Transport supply operators are PuT transport companies and transport associations, in a broader sense these also include the PuT contractors of the operators. To offer public transport service, PuT operators develop line networks and timetables from which the user can then choose connections.
To estimate the impacts on PuT operators, the so-called operator model is used to determine indicators which describe the operational and financial requirements for offering public transport supply on the one hand and on the other hand the expected revenues (Operator model PuT). The PuT operator model comprises the following methods.
- Line blocking which determines the number of required vehicles
- Determining operational costs
- Estimating revenues
- Line costing which distributes the operational costs and revenues over PuT lines
Compared to the PuT, the PrT network is generally operated by the state, countries or councils, but also more and more by private investors. Decisions are geared towards their impact on the general public, rather than on the operators. This is why in general a different operator model has to be used for PrT.
