Museum House Consulting - Public Transport Consultants

Our Services

Museum House Consulting provides independent support across the operational, commercial and strategic challenges facing bus, coach and public transport organisations.

Our experience spans city, urban, rural and interurban bus services, contracted and school transport, airport and express coach operations, event transport and local-authority passenger transport.

We work with operators, local authorities and other organisations on both individual projects and wider reviews, adapting our support to the particular needs of each client.

Explore our services below, or contact us if your requirement does not fit neatly into one category.

Bus Franchising & Partnerships

Supporting operators and local authorities through bus franchising, Enhanced Partnerships and Bus Service Improvement Plans, including bid support, operational planning, network development, mobilisation and transition.

Yellow double-deck bus in a city centre

Network Design

Reviewing networks, timetables and service patterns to improve connectivity, passenger demand, reliability and the efficient use of vehicles, drivers and financial resources.

Museum House Consulting - Public Transport Consultants; Bus timetables

Operations & Performance

Independent operational reviews covering service delivery, reliability, supervision, KPIs, customer experience and the practical opportunities available to improve performance.

Museum House Consulting - Public Transport Consultants; Double decker bus

Bids & Tendering

Supporting operators bidding for contracts and funding, and authorities or organisations procuring passenger transport, from tender specifications and bid writing through to commercial and operational review.

Museum House Consulting - Public Transport Consultants; Funding diagram

Fares & Ticketing

Supporting fares reviews, ticket-product simplification, integrated and multi-operator ticketing, concessionary travel and strategies designed to balance passenger needs with revenue requirements.

Management Services

Providing interim and project support, organisational reviews, management and supervisory structures, workforce terms and conditions and specialist recruitment support.

Museum House Consulting - Public Transport Consultants; Bus depot control room

Stakeholders & Partnerships

Helping organisations engage effectively with passengers, communities, elected representatives, local authorities, businesses and other partners involved in delivering or supporting public transport.

Passengers taking part in an onboard bus survey

Customer Experience, Information & Marketing

Reviewing the complete customer proposition, including passenger information, websites, printed and digital publicity, brand presentation, marketing and opportunities to grow leisure and other passenger markets.

Real-time bus departure information display

Training & Development

Providing independent mentoring and bespoke development support for managers, senior leaders and organisations across the passenger transport sector.

Museum House Consulting - Public Transport Consultants; Douglas Robertson, Founder and Director

Special Projects

Supporting complex or unusual transport projects including major events, infrastructure, fleet and emerging technology, new operations, business change and operational transition.

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