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Prof. John Preston BA MA PhD MCILT FRGS FCIHT

Professor of Rail Transport

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Prof. John Preston is Professor of Rail Transport within Engineering and the Environment at the University of Southampton.

Professor Preston is also the Head of the Transportation Research Group. He was previously Head of the Civil, Maritime and Environmental Engineering and Science Academic Unit (2011-2014), Director of the Transportation Research Group (2008-11) and Head of the School of Civil Engineering and the Environment (2010-11). He has over 30 years of experience in transport teaching and research, having previously held posts at the Universities of Leeds and Oxford. His research in transport covers demand and capacity modelling, regulatory studies, economic appraisal and land-use and environment interactions. His initial work concentrated on rail but subsequent work has covered all the major modes of transport. He has held over 130 research grants and contracts, worth over £10 million, and has published over 300 articles, book chapters, conference and working papers.

His current work at Southampton includes leadership of the DITTO consortium, that is undertaking research to optimise rail operations, and of the University’s contribution to the Centre for Sustainable Travel Choices. He is also providing transport expertise to the Track to the Future and MISTRAL projects. He previously led the iConnect consortium that undertook an evaluation of engineering interventions to promote walking and cycling, and contributed to the Track21 and Infrastructure Transitions Research Consortium Programme Grants.

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Research interests

Current research is focussed on two broad areas: demand, capacity and cost modelling for sustainable transport infrastructure (Track 21, Infrastructure Transitions Research Consortium, Rail Capacity and Demand), with an emphasis on rail, and on the evaluation of transport interventions designed to promote sustainable choices (Centre for Sustainable Travel Choices, iConnect).

Research group

Transportation Group

Research project(s)

iConnect (Impact of Constructing Non-Motorised Networks and Evaluating Changes in Travel)

Centre for Sustainable Travel Choices

Track 21 - Railway Track for the 21st Century

Infrastructure Transitions Research Consortium (ITRC)

Rail Capacity and Demand

Research work in rail capacity at Southampton was initiated with the OCCASION project (2010-2012), followed-up with a Knowledge Transfer Secondment with Arup (2013-14) and continues with the DITTO project (2014-2017). Research work on rail demand forecasting at Southampton was initiated with Rail Research UK (2003-2010) and has continued with a series of grants, contracts and consultancy studies.

Doctoral Research Projects

Professor Preston is interested in supervising Doctoral Students in three broad areas: Transport Economics and Policy Transport, Energy and the Environment Project Economics and Management

OCCASION

OCCASION was funded by the RSSB, EPSRC and DfT and had objectives to identify and investigate innovative methods of increasing the capacity of nodes (i.e. junctions and stations) on the railway network, without substantial investment in additional infrastructure. To this end, a state-of-the-art review of recent and on-going work in this area was conducted, and tools were developed to (i) assess existing and predicted levels of capacity utilisation at nodes, thus filling a gap in the current assessment ‘toolbox’, and (ii) investigate improved options for re-routeing and re-scheduling trains, with a view to reducing capacity utilisation levels and making more use of the capacity potentially available, including consideration of the interactions between timetable changes at adjacent nodes. Using a case study of Peterborough and the East Coast Main Line, these tools provided solutions to deliver reduced levels of capacity utilisation, and thus increases in capacity and/or service reliability. Incremental changes to existing railway technologies (e.g. improved points) and operating practice (e.g. relaxations of the Timetable Planning Rules) were investigated, as were concepts from other modes (e.g. road and air transport) and sectors (e.g. production scheduling). The capacity utilisation analysis tools have since been used in collaboration with Arup in the Capacity Charge Recalibration for Network Rail.

Member of the Scientific Committee of the World Conference on Transport Research Society (WCTRS).

Co-Chair of WCTRS Special Interest Group A3: Rail (see http://www.wctrs-society.com)

Board Member of the International Association of Rail Operations Research (IAROR) (http://www.iaror.org/board.html)

Steering Committee Member of the International Conference on Competition and Ownership of Land Passenger Transport (and Conference Organiser in 1997 and 2013) (http://thredbo-conference-series.org)

Member of the Netherlands Institute for Transport Policy Analysis.

Elected Fellow of the Transport Research Foundation.

Articles

Armstrong, J., Preston, J., Potts, C., Bektas, T., & Paraskevopoulos, D. (2017). Addressing nodal constraints on railway capacity. Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Proceedings. Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit.

Armstrong, J., & Preston, J. (2017). Benefits from the remote monitoring of railway assets. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Transport.

Ortega Hortelano, A., Blainey, S., & Preston, J. (2017). Reducing maintenance costs for ballasted track: evidence from Britain. International Journal of Transport Development and Integration, 1(3), 318-328.

Preston, J. (2016). Big buses in a small country: the prospects for bus services in Wales. Research in Transportation Economics, 59, 379-387. DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2016.07.023

Preston, J. (2016). Deja vu all over again? Rail franchising in Britain. Research in Transportation Economics, 59, 107-115. DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2016.07.018

Zhu, W., Yang, X., & Preston, J. (2016). Efficiency measurement of bus routes and exogenous operating environment effects on efficiency. Transportation Planning and Technology, 39(5), 464-483. DOI: 10.1080/03081060.2016.1174364

Khadem Sameni, M., Preston, J., & Khadem Sameni, M. (2016). Evaluating efficiency of passenger railway stations: a DEA approach. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 20, 33-38. DOI: 10.1016/j.rtbm.2016.06.001

Grote, M., Williams, I., Preston, J., & Kemp, S. (2016). Including congestion effects in urban road traffic CO2 emissions modelling: do local government authorities have the right options? Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 43, 95-106. DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2015.12.010

Grote, M., Williams, I., Preston, J., & Kemp, S. (2016). Local government authority attitudes to road traffic CO2 emissions modelling: a British case study. Transportation Planning and Technology, 1-19. DOI: 10.1080/03081060.2016.1238570

Blainey, S. P., Armstrong, J., Smith, A. S. J., & Preston, J. M. (2016). New routes on old railways: increasing rail’s mode share within the constraints of the existing railway network. Transportation, 43(3), 425-442. DOI: 10.1007/s11116-015-9582-5

Preston, J. (2016). New walking and cycling infrastructure and modal shift in the UK: A quasi-experimental panel study. Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice, 1-20.

