AN ASSESSMENT OF THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN RAILWAY TIMETABLE-LEAFLETS

A comparison of the rail services given in timetable-leaflets avaible free from British Rail with those found in the full passenger timetable has revealed that the former often miss out many useful services. Leaflets frequently refer to travel via only one route, when another route can also have useful services. (A)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Blackwell Scientific Publications Limited

  Osney Mead
  Oxford OX2 0EL,   England 
• Authors:
  • Hutchinson, T P
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 239-246
• Serial:
  • Journal of Consumer Studies and Home Economics
  • Volume: 5
  • Publisher: Blackwell Scientific Publications Limited
  • ISSN: 0309-3891

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Evaluation and assessment; Improvements; Itinerary; Needs assessment; Passenger information systems; Passenger trains; Railroad transportation; Timetables
• Identifier Terms: British Rail
• Uncontrolled Terms: User needs
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 9108: Improvement; 699: Itinerary; 1173: Rail bound transport; 1186: Timetable; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00387860
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1984 12:00AM