Passenger Demand Forecasting Handbook (PDFH 5)
November 2012 (London)
Course fee: £350
This course explains the demand forecasting principles underlying the Passenger Demand Forecasting Handbook, as widely used in the UK railway industry, and provides a step-by-step guide to the forecasting procedures contained within it. A wide range of worked examples are covered and a workshop tackles a series of practical demand forecasting problems using software to apply PDFH recommendations to real-world situations. The course is designed for railway managers and consultants involved in rail demand forecasting.
Programme
- Outline and objectives
- Principles and concepts
- Principles of demand models and brief overview of different types of model
- Elasticities and cross elasticities
- Relationships between elasticities
- Generalised Journey Time (GJT) and rooftop model
- Implicit elasticities
- Conditional and non-conditional Elasticities
- PDFH 5
- Discussion of PDFH as a forecasting framework
- Changes from previous versions of PDFH
- The effect of crowding and other service quality factors
- Worked forecasting examples
- Demand forecasting software demonstration
- Practical workshop
- Using software provided to cover practical forecasting problems
For further information on the course content please contact Mark Wardman - Tel: 0113 343 5349; Email: m.r.wardman(at)its.leeds.ac.uk or Martin Prior - Tel: 0207 529 6531; Email: mprior(at)mvaconsultancy.com
Further information & how to book
The London course will be held at the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) offices, near Russell Square. The Leeds course will be held at the Institute for Transport Studies. Refreshments and lunch will be provided during the course. The course is also available as bespoke or in-company training on a date and at a location chosen by the client organisation. Course bookings and other enquiries can be made via:
Short Courses Co-ordinator,
Tel: +44 (0)113 343 5353;
Fax: +44 (0)113 343 5334;
Email: courses(at)its.leeds.ac.uk