Ortega, A., Guzman, A. F., Preston, J., & Vassallo, J. M. (2016). Price elasticity of demand in high-speed rail lines of Spain: impact of new pricing scheme. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2597, 90-98. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2597-12

Pritchard, J. A., & Preston, J. M. (2016). Sustainable railways: trade-offs between operational and embedded energy. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Transport, 169(5), 298-307. DOI: 10.1680/jtran.16.00022

Preston, J., Pritchard, J., & Waterson, B. (2016). Train overcrowding: investigating the use of better information provision to mitigate the issues. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2649, 1-19. DOI: 10.3141/2649-01

Preston, J., & van de Velde, D. (2016). Workshop 7 Report: Market initiative: regulatory design, implementation and performance. Research in Transportation Economics. DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2016.10.010

Armstrong, J., Preston, J., & Hood, I. (2015). Adapting railways to provide resilience and sustainability. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability, 1-19.

Pritchard, J., Preston, J., & Armstrong, J. (2015). Making meaningful comparisons between road and rail – substituting average energy consumption data for rail with empirical analysis. Transportation Planning and Technology, 38(1). DOI: 10.1080/03081060.2014.976985

Xucheng, L., & Preston, J. (2015). Reassessing the financial and social costs of public transport. Proceedings of the ICE - Transport, 168(4), 356-369. DOI: 10.1680/tran.12.00096

Preston, J., & Waterson, B. (2015). Transport’s innovation problem: Why haven’t flying cars taken off? The Conversation.

Li, X., & Preston, J. (2014). Assessing the financial and social costs of public transport in different operating environments and with endogenous demand. Transportation Planning and Technology, 38(1), 28-43. DOI: 10.1080/03081060.2014.976981

Hall, J. W., Henriques, J. J., Hickford, A. J., Nicholls, R. J., Baruah, P., Birkin, M., ... Watson, J. W. (Ed.) (2014). Assessing the long-term performance of cross-sectoral strategies for national infrastructure. Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 20(3). DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000196

Preston, J., & Hensher, D. (2014). Competition and ownership in land passenger transport. Foreword. Research in Transportation Economics, 48, 1-2. DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2014.09.024

Song, Y., Hickford, A. J., & Preston, J. M. (2014). Delivering sustainable public transport: the case of the Better Bus Area Fund. Research in Transportation Economics, 48, 373-380. DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2014.09.066

Grote, M., Williams, I., & Preston, J. (2014). Direct carbon dioxide emissions from civil aircraft. Atmospheric Environment, 95, 214-224. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.06.042

Preston, J. (2014). Editorial. Thredbo 13 workshops. Research in Transportation Economics, 48, 3-8. DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2014.09.025

Preston, J., & Almutairi, T. (2014). Evaluating the long term impacts of transport policy: the case of bus deregulation revisited. Research in Transportation Economics, 48, 263-269. DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2014.09.051

Blainey, S. P., & Preston, J. M. (2013). A GIS-based appraisal framework for new local railway stations and services. Transport Policy, 25, 41-51. DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2012.11.008

Blainey, S. P., Hickford, A. J., & Preston, J. M. (2013). Barriers to rail use: what stops people taking the train? Rail Professional, (190), 61-62.

Preston, J., & Almutairi, T. (2013). Evaluating the long term impacts of transport policy: an initial assessment of bus deregulation. Research in Transportation Economics, 39(1), 208-214. DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2012.06.015

Preston, J., & Robins, D. (2013). Evaluating the long term impacts of transport policy: the case of passenger rail privatisation. Research in Transportation Economics, 39(1), 14-20. DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2012.05.019

Blainey, S. P., & Preston, J. M. (2013). Extending geographically-weighted regression from points to flows: a rail-based case study. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 227(6), 723-733. DOI: 10.1177/0954409713496987

Stanton, N. A., McIlroy, R., Harvey, C., Blainey, S. P., Hickford, A. J., Preston, J. M., & Ryan, B. (2013). Following the cognitive work analysis train of thought: exploring the constraints acting on modal shift to rail transport. Ergonomics, 56(3), 522-540. DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2012.718366

Dudley, G., & Preston, J. (2013). Historical narrative and the evolution of academic transport studies in the UK. Transport Reviews, 33(2), 131-147. DOI: 10.1080/01441647.2013.784375

Blainey, S. P., & Preston, J. M. (2013). Modelling UK rail demand and capacity to 2100. Rail Technology Magazine, 17, 17.

