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Post by fatbusbloke on May 20, 2014 7:54:51 GMT
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Post by atlantean on May 20, 2014 8:23:47 GMT
The fact is that with the advancement in technology fewer people than ever are using printed timetables due to the information being readily available in digital format, for example I have a full set of Rotherham area timetables downloaded from TSY and stored in PDF format on my smartphone.
Personally I think this experiment as you call it makes perfect sense, it will give the PTE accurate data on how much printed matter is actually being issued thereby influencing future print runs resulting in reduced wastage and reduced costs.
You seem to have interpreted this move by the PTE as something it quite clearly is not for the purpose of yet another anti-PTE attack.
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Post by alexander on May 20, 2014 13:56:37 GMT
Balmy , this city gets dafter by the minute . |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2014 17:57:13 GMT
They have to pay for the backdown over Passes and trains fares for elderly and disabled somehow and it looks like printed timetables will be where the money comes from.
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Post by Arriva Wakefield on Jun 5, 2014 19:58:53 GMT
The revised payments will be about 25% of what was paid out before for the OAPs on Trains, as I believe that the subsidy was the normal Senior Railcard fare for that journey (66% of Adult Fare).
Now it will be 16%, as the other 50% will be paid up front by the pass holder.
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Post by TC60054 on Sept 21, 2014 17:04:42 GMT
The loss of printed timetables avaliable for the public to choose themselves (such as what has happened in Doncaster) isn't all that much of a bad idea - don't forget there are still members of staff to ask (in Doncaster's case ask them for a timetable) for journey information, and most people these days also have a very handy invention called a computer or a smartphone (or often both!) , with another very handy tool known as the internet.
Its not a step back - its a step forwards in life. There's less of a demand for printed timetables these days with the internet where they can be downloaded from, plus it saves money on printing and also saves the environment.
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Post by foxydebs on Nov 3, 2014 23:06:09 GMT
Balmy , this city gets dafter by the minute . What would the city being warm have anything to do with it, surely you mean barmy  which is what i think it is. |
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Post by foxydebs on Nov 3, 2014 23:07:25 GMT
The loss of printed timetables avaliable for the public to choose themselves (such as what has happened in Doncaster) isn't all that much of a bad idea - don't forget there are still members of staff to ask (in Doncaster's case ask them for a timetable) for journey information, and most people these days also have a very handy invention called a computer or a smartphone (or often both!) , with another very handy tool known as the internet. Its not a step back - its a step forwards in life. There's less of a demand for printed timetables these days with the internet where they can be downloaded from, plus it saves money on printing and also saves the environment. What about people like my grandparents and my partner's parents that dont have the internet, this is a step back for them. |
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Post by lysander on Nov 5, 2014 11:54:50 GMT
I doubt the cost of printing leaflets will pay for the subsidy on rail fares to us "twirlies"...In fact, the money is coming from the Sheffield City Region and is paid out of a Government grant toward local transport.
I know lots of people who don't wander around speaking, mindlessly ,into their mobiles for hours on end nor do they have a smartphone...nor do they necessarily want one!
We "twirlies" are becoming the most influential age group in terms of voting habits, disposable income and a myriad things ...which still don't make up for aches and pains and denying us a timetable is just another "pain".
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Post by duncan on May 1, 2015 1:12:58 GMT
First now doing the PTE's job for them  |
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which is what i think it is.
