| Clockface timetables - a good idea? Posted by grahame at 16:17, 6th February 2026 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Many public transport services run to what we call a "clock face" timetable - the train or bus goes the same number of minutes after each (or sometime alternate) hour. But some service don't follow that pattern - here's an example

Do members think that clock face timetables are a good idea?
| Re: Clockface timetables - a good idea? Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 16:27, 6th February 2026 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
That all seems perfectly clear to me. [Image from here is not available to guests]
| Re: Clockface timetables - a good idea? Posted by bobm at 16:30, 6th February 2026 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ignore the dash in the rain, where the D1 moves by a few minutes on some hours it can make the connection to the London trains at Bath Spa uncomfortably tight.
| Re: Clockface timetables - a good idea? Posted by eXPassenger at 17:30, 6th February 2026 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I voted Yes - With odd exceptions.
My preferred answer would have been Yes - Where possible, recognising that other services / activities may prevent it and this will be more common than 'odd exceptions'.