Song, Y., Preston, J. M., & Brand, C. (2013). What explains active travel behaviour? Evidence from case studies in the UK. Environment and Planning A, 45(12), 2980-2998. DOI: 10.1068/a4669

van de Velde, D., & Preston, J. (2013). Workshop 3B: governance, ownership and competition issues in deregulated (free market) public transport: lessons that can be learnt from developed and developing economies. Research in Transportation Economics, 39(1), 202-207. DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2012.06.014

Blainey, S., Hickford, A., & Preston, J. (2012). Barriers to passenger rail use: a review of the evidence. Transport Reviews, 32(6), 675-696. DOI: 10.1080/01441647.2012.743489

Ogilvie, D., Bull, F., Cooper, A., Rutter, H., Adams, E., Brand, C., ... Song, Y. (2012). Evaluating the travel, physical activity and carbon impacts of a ‘natural experiment’ in the provision of new walking and cycling infrastructure: methods for the core module of the iConnect study. BMJ Open, (2), e000694. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000694

Preston, J. (2012). High speed rail in Britain: about time or a waste of time? Journal of Transport Geography, 22, 308-311. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2012.03.005

Khadem Sameni, M., & Preston, J. M. (2012). Value for rail capacity. Assessing efficiency of operators in Great Britain. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2289, 134-144. DOI: 10.3141/2289-18

Ogilvie, D., Bull, F., Powell, J., Cooper, A. R., Brand, C., Mutrie, N., ... Rutter, H. (2011). An applied ecological framework for evaluating infrastructure to promote walking and cycling: the iConnect study. American Journal of Public Health, 101(3), 473-481. DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2010.198002

Sahlqvist, S. L., Song, Y., Bull, F., Adams, E., Preston, J. M., & Ogilvie, D. (2011). Effect of questionnaire length, personalization and reminder type on response rate to a complex postal survey: randomized controlled trial. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 11, 62. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-11-62

Brand, C., & Preston, J. M. (2010). ‘60-20 emission’—The unequal distribution of greenhouse gas emissions from personal, non-business travel in the UK. Transport Policy, 17(1), 9-19. DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2009.09.001

Blainey, S. P., & Preston, J. M. (2010). Modelling local rail demand in South Wales. Transportation Planning and Technology, 33(1), 55-73. DOI: 10.1080/03081060903429363

Preston, J. (2010). What’s so funny about peace, love and transport integration? Research in Transportation Economics, 29(1), 329-338. DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2010.07.042

Preston, J., & Jansson, K. (2010). Workshop report - Public policy and transport. Research in Transportation Economics, 29(1), 319-322. DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2010.07.040

Preston, J. (2009). Epilogue: Transport policy and social exclusion - some reflections. Transport Policy, 16(3), 140-142. DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2009.04.003

Preston, J., Wall, G., Batley, R., Ibanez, N., & Shires, J. (2009). Impact of delays on passenger train services: evidence from Great Britain. Transportation Research Record, 2117, 14-23. DOI: 10.3141/2117-03

Jorgensen, F., & Preston, J. (2009). The relationship between fare elasticity and trip length - some comments. International Journal of Transport Economics, 36(3), 361-375.

Preston, J. (2009). Trends in European railways over the last two decades. Built Environment, 35(1), 11-23. DOI: 10.2148/benv.35.1.11

Preston, J. (2008). A review of passenger rail franchising in Britain: 1996/1997–2006/2007. Research in Transportation Economics, 22(1), 71-77. DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2008.05.022

Preston, J. (2008). Competition in transit markets. Research in Transportation Economics, 23(1), 75-84. DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2008.10.009

Preston, J., & Takama, T. (2008). Forecasting the effects of road user charge by stochastic agent-based modelling. Transportation Research. Part A: Policy and Practice, 42(4), 738-749. DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2008.01.020

Alexandersson, G., Nash, C., & Preston, J. (2008). Risk and reward in rail contracting [In special issue: Reforms in Public Transport]. Research in Transportation Economics, 22(1), 31-35. DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2008.05.008

Preston, J., & Wall, G. (2008). The ex-ante and ex-post economic and social impacts of the introduction of high-speed trains in South East England. Planning Practice and Research, 23(3), 403-422. DOI: 10.1080/02697450802423641

Obeng, K., Preston, J. M., & Talley, W. K. (2008). Transit economics. Research in Transportation Economics, 23(1), 1-3. DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2008.10.001

Preston, J., & Raje, F. (2007). Accessibility, mobility and transport-related social exclusion. Journal of Transport Geography, 15(3), 151-160. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2006.05.002

Preston, J. (2007). Competitive tendering and collaborative partnerships in bus and rail transport: some reflections. Transport Reviews, 27(4), 427-432.

Hensher, D. A., Yvrande-Billon, A., Macario, R., Preston, J., White, P., Tyson, B., ... Hensher, D. (2007). Delivering value for money to government through efficient and effective public transit service continuity: some thoughts. Transport Reviews, 27(4), 411-448. DOI: 10.1080/01441640701192351

Jones, C., Griffin, M., & Preston, J. (2007). Making travel more attractive for passengers and for the environment. Railway Strategies, (December-Januar), 208-212.

Preston, J. M. (2007). Modelling to give true cost answers. Transport Times, 36(2), 22.

Jørgensen, F., & Preston, J. M. (2007). The Relationship between Fare and Travel Distance. Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, 41(3), 451-468.

