How to Setup a DRT Time Window

When running a DRT service, the demand is driven by passenger requests on the day, or in advance of the day for travel.

For this reason, you need to setup what we call a "time window" for these services to happen. The wider the better, as then you can accommodate return journeys easier. For example 7am to 7pm.

If you set up 10am - 12pm it doesn't offer much opportunity to handle return journeys.

Here's a breakdown of how to create the time window step by step:

Step 1

• Go to the Main menu
• Select 'Route manager'
• Build a Route
• Enter a name (we recommend copying this too)
• Set the required date and the start time e.g. 1st November 7am (this is the start time the bus will leave the depot)
• Set the required End time e.g. 1st November, 7pm (this is the time the bus is back at the depot unless you have allowed slack in the settings)
• Set driver known as No
• Select the related number of wheelchairs the vehicle can handle - we recommend setting to 1.

The screen would look something like this:

Then press next step.

Step 2

• Now you simple select the vehicle you are assigning to the DRT journey - the vehicle which passengers will be being booked onto.
• Select the vehicle
• Then Press Next Step

Now you need to set the starting point and ending point of the DRT service.

Please note that the starting point and ending point require a full address entered and a pinned What3Words location stored in your locations within Road XS.

Step 3

• In route planning find the location the vehicle will be starting at.
• Then press Add Start Point (the grey tick underneath will go bolder)
• If the end point is the same, press Add End Point (the grey tick underneath will go bolder).
• Do not add any waypoints.
• Click next step

Step 4

• Select the service area the vehicle will be operating in
• Set (unless it's a one off DRT journey), recurring to yes
• and paste or give the service a name e.g. DRT (this is what will show on the journey tables)
• Set with End Date
• Set the first recurrence date
• Set the latest occurrence date
• Set every week
• Then set which days of the week it operates on
• Set driver known no
• Add any further details (likely left blank)
• Select create journey

Your time slots will now generate and you can now add bookings by selecting create journey, DRT.

Passengers who have access to this service or have a related service area assigned in their profile can be booked on to this service.