This Paper presents a description of the data base compiled from the information obtained from the National Travel Survey (NTS). The general aim of the NTS was to determine domestic non-urban travel characteristics on a fully national basis. All modes of travel were encompassed, and the seasonal nature of this travel was also monitored. As well as various travel parameters, some personal and household characteristics were obtained, to allow the influence of personal and household characteristics on long-distance travel behaviour to be assessed.

• National Travel Survey 1977–78, Description of the NTS Data Base
  
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The study identifies and measures the transport task undertaken for the principal rural products in terms of three variables: tonnes consigned, tonne kilometres performed and freight charges paid by the users. It is considered the study provides valuable insights into the nature and size of the rural product transport task in Australia.

• Estimates of the Task of Transporting Principal Rural Products in Australia in 1975–76
  
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This Paper presents the final results from a BTE survey of trucks passing through checking stations located on the Hume and Pacific Highways in NSW at Marulan and Berowra respectively. The aim of the survey was to obtain information on the quantity and nature of road freight travelling to and from Sydney along these two major highways, for use in BTE research studies. The survey commenced in mid 1972 and terminated in mid 1978. This period is an interesting one as there was considerable growth in tonnage handled by the goods trucking industry, particularly intrastate freight.

• Estimates of Freight Travelling to and from Sydney along the Hume and Pacific Highways
  
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This Paper describes broad elements of the TRIS data base and of processing performed on it by the BTE. Sufficient detail is presented to permit users of the data base to make convenient and effective use of it for information retrieval purposes.

• Transportation Research Information Service (TRIS): Description of Outputs from BTE Processing
  
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Estimates of the operating costs of ships are central to the analysis of a range of issues in shipping and ports investment and operations. As part of BTE studies a substantial body of information on ships operations had been assembled. This paper has generalised that information into statistical relationships for three ship types serving Australia–Bulk, Roll on/Roll off and Container Vessels. The scheme for the analysis follows that of Goss (1974).

• An Estimate of Operating Costs for Bulk, Ro-ro and Container Ships
  
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This Information Paper identifies for 1979–80 the freight movements which occurred on Australian railways and the sizes of particular flows. To a large extent this Information Paper represents an update of an earlier Bureau of Transport Economics (BTE) publication entitled Australian Rail Freight Movements, 1975–76.

• Australian Rail Freight Movements 1979–80
  
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This Paper deals with the operational characteristics of the Australian Road System and provides time series information to show changes over approximately the last decade in characteristics of the road system. The road system has been defined to include the road network, road users, vehicles and road user legislation while the operational characteristics of the road system have been defined as travel time, comfort and convenience, safety, vehicle operation and community effects.

• Assessment of the Australian Road System: Operational Characteristics
  
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This Paper contains basic information on the Australian road network, and on certain related data such as travel, expenditure, vehicle stock, and freight movement. The Paper is presented as a summary guide for ready reference to the status and trends of a limited range of road system characteristics. It includes data which the Bureau has found to be frequently used for the analysis of road systems, especially from the federal viewpoint. While the data presented here do not provide a complete picture, the aim has been to provide an overview description of the Australian road network, and it is anticipated that users will extract individual items of data according to their particular relevance.

• Australian Roads Summary Data, 1982
  
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This Paper discusses the aviation regulatory system in the United States and its effects on the airline industry there. It concentrates on the domestic passenger market as this is the area currently under review in Australia. Air cargo is briefly considered but there is no discussion of changes in international aviation policy.

• Deregulation of the Domestic Airline Industry in the United States
  
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This Paper presents a demand analysis of New South Wales regional and commuter intrastate air services. The main objective of this study was to provide forecasts of patronage to the year 2000 for New South Wales regional and commuter intrastate air services. The results may assist in understanding the demand for intrastate aviation services and help in the evaluation of policy options.

• Demand for NSW Intrastate Air Travel
  
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