Ridiculous! TfL has lost the plot in terms of providing information in a form that's sensible and useful for passengers - so what's new?!
The new additions on the Rail & Tube map are even worse. It needs a total re-draw.
Ridiculous! TfL has lost the plot in terms of providing information in a form that's sensible and useful for passengers - so what's new?!
A single revision after their introduction, the dotted walk lines are already inconsistent.
They don't appear in Zone 1 for walkable tube interchanges but are used to show walkable river pier links. Outside of Zone 1 they're used to show both walkable interchanges and the piers, except for Putney Pier and Canary Wharf pier, which are just less than 10 minutes from their nearest stations (Putney Bridge and West India Quays) according to both TfL's journey planner and Google Maps.
Also, why is Heathrow T2&3 shown as an interchange blob rather than a separate tube station and rail station (correctly named Heathrow Central) with dotted interchange?
full version now on TfL website:
http://content.tfl.gov.uk/standard-tube-map.pdf
There is a key in bottom left that shows blue means “Oyster not valid.” Isn’t particularly clear however from map.No on-map explanation of the difference between "Outside fare zones" (Watford J and Shenfield), and "Outside fare zones but on a blue background" (Reading).
There is a key in bottom left that shows blue means “Oyster not valid.”
Not particularly clear however. It’s a shame at least some of the stations closer to London couldn’t have become parts of Zones 7-8-9 or even taken the fares of places like Watford Jct/Grays/Gatwick Apt.
Just on Heathrow, it's ridiculous to not include the National Rail T5 station. While TfL rail services aren't serving it yet, anyone can change at Heathrow 2/3 and take the Express train there for free.
There doesn’t need to be one, because it follows the colour scheme of the main map in being white-grey-white; the description describes what it is.Indeed, but no key for the grey-background areas.
Heathrow T5 will be served by the Elizabeth Line, so that branch will go on eventually. Only 2tph though. I hope Elizabeth Line staff will be trained to tell passengers to take the first train to Heathrow Central and change there for a train to your terminal, could save 25 minutes in some cases.
Shouldn't it say "Contactless not valid until 2 January 2020"?There is a key in bottom left that shows blue means “Oyster not valid.”
A single revision after their introduction, the dotted walk lines are already inconsistent.
They don't appear in Zone 1 for walkable tube interchanges
I think that's the point - aren't they there to show how you can make trips which avoid zone 1 by walking between stations to change lines?
Had my first trip, albeit quite short, between Twyford and Reading this past Wednesday where I had to change for my through train. They really are very sparse inside,
a sort of mix between an underground train and a multiple unit. But were quite nippy and not a bad looking unit. I only caught it as the GWR train I went for was quite
late. I wouldn't normally have a need to use them as we have two 'stoppers' and hour as it is and not keen to travel all the way to London on them.
How does that work then because looking at RTT I see XR at 33 and 03 and GW services around 07 and 37 Westbound and XR 28 and 58 and GW 15 and 45 Eastbound (although some hours varies by a few mins)These new trains have effectively cut the service from 4tph to 2tph because they're slow and uncomfortable
I think he means that for people who won't catch the XR services because they are slow and uncomfortable, that only leaves them the 2 tph GW services. I have some sympathy. Waiting at Slough last Sunday, I decided to give the XR stopping train with its overground-style seating a miss, in favour of the later GW semi-stopping service timed to arrive in Paddington just two minutes later.How does that work then because looking at RTT I see XR at 33 and 03 and GW services around 07 and 37 Westbound and XR 28 and 58 and GW 15 and 45 Eastbound (although some hours varies by a few mins)