Paulley, N., Balcombe, R., Mackett, R., Titheridge, H., Preston, J., Wardman, M., ... White, P. (2006). The demand for public transport: the effects of fares, quality of service, income and car ownership. [In special issue: Innovation and Integration in Urban Transport Policy]. Transport Policy, 13(4), 295-306. DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2005.12.004

Whitehead, T., Simmonds, D., & Preston, J. (2006). The effect of urban quality improvements on economic activity. Journal of Environmental Management, 80(1), 1-12. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.01.029

Pagliara, F., Preston, J., & Kim, J. H. (2006). Trade-offs between transportation, house price and amenities in residential location choice in Oxfordshire, UK. International Journal of Urban Sciences, 10(1), 1-18. DOI: 10.1080/12265934.2006.9693583

Kwon, T-H., & Preston, J. (2005). Driving forces behind the growth of per-capita car driving distances in the UK, 1970-2000. Transport Reviews, 25(4), 467-490. DOI: 10.1080/0144164052000336489

Kim, J. H., Pagliara, F., & Preston, J. (2005). The Intention to Move and Residential Location Choice Behaviour. Urban Studies, 42(9), 1621-1636. DOI: 10.1080/00420980500185611

Whitehead, T., Preston, J., & Holvad, T. (2005). The whole-life impacts of transport-charging interventions on business performance: A time-marching framework. Environment and Planning A, 37(5), 877-894. DOI: 10.1068/a35166

Preston, J. M., Kim, J. H., & Pagliara, F. (2004). Transport policy impact on residential location. International Review of Public Administration., 9, 71-87.

Kim, J., Pagliara, F., & Preston, J. M. (2003). An analysis of residential location choice behaviour in Oxfordshire, UK: A combined stated preference approach. International Review of Public Administration., 8(1), 103-114.

Jorgensen, E., & Preston, J. M. (2003). Estimating bus operators' short-run, medium-term and long-run marginal costs. International Journal of Transport Economics, 30(1), 3-24.

Preston, J. M. (2003). Transport studies unit, university of Oxford: annual report 2002. Traffic Engineering and Control, 44(7), 20-23.

Brand, C., & Preston, J. (2003). Which technology for urban public transport? Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Transport, 156(4), 201-210. DOI: 10.1680/tran.156.4.201.37818

Preston, J. M., & Van de Velde, D. (2002). Competitive tendering of public transport. Transport Reviews, 22(3), 336-345.

Preston, J. (2002). The transaction cost economics of railways. Trasporti Europei, 20-21, 6-15.

Preston, J. (2002). Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford: annual report 2001. Traffic Engineering and Control (TEC) Magazine, 43(3), 28-30.

Preston, J. M. (2001). An overview of public transport reforms in Great Britain and forecasts for the future. International Journal of Transport Economics, 28(1), 23-48.

Preston, J. (2001). Franchising and re-franchising of passenger rail services in Britain. Transportation Research Record, 1742, 1-8. DOI: 10.3141/1742-01

Preston, J. (2001). Integrating transport with socio-economic activity - a research agenda for the new millennium. Journal of Transport Geography, 9(1), 13-24. DOI: 10.1016/S0966-6923(00)00039-9

Preston, J. (2001). Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford: annual report 2000. Traffic Engineering and Control (TEC) Magazine, 42(3), 29-31.

Preston, J., & Shaw, A. (2000). Competition and ownership in land passenger transport: The Sixth International Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, September 1999 - Part 1: Tendering and competition in public transport. Transport Reviews, 20(3), 323-329. DOI: 10.1080/014416400412832

Preston, J., Whelan, G., Nash, C., & Wardman, M. (2000). The franchising of passenger rail services in Britain. International Review of Applied Economics, 14(1), 99-112. DOI: 10.1080/026921700101506

Preston, J. (2000). Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford: annual report 1999. Traffic Engineering and Control (TEC) Magazine, 41(5), 30-33.

Preston, J. M., Whelan, G., & Wardman, M. (1999). An analysis of the potential for on-track competition in the British passenger rail industry. Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, 33(1), 77-94.

Preston, J. (1999). Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford: annual report 1998. Traffic Engineering and Control (TEC) Magazine, 40(1), 37-40.

Preston, J., Nash, C., Gwilliam, K., Toner, J., Beesley, M., Whelan, G., ... Potter, S. (1998). Competition and ownership in land passenger transport: the fifth international conference. Transport Reviews, 18(4), 321-351. DOI: 10.1080/01441649808717022

Bristow, A. L., Preston, J. M., & Nash, C. A. (1998). Investment planning and appraisal issues in the privatized railway — the British experience. Transport Reviews, 18(4), 353-362. DOI: 10.1080/01441649808717023

Preston, J. (1998). Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford: annual report 1997. Traffic Engineering and Control (TEC) Magazine, 39(1), 37-40.

Mackie, P., & Preston, J. (1998). Twenty-one sources of error and bias in transport project appraisal. Transport Policy, 5(1), 1-7. DOI: 10.1016/S0967-070X(98)00004-3

Preston, J., & Roth, G. (1996). Competition and ownership in land passenger transport: the fourth international conference — Part 1: competitive models and impacts. Transport Reviews, 16(3), 195-201. DOI: 10.1080/01441649608716947

Preston, J. (1996). The economics of British rail privatization: an assessment. Transport Reviews, 16(1), 1-21. DOI: 10.1080/01441649608716930

Mackie, P., Preston, J., & Nash, C. (1995). Bus deregulation: ten years on foreign summeries. Transport Reviews, 15(3), 229-251. DOI: 10.1080/01441649508716914

Nash, C., & Preston, J. (1994). Railway performance—how does Britain compare? Public Money & Management, 14(4), 47-53. DOI: 10.1080/09540969409387841

Nash, C., & Preston, J. (1991). Appraisal of rail investment projects: recent British experience. Transport Reviews, 11(4), 295-309. DOI: 10.1080/01441649108716792

Preston, J. (1991). Demand forecasting for new local rail stations and services. Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, 25(2), 183-202.

