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Post by Dstock7080 on Apr 7, 2017 8:37:17 GMT
It has been decided not to produce printed Tube Guides for the Metropolitan Line from the next timetable change:
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Post by crusty54 on Apr 7, 2017 10:38:32 GMT
It has been decided not to produce printed Tube Guides for the Metropolitan Line from the next timetable change: I wonder whether London Travelwatch was consulted. |
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Post by brigham on Apr 7, 2017 11:09:38 GMT
Makes sense not to produce 'Tube Guides' for mainline railways!
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Post by londoner on Apr 7, 2017 19:46:31 GMT
Seems like a sensible move, I can't imagine many people use the printed timetables anymore. Maybe they could print them for passengers that request them.
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Post by crusty54 on Apr 7, 2017 20:35:05 GMT
Seems like a sensible move, I can't imagine many people use the printed timetables anymore. Maybe they could print them for passengers that request them. Not everybody owns a computer or a smart phone. The traditional view was that printed times were needed where the service intervals were more than 10 minutes. Not such a problem when off peak trains leave at the same minutes past the hour throughout the week. Not sure if this is the case on the Met nowadays. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2017 19:39:21 GMT
Perhaps Chiltern Railway are printing their own version of the Trains Guides?
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Post by Ben on Apr 14, 2017 15:37:38 GMT
"no longer be printing these guides but making the information more readily available online."
This is plus plus good news, comrade!
I can only look forward to the day when they make them as accessible as possible, by perhaps locking them in a filing cabinet in a disused toilet cubicle with the words 'beware of the leopard' affixed to the door. [apologies for two obvious references]
Honestly TfL seem to have developed an allergy to decent comprehensive printed information - its exactly the same for the busses atm, except the online info is out of date in a few cases too.
Anyone remember when you used to get the local area guides they did put through the door? Can't even order a geographic bus map now. How can transport be your raison d'etre but clear communication of the involved geography or chronology not.
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Post by crusty54 on Apr 14, 2017 18:33:56 GMT
"no longer be printing these guides but making the information more readily available online." This is plus plus good news, comrade! I can only look forward to the day when they make them as accessible as possible, by perhaps locking them in a filing cabinet in a disused toilet cubicle with the words 'beware of the leopard' affixed to the door. [apologies for two obvious references] Honestly TfL seem to have developed an allergy to decent comprehensive printed information - its exactly the same for the busses atm, except the online info is out of date in a few cases too. Anyone remember when you used to get the local area guides they did put through the door? Can't even order a geographic bus map now. How can transport be your raison d'etre but clear communication of the involved geography or chronology not. I worked in the Marketing Office in the days of household drops with local guides. They did generate additional journeys. I also spent a whole weekend cutting up a Metropolitan line timetable and pasting it back together to prove that you could merge the Uxbridge trains into the main line pages. This meant you could see where changing trains was a benefit. Research showed that people were prepared to turn up and wait 10 minutes for a bus or train. Anything longer and they wanted a timetable. Having gone to the expense of installing leaflet racks at all stations you would think quality information should fill them. |
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Post by littlejohn on Apr 17, 2017 18:07:44 GMT
A long time ago (50 or 60 years) my parents lived in a village near Aylesbury. I have a strong memory that they had Met timetables (I think delivered to the door) that also included all BR services to Marylebone. Possibly they also had some indication of BR services north of Aylesbury as well. Or is memory playing tricks with me?
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Post by Rich32 on Apr 17, 2017 21:04:43 GMT
littlejohn No, its not. I have somewhere a copy of a 1946 guide with both LNER and Met line trains. It's more of a pamphlet size. If I come across it, I'll add more info here.
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Post by knap on Apr 18, 2017 11:08:33 GMT
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Post by crusty54 on Apr 18, 2017 12:12:52 GMT
The Met timetable is the one I had to cut up and paste back together with the Uxbridge trains inserted. |
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Post by ruislip on Apr 24, 2017 17:02:15 GMT
I guess including the Chiltern and its predecessors on Metropolitan timetables is like Looney Tunes producing cartoons with both the Road Runner and Wile E Coyote! #inseperable  |
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Post by crusty54 on Apr 24, 2017 18:34:23 GMT
I guess including the Chiltern and its predecessors on Metropolitan timetables is like Looney Tunes producing cartoons with both the Road Runner and Wile E Coyote! #inseperable Particularly as Underground tickets were accepted on the trains of both operators and vice versa. |
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