burns20
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Which operators produce the best timetables and/or bus stop timetable publicity and have a passenger focused website?
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WY Metro, which has bus stops with destinations on the flag that are no longer served? Hmmm.Of the local authorities, I'd say Intalink (Herts CC) and WY Metro do the best publicity, including timetables, website and ticket info. WY Metro timetables even still include a description of the route taken, which is unusual these days, and bus stop information is clear and useful.
Operator-wise, I'd honestly say Transdev has the best overall package, especially Harrogate.
WY Metro, which has bus stops with destinations on the flag that are no longer served? Hmmm.
Of the local authorities, I'd say Intalink (Herts CC) and WY Metro do the best publicity, including timetables, website and ticket info. WY Metro timetables even still include a description of the route taken, which is unusual these days, and bus stop information is clear and useful.
Operator-wise, I'd honestly say Transdev has the best overall package, especially Harrogate.
Given how often First West Yorkshire change their routes, that's not a surprise that bus stop flags get outdated. The timetable information is very clear, though, and tends to be accurate.
I noticed the ones round Ilkley. Stops between Burley and Ilkley still show Skipton and west of Ilkley they still show Leeds. The X84 stopped going beyond Ilkley some years ago but they are replacing stops. Do the new ones show route numbers?West Yorkshire stop-specific timetables are dreadful. There's a list of places served at the top, and routes will be listed in it if even one bus a day serves that place. Past my house there's 5 buses an hour that serve Airedale Hospital. The other 2 buses an hour don't, but there's one evening trip on that route that does. At the top of the list of timetables next to Airedale Hospital it says "All services". It also gives no indication of how long services take. I've advised people to let a bus pass as it takes twice as long as the one 5 minutes behind it.
All buses that have a code next to them have them along the entire route, even after the information is useful, often making it wrong.
At Airedale Hospital where the 903 calls in both directions, there's just a list of times with no indication which services go to Keighley and which go to Silsden. There are 8 codes about variations to the route, but as some of them are for before they reach the hospital they don't help work out which direction the bus is going in.
I've pointed these out to Metro many times.
The printed timetable booklets were amongst the best I've ever seen but I've not seen any since the start of Covid.
There's stops I've pointed out to them with places on them that haven't been served in more than 10 years. The stops were not served by First. My experience of their stop timetable information differs. If you're on a nice simple route where all the buses do the same thing, then yes, they are.
I noticed the ones round Ilkley. Stops between Burley and Ilkley still show Skipton and west of Ilkley they still show Leeds. The X84 stopped going beyond Ilkley some years ago but they are replacing stops. Do the new ones show route numbers?
The PDFs still include all the same information, which is useful.The printed timetable booklets were amongst the best I've ever seen but I've not seen any since the start of Covid.
I was in Leeds for the first time in a long time, I thought the new colour-coded routes were easy to understand, although I was only travelling on a main corridor- out to Headingley and out to White Rose. I can imagine that the lesser used stops get forgotten about.My experience of their stop timetable information differs. If you're on a nice simple route where all the buses do the same thing, then yes, they are.