New Railway Timetables

[Y961 XBU]

Does anyone know how far in advance you can get hold of the latest Railway Timetables before they come in Effect

 

[trentside]

Most TOCs publish them on their website a few weeks in advance.

At stations, a lot of places don't put them out until the day they come into effect - or a couple of days before, but you can ask for a copy.

 

[Y961 XBU]

Cheers for that!

 

[MidnightFlyer]

... And of course they usually come online via NRE and data sites 12 weeks in advance. PDFs are online from around 4 weeks beforehand, but some won't upload until a week before they commence. I have also noticed some TOCs give specific dates for when they can be obtained from stations - similarly some keep them out of the public's reach until the day they come into effect!

 

[Bevan Price]

... And of course they usually come online via NRE and data sites 12 weeks in advance. PDFs are online from around 4 weeks beforehand, but some won't upload until a week before they commence. I have also noticed some TOCs give specific dates for when they can be obtained from stations - similarly some keep them out of the public's reach until the day they come into effect!

And sometimes a day or two after the new timetable takes effect. I once asked at Liverpool Lime St. why they did not put the timetables out earlier, and was given a flimsy excuse "it might confuse people". Did they think that Liverpool area people were unfamiliar with the concept of reading dates ?