bustitution
I don't have time to add these to the entry, but here are some cites: [13], [14], [15], [16], [17], [18] Thryduulf 00:11, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi there Wiktionarians, here is a whole bunch of etymological material from the Wikipedia article Train-replacement bus service that was in conflict with Wikipedia's role as an encyclopedia rather than a dictionary.
The word bustitution is a neologism sometimes used to describe the practice of replacing a passenger train service with a bus service either on a temporary or permanent basis. The word is a portmanteau of the words "bus" and "substitution".[1] The train service that is replaced may be of any type such as light rail, tram, streetcar, commuter rail, regional rail or heavy rail intercity passenger service.
Usage edit
The term "bustitution" had been used to describe the dismantling of the street railway systems of many cities in North America in the mid-20th century.[2][3] In more recent North American usage, the expression often refers to the temporary substitution of buses for trains such as may be done with Amtrak's Thruway Motorcoach service[4] or similar bus replacement by Via Rail in Canada.[1][5] When used to refer to the permanent replacement of trains with buses it may connote a somewhat derogatory appraisal of the service change.[6][7]
The term is used in the United Kingdom to describe the replacement of full-sized train service by buses.[8] In such cases the replacement may be temporary and due to maintenance work or train failure. It is also used to describe the permanent closing of lightly used services and replacement by a bus service.[9][10] During the Beeching era in the 1960s, bus substitution was an official policy for replacing train services on closed lines. This policy was largely unsuccessful however, as the bus services were usually far slower than the train services they replaced, causing many passengers to give up on public transport altogether.[11]
The term may be used in Australia to refer to permanent or temporary service change.[12][13][14]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Resources & Activities: New Words”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], Macmillan Publishers Ltd., (Can we date this quote?)
- ^ An example from Milwaukee, Wisconsin may be seen in a picture caption at: “Motor Coaches of The Brew City”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[2], 2009 June 21 (last accessed)
- ^ “Newark PCC 27 Arrives at the Museum”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[3], Shoreline Trolley Museum, 2001 October 14, retrieved 2009-06-21
- ^ “Thruway Motorcoach Service and Accessibility”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[4], Amtrak, 2009 June 21 (last accessed)
- ^ The term came up regarding end of line bus substitution along the former Chaleur in Quebec in an online discussion forum. See: “Chaleur bustitution questions”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[5], 2009 June 20 (last accessed)
- ^ An example appears in a 2009 editorial. See: Parker, Christopher (2009 January 19) “Statement on the bustitution of the Ethan Allen Express”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[6], Vermont Rail Action Network, retrieved 2009-06-20
- ^ In the dedication of an essay in favor of public transit "bustitution" is equated with "abandonment" by Weyrich, Paul M. and William S. Lind (1999 May) “Does Transit Work? A Conservative Reappraisal”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[7], American Public Transportation Association, retrieved 2009-06-21 Template:Dead link
- ^ Watts, Richard (1988) Bustitution: the case exploded, Teddington: Railway Development Society, →ISBN
- ^ “RMT condemns 'bustitution' of Wolverhampton-Walsall Trains”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[8], National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers (RMT–Bristol), 2005 July 26, retrieved 2009-06-20
- ^ “The Railways Bill - Joint TUC and Rail Unions Briefing”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[9], Transport Salaried Staffs' Association, 2009 June 21 (last accessed)
- ^ Henshaw, David (1994) The Great Railway Conspiracy, →ISBN
- ^ “BUSTITUTION OVER XMAS”, in Media Release - Newsletter[10], volume 1993, number 1, Action for Public Transport (New South Wales), 1993 February, →ISSN, retrieved 2009-06-22
- ^ An example from an Australian discussion board appears at: “Railpage Australia Thread review - RANT Velolia bustitution services suck.”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[11], 2009 June 22 (last accessed)
- ^ Another example from Australia appears at: “Southern Highlands bustitution observations”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[12], 2005 March 2, retrieved 2009-06-22