NATIONAL RAIL TIMETABLE
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The National Rail Timetable has improved again and, although there are still some errors that have been corrected online but will not have reached the printed versions, overall it is more accurate.
Thanks to the admirable work of the editor, Victoria Fox, and her team, it is now on a more secure footing than hitherto.
She also seems to be getting more operators to take it seriously too, though there is still evidence of some not having checked their proofs.
Dates are now added to every day-set throughout, even if there is only one for the whole period, and this helps avoid ambiguity.
The new boxed notes at the foot of tables cross-referencing others, or saying where the complete service between some points may be found, have been expanded in number and these are most helpful.
The ‘What’s New’ section at the front is now more informative, though it is still limited to what operators offer and so is by no means exhaustive or even covers the main changes.
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