Preston, J. (1991). Explaining competitive practices in the bus industry: the British experience. Transportation Planning and Technology, 15(2-4), 277-294. DOI: 10.1080/03081069108717459

Fowkes, T., & Preston, J. (1991). Novel approaches to forecasting the demand for new local rail services. Transportation Research Part A General, 25(4), 209-218. DOI: 10.1016/0191-2607(91)90007-D

Preston, J., & Dodgson, J. (1991). The issues. Transportation Planning and Technology, 15(2/4), 135-143. DOI: 10.1080/03081069108717448

Books

Pagliara, F., Preston, J., & Simmonds, D. (2010). Residential Location Choice - Models and Applications. London, GB: Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-12788-5

Rajé, F., Grieco, M., & Hine, J. (2004). Transport, demand management and social inclusion: the need for ethnic perspectives. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate.

Hine, J., & Preston, J. (Eds.) (2003). Integrated futures and transport choices: UK transport policy beyond the 1998 white paper and transport acts. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate.

Preston, J., Smith, H. L., & Starkie, D. (Eds.) (2000). Integrated Transport Policy. Implications for Regulation and Competition. (Oxford Studies in Transport). Farnham, GB: Ashgate.

Mackie, P. J., & Preston, J. (Eds.) (1996). The local bus market: A case study of regulatory change. (Institute of Transport Studies Series). Farnham Royal, GB: Avebury.

Preston, J., Nash, C., & Hopkinson, P. (1991). Longer term issues in transport: the proceedings of a research conference sponsored by the Department of Transport. Aldershot, GB: Avebury.

Book Chapters

Preston, J. (2017). Direct and indirect effects of high speed rail. In D. Albalate, & G. Bel (Eds.), Evaluating High-Speed Rail - Interdisciplinary Perspectives. (pp. 46-68). (Routledge Studies in Transport Analysis). Abingdon, GB: Routledge.

Blainey, S. P., & Preston, J. M. (2016). Transport Systems Assessment. In J. W. Hall, M. Tran, A. J. Hickford, & R. J. Nicholls (Eds.), The Future of National Infrastructure: a System-of-Systems Approach. (pp. 88-113). Cambridge, GB: Cambridge University Press.

Preston, J. (2015). Public transport demand. In C. Nash (Ed.), Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Transport Economics and Policy. (pp. 192-211). Edward Elgar. DOI: 10.4337/9780857937933.00018

Preston, J., & Pagliara, F. (2012). Can long distance rail affect the real estate market. In G. Borruso, S. Bertazzon, A. Favretto, B. Murgante, & C. M. Torre (Eds.), Geographical Analysis for Sustainable Development and Economic Planning. New Technologies. (Premier Reference Source). USA: IGI Global.

Preston, J. (2010). Measuring the costs and benefits of integrated transport policies and schemes. In M. Givoni, & D. Banister (Eds.), Integrated Transport. From Policy to Practice. (pp. 207-222). Abingdon, GB: Routledge.

Preston, J., Pagliara, F., & Brancaccio, V. (2009). High speed rail systems impacts on socio-economic activity. In Transport Management and Land-Use Effects in Presence of Unusual Demand. (pp. 225-230). Franco Angeli.

Preston, J. M. (2009). Public transport. In R. Kitchin, & N. Thrift (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Human Geography. (pp. 452-459). Elsevier.

Preston, J. M. (2008). Is Labour delivering a sustainable railway? In I. Docherty, & J. Shaw (Eds.), Traffic Jam: Ten Years of 'Sustainable' Transport in the UK. (pp. 75-96). Bristol, UK: Policy Press.

Preston, J. (2008). Public transport subsidisation. In S. Ison, & T. Rye (Eds.), The Implementation and Effectiveness of Transport Demand Management Measures: An International Perspective. (pp. 189-209). Aldershot, UK: Ashgate.

Preston, J. M., & O'Connor, K. (2008). Revitalised transport geographies. In R. Knowles, J. Shaw, & I. Docherty (Eds.), Transport Geographies: Mobilities, Flows and Spaces. (pp. 227-237). Blackwell.

Preston, J. M. (2007). Contracting-out public transport planning: options and prospects. In M. Rosario, J. Viegas, & D. A. Hensher (Eds.), Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport: Selected Papers from the 8th International Conference. (pp. 171-188). USA: Elsevier.

Preston, J., & O'connor, K. (2007). Revitalized transport geographies. In R. Knowles, J. Shaw, & I. Docherty (Eds.), Transport Geographies: Mobilities, Flows and Spaces. Blackwell.

Preston, J. (2007). Transport. In Companion Encyclopaedia of Geography, Volume I. (pp. 199-212). Abingdon, GB: Routledge.

Preston, J. M. (2007). Transport: The movement of goods and people. In I. Douglas, R. Huggett, & M. Robinson (Eds.), Companion Encyclopedia of Geography - The Environment and Humankind: Revised Edition. (pp. 199-212). London, UK: Routledge.

Cowie, J., & Preston, J. (2006). Key performance indicators and data for monitoring and auditing: Theme C. In Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport : Selected Papers from the 9th International Conference (Thredbo 9). Elsevier.

Preston, J. M., Huang, B., & Whelan, G. (2005). Determining optimal bus service provision: the role of quality in the service mix. In D. A. Hensher (Ed.), Competition and ownership in land passenger transport: selected papers from the 8th International Conference. (pp. 177-194). (THREDBO; No. 8). USA: Elsevier.

Preston, J. M., Button, K., & Hensher, D. (2005). Tendering of Services. In K. Button, & D. Hensher (Eds.), Handbook of Transport Strategy, Policy and Institutions. (pp. 65-82). Elsevier Science.

Preston, J. M. (2005). The road to Rio: a brief history of the international conferences on competition and ownership in land passenger transport. In R. Macario, J. Viegas, & D. A. Hensher (Eds.), Competition and ownership in land passenger transport: selected papers from the 8th International Conference. (pp. 7-20). USA: Elsevier.

