Is there any reason why 24-hour clock times in railway timetables and posters are conventionally written with no separator between the hours and the minutes? It can occasionally be confusing - the other day I read a notice saying "until approximately 1000 buses will be replacing trains", and it took me a moment to realize it didn't mean "approximately one thousand buses"! (A comma would have helped as well.) Also there's the temptation to read (e.g.) "2010" as referring to the year rather than the time.
[Edit: Just realized I've posted this to "Infrastructure" by mistake. Moderators please feel free to move it to "NR General Discussion" or wherever you feel it best belongs.]
[Edit: Just realized I've posted this to "Infrastructure" by mistake. Moderators please feel free to move it to "NR General Discussion" or wherever you feel it best belongs.]
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