The use of travel time by rail passengers in Great Britain

What Do Passengers Do During Travel Time? Structured Observations on Buses and Trains

“…Observational studies in Japan (Ohmori and Harata 2008) and the U.S. (Timmermans and Van der Waerden 2008), a large British survey (Lyons, Jain et al 2007), and a Norwegian survey (Gripsrud and Hjorthol 2009) were all studies of train passengers only. Thomas's (2009) Wellington study, like ours, included both bus and train passengers.…”

“…For British passengers, unlike those in the U.S. observational study, sleeping/snoozing happened more on the "return" journey (Lyons and Chatterjee 2008). Window-gazing was high on short journeys (Lyons, Jain et al 2007), and the authors suggest there may be "a possible travel duration threshold below which there is not a suitable amount of time to do other than window gaze/people watch" (Lyons, Jain et al 2007). …”

“…Interestingly, there was considerable accord between the categories of train passenger activities used in studies in Japan (using observation and a self-report survey) (Ohmori and Harata 2008), the U.S. (using observation only) (Timmermans and Van der Waerden 2008), and New Zealand (Thomas 2009) and those from two surveys (not observational studies) in Great Britain (Lyons, Jain et al 2007) and Norway (Gripsrud and Hjorthol 2009). Of these, only the British study was available the schedule was designed.…”

“…Of these, only the British study was available the schedule was designed. The activity categories were worded with subtle differences, e.g., the activity called "window gazing/people watching" in the British study (Lyons, Jain et al 2007) is called "seeing advertisements, scenery and people" by Ohmori and Harata (2008). In addition, categories may reflect different cultural practices (the Japanese study includes "singing" as an activity) and varying national regulatory differences (for example, about smoking).…”

Analyzing and Assessing the Experience of Traveling by Public Transport

“…Furthermore, the allocation of the studies shown to just one of these approaches cannot always do them justice in terms of the issues and methods they deal with. (1) Travel time use Flaig, Kill (2004), Lyons, Jain (2007), Jain, Lyons (2008), Tillema, Schwanen (2009), Berry, Hamilton (2010), Lyons, Jain, Susilo (2011), Gripsrud, Hjorthol (2012) Travel time (in public transport) is conceptualized as a potential occasion for other activities, which can be both work and leisurerelated. In addition to activities, it may also be useful as "transition time."…”