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The transport operator is supposed to make the system go and to keep it going (and not to talk about it) with maximum safety, outstanding reliability and fair economy. His task is to work on the lines of industrial engineering, combining labour, fixed and moving installations and funds to serve varying transportation demand and to overcome rather unflexible capacities and resources by using flexible methods.
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Engelbrecht, P.H.C. (1976). Analytic Reflections on the Planning of Public Transport in Metropolitan Areas. In: Stringer, P., Wenzel, H. (eds) Transportation Planning for a Better Environment. Nato Conference Series, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8861-0_16
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