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Clockface timetables - a good idea?
 
Re: Clockface timetables - a good idea?
Posted by eXPassenger at 17:30, 6th February 2026
 
I voted Yes - With odd exceptions.
My preferred answer would have been Yes - Where possible, recognising that other services / activities may prevent it and this will be more common than 'odd exceptions'.

Re: Clockface timetables - a good idea?
Posted by bobm at 16:30, 6th February 2026
 
Ignore the dash in the rain, where the D1 moves by a few minutes on some hours it can make the connection to the London trains at Bath Spa uncomfortably tight.

Re: Clockface timetables - a good idea?
Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 16:27, 6th February 2026
 
That all seems perfectly clear to me. [Image from here is not available to guests]


Clockface timetables - a good idea?
Posted by grahame at 16:17, 6th February 2026
 
Many public transport services run to what we call a "clock face" timetable - the train or bus goes the same number of minutes after each (or sometime alternate) hour.   But some service don't follow that pattern - here's an example



Do members think that clock face timetables are a good idea?

 
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