Preston, J. M., Hayes, G., & Lehmkuhl, D. (2004). Transport. In H. Compston (Ed.), Handbook of Public Policy in Europe: Britain, France and Germany. (pp. 205-216). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Preston, J. M. (2003). A thoroughbred in the making?: The bus industry under Labour. In I. Docherty, & J. Shaw (Eds.), A New Deal for Transport?. (pp. 158-177). (RGS-IBG Book Series). Oxford, UK: Blackwell.

Preston, J. M., & Havinden, M. (2003). The transport problem: some solutions. In M. Havinden (Ed.), Visions for Oxford in the 21st century.. (pp. 136-144). Oxford, UK: Oxford Civic Society.

Preston, J. (2002). Demand forecasting for new local rail stations and services. In Railways. (Classics in Transport Analysis; No. 3). Cheltenham, GB: Edward Elgar.

Nash, C., & Preston, J. (2002). The policy debate in Britain. In Privatisation of Railways: Methods and Obstacles. (pp. 226-258). Cheltenham, GB: Edward Elgar Publishers.

Preston, J. M. (2001). Bus service regulation and competition. In T. Grayling (Ed.), Any More Fares? Delivering Better Bus Services. (pp. 40-54). Institure for Public Policy Research.

Preston, J. (1999). Big and small is beautiful: the emerging organisation of the pan-European bus industry. In World Transport Research Volume 4. (pp. 453-417). Amsterdam, NL: Pergamon.

Preston, J., & Root, A. (1999). Great Britain. In D. van de Velde (Ed.), Changing Trains. Railway Reform and the Role of Competition: the Experience of Six Countries.. Farnham, GB: Ashgate Publishing.

Preston, J. (1999). On the ground, overground and all at sea: a review of organizational reforms of the European transport industry. In World Transport Research Volume 4. (pp. 541-554). Amsterdam, NL: Pergamon.

Whelan, G., Wardman, M., Nash, C., & Preston, J. (1999). The privitization of passenger rail services in Great Britain: an evaluation of competition for the market and competition in the market. In World Transport Research Volume 4. (pp. 583-596). Amsterdam, NL: Pergamon.

Preston, J., & Nash, C. (1996). Railway performance - how does Britain compare? In Transport in Transition. (pp. 99-106). London, GB: CIPFA.

Preston, J., & Nash, C. (1995). Competition in rail transport: a new opportunity for railways. In Transport Economics: Selected Readings. (pp. 565-590). Korea Research Foundation for the 21st Seoul.

Preston, J., Nash, C., Herce, J. A., & DeRus, G. (1995). El Transporte por Ferrocarril en Europa y el Futuro de RENFE. In La Regulacion de Las Transportes en Espana. Civitas.

Preston, J., & Nash, C. (1993). Franchising British Rail. In A. Harrison (Ed.), From Hierarchy to Contract. (pp. 147-165). Piscataway, US: Transaction Publishers.

Preston, J., Talvitie, A., Hensher, D., & Beesley, M. (1992). Competition policy and the British bus industry: the case of mergers. In Proccedings of the Second International Conference on Privatisation and Deregulation in Passenger Transportation. (pp. 99-115). Espoo, FI: Viatek.

Preston, J. (1992). Estimating the demand for new lines and services. In N. G. Harris, & E. W. Godward (Eds.), Planning Passenger Railways. (pp. 71-86). London, GB: A & N Harris.

Preston, J., & Fowkes, T. (1992). Novel approaches to the design of surveys with hypothetical choice data. In Selected Readings in Transport Survey Methodolgy. Healdsburg, US: Eucalyptus Press.

Preston, J. (1991). New stations and services. In Analysing Demand for Rail Travel. (pp. 128-150). Avebury.

Conferences

Armstrong, J., & Preston, J. (2017). Capacity utilisation and performance at railway stations. Paper presented at 7th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis, Lille, France.

Preston, J., Kovacs, A., James, P., & Ye, H. (2017). Developing Integrated Tools to Optimise Railway systems: An overview. Paper presented at 7th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis, Lille, France.

Armstrong, J., Preston, J., & Ortega Hortelano, A. (2017). Enabling resilient railway operations in the context of climate change. Paper presented at 7th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis, Lille, France.

Preston, J., Pritchard, J., & Waterson, B. (2017). Train overcrowding: investigating the use of better information provision to mitigate the issues. Paper presented at 96th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, United States.

Pritchard, J., & Preston, J. (2016). Investigating the potential to mitigate crowding issues on trains by providing improved information to passengers. In Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2016) and the Affiliated Conferences, July 27-31, 2016, Walt Disney World®, Orlando, Florida, USA. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 484). Springer.

Ortega, A., Guzman, A. F., Preston, J., & Vassallo, J. M. (2016). Price elasticity of demand in high-speed rail lines of Spain: impact of new pricing scheme. Poster session presented at TRB 95th Annual Meeting, .

Ortega Hortelano, A., Blainey, S., & Preston, J. (2016). Reducing maintenance costs for ballasted track: evidence from Britain. Paper presented at Comprail Conference: 15th International Conference on Railway Engineering Design and Operation, Spain.DOI: 10.2495/TDI-V1-N3-318-328

Pant, R., Hall, J. W., Blainey, S. P., & Preston, J. M. (2015). Assessing single point criticality of multi-modal transport networks at the national-scale. Paper presented at 25th European Safety and Reliability Conference, Switzerland.

