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Dr Martin Higginson is a renowned national and international expert in public transport and proprietor of the independent business Martin Higginson Transport Research & Consultancy, which provides analysis and advice on policy development, strategy, planning, operations, technology; integration, economics, finance and investment for the bus, light rail and rail industries. He has a unique combination of practical experience in industry, academic knowledge and exposure to the commercial discipline of consultancy. He holds visiting research fellowships at the universities of Newcastle [Transport Operations Research Group] and York [Institute of Railway Studies & Transport History]. |
Services Provided
- Policy development
• Bus, coach, heavy and light rail and multi-modal strategy and scheme development for central and local government and the transport industry
- Economic and efficiency evaluation
• Guidance on methods of economic analysis,
• interchange planning, park & ride design and implementation, bus priorities and financing regimes for national and international policy-makers
- Efficiency analysis
• Benchmarking and best practice identification
- Competition, tendering and franchising
• Scheme design and strategy development
- Market intelligence
• Advice to investors and franchise bidders
- Strategies, planning, integration and operation
• Bus-rail integration: route design, station accessibility, access planning for operators and authorities
- Regional transport strategy preparation for authorities and operators
- Planning for railway station, route and service enhancement and re-opening
- Planning, management and operation of road and rail services
- Operational and technological analysis
• Optimisation of efficiency and effectiveness
• Planning for and implementation of innovative technologies
• International regulatory harmonisation
- Community involvement
• Community rail and station adoption schemes:
• Identification and evaluation of best practice in station adoption schemes
• Member of Heritage Line Community Rail Partnership steering group, County Durham
- Rural transport
• Evaluation of the transport needs of an ageing rural population
• Rail service optimisation for market towns and rural communities
- Historical development of transport
• University and museum research into economic and social aspects: for full details see web page
- International perspectives and comparisons
• Preparation of policy guidance with UITP Transport Economics Commission
• International comparative analysis
- Foreign languages
• German and French: good spoken, written and comprehension skills
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Selected Achievements
- International Public Transport Association (UITP): Member, Transport Economics Commission
• Policy documents on public transport and metro finances and funding
• Training course presentation
• Articles in Public Transport International on public transport financing and taxation
- German language publication and presentation
• Die Londoner Mautgebühr: Fluch oder Segen: Der Nahverkehr
• City-Maut London – Erfahrungen mit einem umstrittenen Mittel der Verkehrslenkung: Zentrum für Integrierte Verkehrssysteme (ZIV), Darmstadt
- European Commission Projects
• Estimation and assessment of the marginal costs of the use of transport in Europe
• Fiscus: cost evaluation and financing schemes for urban transport systems
• Voyager: High Quality Public Transport for 2020
• Interreg 111B (North Sea Region): HiTrans Public transport for medium-sized cities
• Best Practice Guidance
• The impact of possible technical harmonisation initiatives addressing the urban rail sector
• STaR City of the Future
- International consultancy
• Australia
The future provision of Brisbane’s bus services
Review of the Myki smart card ticketing project, Victoria
• Germany
German language article and conference presentation on London Congestion Charging Scheme
• Irish Republic
Kildare Route Study: public transport integration and station access
• Poland
Transport Integration Opportunities in the Katowice Region
• Portugal
Toll bridge traffic demand into and out of Lisbon
• Russia
St.Petersburg: operational and regulatory options for the expansion of commercial bus services
• Sierra Leone
Development of links between Sierra Leonian and UK National Railway Museums
- Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport
• Chartered Fellow [FCILT]
• Past Chairman, Metropolitan Section, London
• Chairman, North East England Transport Policy Committee
• Winner of Henry Spurrier Travelling Scholarships
• Policies and practices for tourist coaches in major European cities
• Bus regulation in the far east and Australia
- Roads & Road Transport History Association
• Editor "The Companion to Public Road Transport History in Great Britain & Ireland", forthcoming
- Honorary Research Fellowships
• Transport Operations Research Group, Department of Civil Engineering & Geosciences, Newcastle University
• Institute of Railway Studies & Transport History, Department of History, University of York, in association with the National Railway Museum
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Recent Projects
Advisor - view
Morpeth-Bedlington Rail Service Feasibility - view
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