The classy coach commute

Jain, J. (2011) The classy coach commute. Journal of Transport Geography, 19 (5). pp. 1017-1022. ISSN 0966-6923

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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.07.004

Abstract

This paper considers a corporate vision for a coach service between Oxford and London in relation to the experiences and observations made by the author through a series of journeys on the same service. The journey is presented as a whole narrative to articulate the context of the passenger performance. The paper is concerned with how time and space are performed through the journey, and considers the relationship between the passenger and vehicle in creating comfort and managing boredom. It suggests that while a vision anticipates and shapes the future through the materiality of the vehicle, the passengers and their various possessions also have to enrol in the emergent performance of ‘doing a classy commute’.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:coach, passenger experience, time, space
Faculty/Department:Faculty of Environment and Technology > Department of Planning and Architecture
~Pre-2010 Faculty Structure > Environment and Technology > School of the Built and Natural Environment > Centre for Transport and Society
~Pre-2012 Faculty Structure > Faculty of Environment and Technology > Department of Planning and Architecture
~Pre-2012 Faculty Structure > Faculty of Environment and Technology > Centre for Transport and Society
ID Code:11293
Deposited By: J. Triggle
Deposited On:03 Nov 2010 10:49
Last Modified:26 Feb 2013 16:50

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