Belperpete
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EMT used to have a really good tool for creating personalised timetables. It would allow you to ask for a timetable for the whole day, or to specify any start or end time to the minute, whereas National Rail's equivalent tool only allows you to select predefined hourly slots, with a maximum spread of 12 hours. The EMT tool also gave a much easier-to-read timetable in my opinion. Unfortunately the successor to EMT, EMR no longer offers this tool on their web-site.
I have tried a number of other TOC web-sites, without success. Those that do offer a personalised timetable just seem to link into the National Rail web-site, even if you are using a mobile (the mobile version of the National Rail web-site doesn't offer the personalised timetable option).
Does anyone know of anywhere that uses the same tool as EMT used?
The one advantage of the NR tool is that it allows you to specify several start or destination stations. This might be useful for example if you live close to two stations on different lines.
However, the National Rail tool includes the following note:
Please note, the available timetable might not be accurate for journeys after 20 May 2018. For further information please click here.
Clicking here just seems to take you back to the home page - very helpful (not). It certainly doesn't inspire confidence! What is the point in producing a timetable that the user can't rely on? Can anyone explain why this note is there?
I have tried a number of other TOC web-sites, without success. Those that do offer a personalised timetable just seem to link into the National Rail web-site, even if you are using a mobile (the mobile version of the National Rail web-site doesn't offer the personalised timetable option).
Does anyone know of anywhere that uses the same tool as EMT used?
The one advantage of the NR tool is that it allows you to specify several start or destination stations. This might be useful for example if you live close to two stations on different lines.
However, the National Rail tool includes the following note:
Please note, the available timetable might not be accurate for journeys after 20 May 2018. For further information please click here.
Clicking here just seems to take you back to the home page - very helpful (not). It certainly doesn't inspire confidence! What is the point in producing a timetable that the user can't rely on? Can anyone explain why this note is there?