Wong, A., Preston, J., & Hickford, A. (2015). Big date, small changes: evaluating the impact of the local sustainable transport fund on travel behaviour and awareness. Paper presented at 14th International Conference on Travel Behaviour Reserach, IATBR, .

Blainey, S. P., & Preston, J. M. (2015). Predict or prophesy? Modelling British transport demand and capacity to 2100. 47th Universities’ Transport Study Group Conference, United Kingdom.

Pritchard, J., Preston, J., & Waterson, B. (2015). Quantifying the factors which affect rail’s operational energy consumption. Paper presented at 6th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis (RailTokyo2015), Japan.

Preston, J. M., & Blainey, S. P. (2015). The Channel Tunnel Rail Link in the UK: is it all that it seems?. Paper presented at Twenty Years Under The Channel And Beyond, France.

Preston, J., Wong, A., & Hickford, A. (2015). The impact of smarter choices of the use of active travel and public transport. Paper presented at 14th International Conference on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport (Thredbo 14), .

Park, D. S., Preston, J. M., & Blainey, S. P. (2014). A model of modal shift policies in Seoul, Korea. Paper presented at 46th Universities' Transport Study Group Conference, United Kingdom.

Pant, R., Blainey, S. P., Hall, J., & Preston, J. M. (2014). Assessing risks to inform resilience: a criticality assessment of the British railway network. Paper presented at International Symposium On Next Generation Infrastructure, Austria.

Li, X., & Preston, J. M. (2014). Reassessing the financial and social costs of public transport. 2014 UTSG Annual Conference, United Kingdom.

Blainey, S. P., & Preston, J. M. (2013). Assessing long term capacity and demand in the rail sector. Paper presented at 13th World Conference on Transport Research, Brazil.

Blainey, S. P., & Preston, J. M. (2013). Extending geographically-weighted regression from points to flows: a rail-based case study. Paper presented at 45th Annual UTSG Conference, United Kingdom.

Blainey, S. P., Hickford, A. J., & Preston, J. M. (2013). Planning transport networks for an uncertain future: a UK case study. Paper presented at European Transport Conference 2013, Germany.

Blainey, S. P., Preston, J. M., & McLeod, F. N. (2012). A long term capacity and demand assessment model for the UK transport system. Paper presented at European Transport Conference, United Kingdom.

Armstrong, J., Blainey, S. P., Preston, J. M., & Hood, I. (2011). Developing a CUI-based approach to network capacity assessment. Paper presented at 4th International Seminar on Railway Operations, Modelling and Analysis, .

Blainey, S. P., Preston, J. M., Armstrong, J., & Hickford, A. J. (2011). Where the train doesn’t take the strain – an analysis of inter-urban journeys where rail is an unattractive option. Paper presented at 4th International Seminar on Railway Operations, Modelling and Analysis, Italy.

Blainey, S. P., & Preston, J. M. (2010). A geographically weighted regression based analysis of rail commuting around Cardiff, South Wales. Paper presented at 12th World Conference on Transport Research, Portugal.

Preston, J. M. (2010). Competition for long distance passenger rail services: the emerging evidence. Paper presented at 18th International Symposium on Transport Economics and Policy: the Future of Interurban Passenger Transport, Spain.

Cascetta, E., Pagliara, F., Brancaccio, V., & Preston, J. M. (2010). Evaluating regeneration impacts of the Channel tunnel rail link. Paper presented at 12th World Conference on Transport Research, Portugal.

Blainey, S. P., & Preston, J. M. (2010). Gateways to prosperity? The long term impacts of new local railway stations. Paper presented at European Transport Conference, United Kingdom.

Preston, J. M., Song, Y., & Ghali, K. (2010). iConnect: can engineering interventions to promote walking and cycling improve public health?. Paper presented at Public Health Day, United Kingdom.

Armstrong, J., & Preston, J. (2010). Rail in the context of climate change: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Paper presented at 12th World Conference on Transport Research, Portugal.

Khadem Sameni, M., Preston, J. M., & Armstrong, J. (2010). Railway capacity challenge: measuring and managing in Britain. Paper presented at American Society of Mechanical Engineers Joint Rail Conference, United States.

Khadem-Semini, M. K., Preston, J. M., & Armstrong, J. (2010). Railway capacity challenge: measuring and managing.. Paper presented at 42nd Annual UTSG Conference, .

Khadem Sameni, M., Preston, J. M., & Landex, A. (2010). Revising UIC methods for capacity analysis: revenue generating capacity. Paper presented at American Society of Mechanical Engineers Joint Rail Conference, United States.

Armstrong, J., & Preston, J. M. (2009). Alternative railway futures. Paper presented at Annual International Conference: Geography, Knowledge and Society, .

Blainey, S. P., & Preston, J. M. (2009). Assessing the potential performance of new local railway stations. Paper presented at European Transport Conference, .

Armstrong, J., & Preston, J. M. (2009). Automating the production of train graphs and the calculation of CUI Values. Paper presented at 3rd International Seminar on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis, Engineering and Optimisation Approaches, .

Preston, J. M., Armstrong, J., & Docherty, I. (2009). The economic case for high speed rail: the case of Glasgow-Edinburgh. Paper presented at Presented at the RGS/IBG Annual Conference, .

Preston, J. M., & Batley, R. (2009). The impact of delays on passenger trains services. Paper presented at 2009 Transportation Research Board 88th Annual Meeting, .

Preston, J. M. (2009). What's So funny About peace, love and integration?. Paper presented at International Conference on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport, .

Preston, J. M., & Powell, J. (2008). Methodological issues in measuring and evaluating physical measures to promote walking and cycling. 5th Cycling and Society Symposium, .

Preston, J. M. (2008). The challenge we face - and how transport economics has helped. Paper presented at Plenary paper to the Universities' Transport Study Group 40th Annnual Conference, .

Preston, J. M., Blainey, S. P., Wardman, M., Chintakayala, P. K., Heywood, C., Sheldon, R., & Wall, G. T. (2008). The effect of station enhancements on rail demand. Paper presented at European Transport Conference 2008, .

Preston, J. M., & Spear, J. (2008). Transport governance and city regions: the case of rail. Paper presented at Presented to the Transport Geography Research Group Session on Scales of Changing Transport Governance. RGS/IBG Annual Conference., .

Armstrong, J., Preston, J., & Carlson, M. (2007). Automating the import of electronic timetable data to EMME/2-based public transport models. 2nd International Seminar on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis, Germany.

Preston, J. M., Armstrong, J., & Goodman, C. R. (2007). Decision support system for dynamic re-scheduling of trains under disturbance. Paper presented at Proceedings of the 11th World Conference on Transport Research, .

Preston, J. M., & Wall, G. T. (2007). Meeting rail passenger user needs: the role of information technologies. Paper presented at 11th World Conference on Transport Research, .

Armstrong, J., & Preston, J. (2007). Possible railway futures. Paper presented at Transport - The Next 50 Years, New Zealand.

Wardman, M., Whelan, G., & Preston, J. M. (2007). Strategic forecasting of passenger rail demand in Great Britain. Paper presented at Proceedings of the 11th World Conference on Transport Research, .

Preston, J. M. (2007). The good, the bad and the ugly: A review of rail franchising in Britain.. 103-113. Paper presented at 10th International Conference on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport, .

Preston, J. M., & Wall, G. T. (2007). The impact of high speed trains on socio-economic activity. Paper presented at Proceedings of the 11th World Conference on Transport Research, .

Weston, P., Goodman, C., Takagi, R., Bouch, C., & Armstrong, J. (2006). Minimising train delays in a mixed traffic railway network with consideration of passenger delay. Paper presented at 7th World Congress on Railway Research, .

Brand, C., & Preston, J. M. (2006). TEST - A tool for evaluating strategically integrated public transport. Paper presented at European Transport Conference, .

Preston, J. M., Wall, G. T., & Larbie, A. (2006). The impact of high speed trains on socio-economic activity: the case of Ashford (Kent). Paper presented at Fourth Conference on Railroad Industry Structure, Competition and Investment, .

Preston, J. M., & Cowrie, J. (2005). Key performance indicators and data for monitoring and auditing: theme C. In D. A. Hensher (Ed.), Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport. (pp. 549-560). Oxford, UK: Elsevier.

Preston, J. M. (2005). The deregulation and privatisation of public transport in Britian: Twenty years on. p.16. Transport Reseach Foundation, .

Preston, J. M. (2004). Moving Transport Geography Forward. In Brian Hoyle Lecture in Transport Geography. Oxford University Press.

Preston, J. (1997). Assessing public sector performance: the case of western European railways. In Proceedings of the Seventh World Conference on Transport Research. (pp. 343-456). Pergamon.

Preston, J., & Nash, C. (1994). Competition in rail transport: a new opportunity for railways. In Institut fur Verkhers Wissenschaft an der Univerisitat Munstere Reform der Eisenbahnend, Ausgabe Nr7. (ITS Working Paper; No. 397). Leeds, GB: University of Leeds.

Preston, J., & Nash, P. (1993). Assessing the performance of European railways. In Selected Proceedings of the 6th World Conference on Transport Research, Vol II: Transport Policies. (pp. 1943-1954). Leeds, GB: WCTRS.

Preston, J. (1993). Financing new local rail services. In Selected proceedings of the 6th World conference on Transport Research, Vol III: Transport Policies. (pp. 1627-1638). London, GB: WCTRS.

Preston, J., & Mackie, P. (1993). Regulating the deregulated bus market. In Selected Proceedings of the 6th World Conference on Transport Research, Vol III: Transport Policies. (pp. 1709-1720). Leeds, City and Borough of, GB: WCTRS.

Preston, J., Talvitie, A., Hensher, D., & Beesley, M. (1992). Understanding competition and anti-trust behaviour. In Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Privatisation and Deregulation in Passenger Transportation. (pp. 133-140). Espoo, FI: Viatek.

Reports

Tran, M., Hall, J., Hickford, A. J., Nicholls, R. J., Alderson, D., Barr, S., ... Zuo, C. (2014). National infrastructure assessment: Analysis of options for infrastructure provision in Great Britain, Interim results. Oxford, GB: Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford.

Mackett, R., Paulley, N., Preston, J. M., Shires, J., Titheridge, H., Wardman, M., ... Balcombe, R. (Ed.) (2004). The demand for public transport: a practical guide. Wokingham, UK: TRL Limited.

Preston, J. M. (2004). Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford: annual report 2002. London, UK: Hemming Information Services.

Code	Title	Role
CENV6044	RESEARCH PROJECT: TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND ENGINEERING	Lecturer
CENV6112	TRANSPORT, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT	Coordinator
CENV6152	PROJECT ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT	Coordinator
CENV6153	TRANSPORT MODELLING	Lecturer
CENV6016	TRANSPORT ECONOMICS	Coordinator
CENV6101	PASSENGER AND FREIGHT TRANSPORT	Lecturer

Prof. John Preston
Engineering and the Environment University of Southampton Highfield Southampton SO17 1BJ

Room Number:176/4003

Telephone:(023) 8059 4660
Email:J.M.Preston@soton.ac.uk

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